Application Engineer / Administrator

MEERAB Group; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MEERAB Group is seeking an Application Engineer / Administrator to deploy, administer and support enterprise applications within a medium to large IT infrastructure. You will manage Elasticsearch clusters, containerized services with Kubernetes/Docker, and contribute to ITIL-aligned incident and change processes.

Key duties include installation, monitoring, performance tuning and documentation, plus automation of recurring tasks and knowledge-base updates.

Qualifications

• Deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters.
• Microservices, container orchestration and container stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher.
• Configuration-management concepts and technologies such as Puppet, Ansible or Chocolatey.
• Shell and/or PowerShell scripting.
• ITIL processes, including incident, change and release management.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and administer applications in production and non-production environments.
• Monitor applications, tune performance and continuously improve service efficiency and quality.
• Provide application support and maintenance, including incident, change, release and problem resolution.
• Write and validate application procedures, troubleshooting guides, backup plans and restore plans.
• Automate recurring system-administration procedures and produce installation and technical-support documentation.
• Contribute to the structure, maintenance and development of the ICT Operations technical knowledge base.
• Report on application availability, performance, capacity and usage when required.

Skills

Elasticsearch admin

Kubernetes

Docker

Puppet/Ansible

ITIL processes

Shell scripting

PowerShell

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Rancher

Helm charts

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Job description

We are seeking an Application Engineer / Administrator to join our team. The role involves deploying, administering, and supporting enterprise applications in a medium to large IT infrastructure environment.

Key responsibilities

• University studies of at least 4 years plus at least 9 years of relevant professional experience after the diploma; or university studies of at least 3 years plus at least 10 years of relevant professional experience after the diploma.
• At least 6 years as an IT professional in mid-size or large IT infrastructure environments, including application deployment, support and maintenance.
• At least 5 years in application administration.
• At least 2 years with microservices, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• At least 2 years administering and supporting Elasticsearch.
• At least 5 years working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.

Mandatory knowledge and skills

• Deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters.
• Microservices, container orchestration and container stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher.
• Configuration-management concepts and technologies such as Puppet, Ansible or Chocolatey.
• Shell and/or PowerShell scripting.
• ITIL processes, including incident, change and release management.

Desirable experience and knowledge

• At least 2 years with public or hybrid cloud services and solutions, Azure or AWS.
• DevOps practices.
• Relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL and their interaction with applications.
• Kong API Gateway.
• Relevant certifications in the technologies listed above.

Typical tasks and responsibilities

• Install, configure and administer applications in production and non-production environments.
• Monitor applications, tune performance and continuously improve service efficiency and quality.
• Provide application support and maintenance, including incident, change, release and problem resolution.
• Write and validate application procedures, troubleshooting guides, backup plans and restore plans.
• Automate recurring system-administration procedures and produce installation and technical-support documentation.
• Contribute to the structure, maintenance and development of the ICT Operations technical knowledge base.
• Report on application availability, performance, capacity and usage when required.