Application Engineer/ Administrator

Thaleria SA; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thaleria SA in The Hague area seeks an experienced IT professional to manage application installation, configuration and administration across production and non-production environments. You will monitor performance, tune systems and support incidents, changes and releases, while enhancing procedures and knowledge bases.

You will bring 6+ years in large IT infrastructures, 5+ years in application administration, and 2+ years with microservices and containers (Docker/Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• B2 level of English minimum.
• 4 years of studies with at least 9 years of professional experience OR 3 years of studies with at least 10 years of professional experience.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in mid/large IT infrastructure environments, including deployment, support and maintenance of applications.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in 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 with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.
• 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

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 knowledge base supporting the ICT Operations activities;
• Reporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Application administration

Microservices

Kubernetes

Docker

Elasticsearch administration

ITIL processes

Shell scripting

PowerShell scripting

Education

4 years of IT studies

3 years of IT studies

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Job description

Tasks:

• 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 knowledge base supporting the ICT Operations activities;
• Reporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.

Requirements:

• B2 level of English minimum.
• 4 years of studies + at least 9 years of professional experience OR 3 years of studies + at least 10 years of professional 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
• 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