DevOps Engineer

Empire Consulting; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Unlimited holidays

Private healthcare

Career progression

Job summary

Empire Consulting is hiring a DevOps engineer to build and own CI/CD pipelines in a fully remote role based in Belgium. You’ll drive automation with Terraform and Ansible, lead containerization with Docker, and partner with development teams to embed DevOps best practices across the lifecycle, supporting multi-cloud deployments.

The role offers significant ownership, progression from mid-level to principal, and a focus on reliability, security, and scalability in a fast-growing fintech context.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in DevOps/CI/CD engineering (higher for senior/principal).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD best practices and security gates.
• Experience with IaC and containerization.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows (GitHub/GitLab) and Agile methods.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines with security gates.
• Drive automation with Terraform (IaC) and Ansible (config as code).
• Lead containerization efforts using Docker and related tooling.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed DevOps across the SDLC.
• Deploy, scale, and support production workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Troubleshoot complex systems spanning infrastructure and applications.

Skills

CI/CD

Cloud concepts

Agile

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

50,000 – 95,000 Euros | Fully Remote | Private Healthcare

We’re partnered with a fast-scaling fintech that’s building the next generation of payment and financial services technology. They’re investing heavily in automation and DevOps to support rapid growth, and we’re hiring engineers from mid-level through to principal to join their team.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape a DevOps function from the ground up with real ownership, complex challenges, and the chance to work in a high-growth sector where reliability, security, and scalability are everything.

• Fintech scale-up: High-impact projects in a fast-moving sector.
• Fully remote: Work from anywhere in the Belgium.
• Unlimited holidays: Trust-based culture.
• Private healthcare: Comprehensive cover included.
• Progression: Clear paths from mid-level through to principal.

What you’ll do

• Architect, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines with built-in security and quality gates.
• Drive automation with Terraform (IaC) and Ansible (configuration as code).
• Lead containerization efforts using Docker and associated tooling.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed DevOps best practices across the SDLC.
• Deploy, scale, and support production workloads across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Troubleshoot complex systems spanning infrastructure and applications.
• Keep ahead of new technologies and help shape DevOps strategy.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years’ experience in DevOps/CI/CD engineering (more for senior/principal).
• Strong knowledge of:
• Terraform (must-have)
• Ansible (must-have)
• Docker (must-have)
• Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with version control (GitHub/GitLab) and Agile principles.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.