Application Engineer / Administrator

Phoenix Technologies; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Technologies in Rotterdam seeks an Application Engineer / Administrator to deploy, administer and support enterprise applications within a medium to large IT infrastructure.

You will install, configure and monitor applications, manage incidents, changes and releases, and contribute to automation and knowledge base efforts using Kubernetes, Docker and other modern tools.

Qualifications

• Elasticsearch deployment and administration in production environments.
• Hands-on with microservices, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Rancher.
• Configuration-management with Puppet, Ansible or Chocolatey.
• Shell and PowerShell scripting.
• ITIL incident, change and release management.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and administer applications in production and non-production environments.
• Monitor, tune performance and improve service efficiency.
• Provide application support including incident, change, release and problem resolution.
• Document procedures, backups and restores.
• Automate recurring admin tasks and contribute to knowledge base.
• Report on availability, performance and capacity.

Skills

Elasticsearch

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Shell scripting

PowerShell scripting

ITIL processes

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

PowerShell

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.