Senior Platform (DevOps) Engineer 🇬🇧

As a Senior Platform (DevOps) Engineer you will be part of a dedicated platform team and work on a diverse array of products and systems using a variety of technologies to facilitate developer teams to deliver quality software to the customers.

You are a strong communicator and have experience with guiding change management processes. Your work consists of a variety of technical tasks including:

🛠️ Designing, building, automating, documenting, configuring, securing and monitoring of the Platform on which the application stack is hosted.
💬 Technical discussions and observations working alongside other disciplines within the business.
🔌 Integration of systems, including third-party ones, into the Platform.

Key Responsibilities

⚡ Facilitation of Development and Operations (3rd line Tech Services) to work faster, better, and more reliable
🚀 Faster: build light and only necessary features
🏆 Better: have short feedback loops to ensure higher quality
🔒 More reliable: design and implement robust solutions as part of the Platform
🛠️ Manage and automate standard features on top of the Platform provided through a self-service platform (IDP – Internal Developer Platform)
🔄 Deliver and maintain CI/CD pipelines
🧑‍💻 Write Infrastructure as Code to deliver infrastructure as reusable building blocks
👀 Provide observability as a feature for development, operations and business
🔐 Ensure proper backup and restore capabilities and Disaster Recovery solutions for the platform
🔄 Continuous Assessments – Feedback and Monitoring of the Platform, systems built upon it and analysis of this to mark and work on areas for improvement
🌐 Working with / integrating with other services and platforms
🔍 Investigation and analysis into new solutions, tools and processes to determine feasibility / viability within the Platform
🧑‍🏫 Guidance on / working with best practices and industry standards
📈 Continual improvement (self and team) via ensuring constant research & training in newer technology

What does our client expect from you?

Base Requirements

🗣️ Strong communication and interpersonal skills
🤝 Team player and self-motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
🧠 Analytical thinker with attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
💼 Professional attitude towards customers and colleagues
🌱 Adaptable and confident in a dynamic organization
😂 Good sense of humour, innovative mindset, and curiosity for new technologies
💻 Passion for IT technologies
🎓 College or University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience within a similar role

Essential Skills and Experience

☁️ Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Gitlab, and Terraform/Terragrunt
⚙️ Automation tooling expertise
💾 Infrastructure as Code
⚙️ Configuration Management
🔄 Change Management
🔧 Pipelines and programming/scripting skills
🌱 Background and interest in emerging technologies and methodologies
🏆 Commitment to continuous improvement
📝 Drive to document your work correctly

Knowledge of:

💻 Software development processes
🌐 Infrastructure / networking
🗄️ Database systems
🔐 Basic information security & security standards (NIST, ISO27001, CVE)

Desired Skills and Experience

🖥️ Linux server configuration/administration
🔑 Familiarity with automated secrets-management
🧪 Know about testing frameworks, methodologies and tools

Essential Personal Skills

⏰ Reliability, punctuality, and proactivity
🏃‍♂️ Efficient work habits
⏳ Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
✍️ Excellent writing abilities and communication skills

What our client offers

💸 Competitive salary
🌴 29 vacation days with a full-time (= 40 hours) contract
🏥 Option to join the collective pension arrangement
📅 Employment contract for a fixed term, 1 year, with the possibility to be turned into permanent employment (based on performance)
🏥 Option to participate in the collective health insurance
🏢 Work location in Eindhoven and from Home (Hybrid work situation)
🌍 You will enjoy an innovative working environment working on complex projects for international corporate customers
🤗 You will be part of a creative, human-centred company with lots of room for personal development
👩‍💻 You will be part of a bigger IT team with some of the smartest, most enthusiastic and ambitious colleagues you will ever meet!
🚀 With our client you will always work on complete projects from start to the latest bug fixes to deliver a perfect solution

Interested? Let’s connect!