DevOps Engineer

Kantar XTEL; Belgique; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary package + bonus

Challenging role in AI-driven company

Diverse international team

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Kantar XTEL is hiring a Cloud and DevOps Engineer to advance automation, CI/CD, and cloud provisioning across Azure environments. You will work with IdPs like Entra ID, Google Workspace, and Okta, implement SSO/MFA, and help secure and optimize multi-cloud operations with a strong customer focus.

You will collaborate with database, analytics, and sysadmin teams, contributing to automation, monitoring, and performance improvements in a fast-growing AI-driven company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical STEM field or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in this role.
• Understanding of various DevOps tools for developing digital pipelines.
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for computing environments.
• Capability of specifying, designing, and/or implementing system health, performance monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms and Azure including Azure Kubernetes Services, Log Analytics, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Storage accounts, Synapse Analytics, Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid expertise with IdPs such as Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace Identity, and Okta covering SSO, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0.
• Experience managing user lifecycle, directory synchronization, and RBAC across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Entra ID and GPOs.
• Knowledge of Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Knowledge of SQL Server would be a plus.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS and web services stack.
• Knowledge of AI concepts, Python and Azure Foundry would be a plus.
• Experience with PIM and Conditional Access policies would be a plus.
• Knowledge of FinOps practices would be a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure highly available, resilient, maintainable systems to support business growth.
• Develop automated provisioning solutions for applications and infrastructure; manage Azure cloud infra.
• Design and maintain IdP integrations including Entra ID, Google Workspace, and Okta.
• Manage SSO, federated identity, and MFA configurations across environments.
• Provide operational and system expertise to software delivery teams.
• Resolve issues reported via Service Desk systems.
• Optimize information access and server infrastructure performance and integrity.
• Maintain documentation such as server build docs and architecture diagrams.
• Develop corrective action plans and Root Cause Analysis documents.
• Drive automation for infrastructure operations and DevOps processes.
• Build and maintain deployment, monitoring, and operations tools using cutting-edge tech including AI.
• Ensure environments are monitored and issues resolved timely.
• Identify performance issues and implement tools to address them.
• Support customer-facing production, QA, and development environments.
• Report and manage risk in line with ISO 27001 controls.
• Preserve assets, information security, and control structures.

Skills

DevOps tools

Scripting

Automation

Azure

Azure Kubernetes Service

Log Analytics

Terraform

Terragrunt

OIDC

SSO

RBAC

PIM

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

SAML 2.0

SQL Server

Networking

Python

AI concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure AD / Entra ID

Google Workspace Identity

Okta

Log Analytics

Function Apps

Logic Apps

Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Auth0 protocols

PIM

Job description

About XTEL

XTEL is a leader in advanced, AI-driven solutions for consumer goods companies, combining cutting- edge technology, industry expertise, and data management to accelerate profitable revenue growth and value realization.

Position Overview

At XTEL, we are seeking an experienced Cloud and DevOps Engineer with a passion for scripting and coding into the development aide to improve the planning, testing, and deployment process. DevOps Engineer manage/perform deployments of applications and infrastructure updates and are also in charge of effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure. Also participates in technical research and development to improve performance and security for the client's PaaS cloud environment. Working with outstanding technology and closely cooperating with database programmers, analysts, or system administrators, you will communicate across different tech departments, anticipating their needs and understanding how they work together to fill in technology gaps with professional care

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure highly available, resilient, maintainable systems to support our business growth model, in particular: Automation, Monitoring, Continuous Integration, and Delivery.
• Develop and implement automated provisioning solutions for applications and infrastructure. · Provision and maintain cloud infrastructures in Azure.
• Design, implement, and maintain Identity Provider (IdP) integrations including Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, and Okta, ensuring secure and seamless authentication and authorization across systems.
• Manage Single Sign-On (SSO), federated identity, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) configurations across enterprise environments.
• Provide operational and system expertise to software delivery teams.
• Resolve issues reported via Service Desk systems.
• Optimize information access and server infrastructure performance and integrity.
• Maintain documentation including server build docs, configuration standards, infrastructure architecture.
• Develop corrective action plans and Root Cause Analysis documents for both internal and client distribution.
• Executing closely activities for automating and streamlining infrastructure operations and DevOps processes.
• Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations leveraging the latest technologies including Agentic AI.
• Ensure that the technical environment is properly monitored and correctly used and the timely resolution of technical issues.
• Identify system performance issues and oversee the development and correct use of tools to resolve these problems.
• Support & maintain both customer-facing production environments as well as QA and Development environments.
• Report & manage risk in line with ISO 27001 controls.
• Preserve assets, information security and control structures.

Qualifications

A great candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in technical/STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in this role.
• Understanding of various DevOps tools for developing digital pipelines.
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for computing environments.
• Capability of specifying, designing, and/or implementing system health, performance monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms and preferably Azure including but not limited to Azure Kubernetes Services, Log Analytics, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Storage accounts, Synapse Analytics, Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid expertise with Identity Providers (IdPs), including Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace Identity, and Okta — covering SSO, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML 2.0, Auth0 protocols.
• Experience managing user lifecycle, directory synchronization, and role-based access control (RBAC) across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Entra ID and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
• Knowledge of Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server would be a plus.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP and DNS and understanding of all layers of a web services technology stack.
• Knowledge of AI concepts, Python and Azure Foundry would be a plus.
• Experience with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Conditional Access policies would be a plus.
• Knowledge of FinOps practices would be a plus.
• Solid technical troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Creative thinking attitude with a strong customer focus.
• Ability to perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Ability to partner with internal Customer teams to drive improvements and drive goals and prioritization.
• Fluent English.

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours;
• Competitive Salary Package and Bonus scheme;
• A challenging role in a fast-growing AI-driven company;
• A diverse and international team with strong ownership and a can-do mentality.
• Opportunities to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s growth and development.

Equal Opportunities Statement

If you have strengths to share, we’d love to hear from you. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences, so don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t meet all criteria.

XTEL is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.