Application Engineer / Administrator (Senior)

act digital; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Act Digital is seeking a Senior Application Engineer/Administrator to deploy, configure and run applications in production and non-production environments in the Netherlands. You will monitor performance, tune systems, and drive improvements while providing incident and change management support.

The role includes automation, documentation, and knowledge-base contributions, with near-site work in The Hague.

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.
• At least 2 years of experience with public or hybrid cloud services and solutions such as Azure or AWS.
• DevOps practices.
• Relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL and their interaction with applications.
• Kong API Gateway.

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

DevOps practices

Scripting (Shell/PowerShell)

ITIL processes

Microservices

Kubernetes

Docker

Elasticsearch

Cloud services (Azure/AWS)

SQL Server / PostgreSQL

Kong API Gateway

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced IT infrastructure certification (optional)

4+ years professional IT experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm charts

Rancher

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Kong API Gateway

Azure

AWS

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Act Digital is looking for a Senior Application Engineer / Administrator for a leading European institution.

TASKS :

• 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.

SENIORITY REQUIREMENTS :

To qualify for this position, the consultant must have:

• 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 of experience in application administration.
• At least 2 years of experience with microservices, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• At least 2 years of experience administering and supporting Elasticsearch.
• At least 5 years of experience working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.

REQUIREMENTS :

Required Certifications :

• Relevant certifications in the technologies listed below are desirable.

Knowledge & 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.
• At least 2 years of experience with public or hybrid cloud services and solutions such as Azure or AWS.
• DevOps practices.
• Relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL and their interaction with applications.
• Kong API Gateway.

(!) IMPORTANT :

• Open to EU candidates only.
• Near-site mission in The Hague, Netherlands.
• One week of onsite onboarding is expected at the start of the mission.
• Europol may request onsite presence for up to 5 separate or consecutive full working days per month.
• Minimum English level: B2 or higher.
• Full-time, long-term

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