Application Engineer

Almaviva Group; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Almaviva Group is seeking a highly experienced IT professional to lead deployment, support and optimization of enterprise applications in production and non-production environments. You will monitor performance, tune systems and resolve incidents while maintaining automation and documentation practices.

You will contribute to knowledge base development, procedures and runbooks, and report on availability, capacity and usage to ensure high service levels for critical business applications at the

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT experience.
• 6+ years in mid/large IT infrastructure environments (deployment, support, maintenance).
• 5+ years in application administration.
• 2+ years with micro-services, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
• 2+ years administering Elasticsearch clusters.
• 5+ years with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.
• 2+ years cloud experience (Azure or AWS).
• Good knowledge of Elasticsearch deployment and administration.
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Rancher.
• Good knowledge of CM tools: Puppet, Ansible, Chocolatey.
• Shell and/or PowerShell scripting skills.
• ITIL knowledge including incident/change/release management.
• Level: Expert.
• Deadline: 2026-09-14.
• EU citizens only. Delivery mode: Near Site (The Hague, Netherlands).

Responsibilities

• Application installation, configuration and administration in production and non-production environments.
• Application monitoring, performance tuning and continuous improvement of the efficiency and quality of service.
• Applications support and maintenance activities such as incident, change, release and problem resolution.
• Writing and validating application procedures manuals, including troubleshooting guides, backup and restore plans.
• Automating administrative procedures for recurring system administration activities and provide installation and technical support documentation where required.
• Contributing to the structuring, maintenance and development of the technical knowledgebase supporting the ICT Operations activities.
• Reporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.

Skills

ITIL knowledge

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Shell scripting

PowerShell

Public/Hybrid Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Linux server administration

Windows server administration

Incident/Change/Release management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Job description

Application installation, configuration and administration in production and non-production environments;

Application monitoring, performance tuning and continuous improvement of the efficiency and quality of service;

Applications support and maintenance activities such as incident, change, release and problem resolution;

Writing and validating application procedures manuals, including troubleshooting guides, backup and restore plans;

Automating administrative procedures for recurring system administration activities and provide installation and technical support documentation where required;

Contributing to the structuring, maintenance and development of the technical knowledgebase supporting the ICT Operations activities;

Eeporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.

REQUIREMENTS:

Min 15 years of IT Experience

A minimum of 6 years of experience working as an IT professional in mid/large IT infrastructure environments, including deployment, support and maintenance of applications.

A minimum of 5 years of experience working as an IT professional in the area of application administration

A minimum of 2 years of experience with micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes

A minimum of 2 years of experience administering and supporting Elasticsearch

A minimum of 5 years of experience working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions

A minimum of 2 years of experience working with Public or Hybrid Cloud services and solutions (AZURE or AWS).

Good knowledge of the deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters

Good knowledge of micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher

Good knowledge of configuration management concepts and technologies (e.g. Puppet, Ansible, Chocolatey)

Good knowledge of shell and/or PowerShell scripting

Good knowledge of ITIL, including the incident, change and release management processes

Level : Expert

Deadline 14/09/26

Only EU Citizens can apply

Delivery mode : Near Site (The Hague, Netherlands)