DevOps Engineer

december 19, 2024

Our client is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their Bureau I-ICT.213 team, which manages applications for real-time train traffic control and monitoring. The end-users of these applications include all employees of the signal posts and Central Dispatch. These applications are business-critical and supported by a 24/7 on-call service. You will support the development teams with your DevOps expertise and experience, contributing to all DevOps initiatives within the domain of real-time train traffic control and monitoring in Belgium. You will collaborate with system and infrastructure colleagues on tasks related to servers, connectivity, virtualization, performance, availability, and security improvements. You will work closely with various stakeholders (Product Owners, Developers, Testers, cross-departmental SPOCs, other teams, etc.) to realize DevOps projects within Bureau I-ICT.213.

Responsibilities

Your tasks will include:

  • Supporting fellow DevOps engineers
  • Coaching junior DevOps engineers
  • Following up on various DevOps initiatives
  • Collaborating with agile development teams
  • Automating the development pipeline CI/CD
  • Automating installation procedures
  • Automating DRP procedures
  • Preparing and presenting sprint demos
  • Keeping technical and operational documentation up-to-date
  • Sharing your knowledge with team members and colleagues
  • Analyzing and resolving bugs
  • Respecting company procedures and guidelines during the execution of tasks
  • Participating in the 24/7 on-call service and planned interventions during weekends after thorough training

Requirements

Technical Skills

  • (M) Relevant higher education (minimum Bachelor, ideally Master)
  • (M) Trilingual: good knowledge of Dutch, French, and English
  • (M) At least 10 years of relevant and demonstrable experience as a DevOps engineer
  • (M) Very good knowledge and experience with agile/SCRUM in a software development context
  • (M) Very good knowledge and experience with Ansible, AWX
  • (M) Very good knowledge and experience with version control: Git
  • (M) Demonstrable knowledge and experience with CI/CD technologies Jenkins and Gitlab
  • (M) Demonstrable knowledge and experience with virtualization and container services: Docker, Kubernetes, and Openshift
  • (M) Demonstrable knowledge and experience with scripting: Bash and Python
  • (M) Demonstrable knowledge and experience with Linux services, HAproxy, Keepalived
  • (M) Demonstrable experience with databases (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB)
  • (M) Demonstrable experience with monitoring tools Grafana and Zabbix
  • (M) Demonstrable knowledge and experience with security concepts such as SSL, certificates
  • Knowledge and experience with BI/Datastores (ElasticSearch, Kibana, Kafka)
  • Knowledge and experience with Web Application Server (e.g., WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat) and Apache Web Server
  • Knowledge and experience with Linux & Windows Server OS
  • Knowledge and experience with Web services concepts (e.g., SOAP, REST)
  • Knowledge and experience with networking concepts (e.g., LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Load balancing, Firewalls)
  • Practical experience with JIRA Agile, Xray, and Confluence
  • Experience with real-time applications, high availability, and DRP concepts

Soft Skills

  • Analyzing problems
  • Taking initiative
  • Being precise
  • Managing stress
  • Collaborating

Availability for On-Call Service

  • Desired frequency: 1/M

Job specifications

ID: 8851

Duration: 15/01/2025 - 15/01/2030

Location: Brussels

Type: Freelance

Joël De Ben

IT Recruitment Consultant
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