Senior Infra Engineer

OPENLANE Europe; Thiennes; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

32 days holiday

Occasional remote work (up to 2 days)

Learning & development support

Pragmatic transformation journey (host

Ownership with visibility across theОр

International environment

Job summary

OPENLANE Europe seeks a Senior Infra Engineer to own and evolve our infrastructure. You will work in a small hands-on team, stabilizing and modernizing our mainly hosted environment (Combell) with a growing cloud footprint and a focus on containerization.

You will lead automation, CI/CD improvements, and architectural decisions to drive security, reliability, and performance across Windows-based infrastructure and cloud services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in infra engineering.
• Strong Microsoft environment expertise.
• Knowledge of Terraform or automation tools.
• Experience with hosted or hybrid setups.
• Interest in containers & modernization.
• Ownership mindset, able to work in a small, impactful team.

Responsibilities

• Manage our Microsoft ecosystem (Windows Server, IIS, AD, Entra, SQL, O365)
• Operate our hosted infrastructure (Combell) + small Azure footprint
• Drive automation (Terraform, scripting)
• Contribute to containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security
• Improve CI/CD and monitoring
• Collaborate closely on architecture decisions

Skills

Infra engineering

Microsoft environment

Terraform

Docker/Kubernetes

Hybrid/Cloud hosting

Ownership mindset

Tools

Windows Server

IIS

Active Directory

Entra

SQL

O365

Azure

Combell hosting

Job description

Who we are

At OPENLANE, we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We're a technology company, building the world's most advanced - and simple - digital marketplace for used vehicles. We're a data company, helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. And we're an innovative company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. OPENLANE offers its customers the best digital marketplace for used cars in Europe. Our B2B clients enjoy operational excellence when working with us.

Our Values

• Driven Waybuilders: We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create and innovate.
• Relentless Curiosity: We seek to understand and improve our customers' experience.
• Smart Risk-Taking: We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.
• Fearless Ownership: We deliver what we promise and learn along the way

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a Senior Infra Engineer who’s excited to shape the backbone of our technology landscape. In this role, you'll join a small, hands-on engineering team (2 people) where you’ll take strong ownership of our infrastructure and help drive its evolution.

Our environment is mainly hosted (Combell) with a growing cloud footprint. Your mission is to stabilize, modernize, and prepare it for future cloud adoption through containerization.

What are your key responsibilities?

• Manage our Microsoft ecosystem (Windows Server, IIS, AD, Entra, SQL, O365)
• Operate our hosted infrastructure (Combell) + small Azure footprint
• Drive automation (Terraform, scripting)
• Contribute to containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security
• Improve CI/CD and monitoring
• Collaborate closely on architecture decisions

• 5+ years in infra engineering
• Strong Microsoft environment expertise
• Knowledge of Terraform or automation tools
• Experience with hosted or hybrid setupsis a plus
• Interest in containers & modernization
• Ownership mindset, able to work in a small, impactful team

Pay & Benefits

What's in it for you?
At OPENLANE Europe, pay is determined based on role impact, experience, skills and internal fairness.

In addition to the base salary, our package includes:

• Company bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package depending on the country of employment
• 32 days holiday
• Only roles that can be performed from an alternative work location are eligible for occasional remote work. In that case, working from home is allowed for up to a maximum of two days.
• Learning & development support
• Opportunity to work on a pragmatic transformation journey (hosting container cloud)
• Opportunity to take ownership with strong visibility across the organization and make a direct, tangible impact on our infrastructure and architecture.
• Opportunity to work in a highly dynamic, international, and innovative environment

Are we the perfect match?

• Can you fulfill this vital function within our digital marketplace?

• Are you dedicated and able to communicate within a down-to-earth company where we highly believe in a can-do mentality?

Ready to take the next step in your career? Go for it and unlock your full potential! Please take note that the recruitment interviews will take place in English.

OPENLANE is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.