Data Platform Engineer

agap2 Netherlands; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop

Mobile phone

Full travel allowance

Pension plan

25 vacation days

Hybrid working hours

Dutch classes

Job summary

agap2 Netherlands seeks a Data Platform Engineer to join our international team with a local Dutch focus. You will help build, operate and scale our Azure-based platform across multiple industries, sharing knowledge and continuously learning new technologies.

You will work in a hybrid setting, collaborating with data and product teams to deliver reliable, secure, and self-service capabilities while evolving toward a Europe-wide and global platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Software/DevOps/Platform Engineer or similar; hands-on ownership of production systems.
• 3+ years hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience, preferably Terraform; building reusable modules across environments.
• Strong Python development skills with typed, well-tested, maintainable automation and REST API usage.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably Azure, including networking, storage, IAM/RBAC and Entra ID.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering, e.g., GitHub Actions; designing reusable pipelines for Linux runners.
• Generalist mindset; willingness to work across infra, automation, CI/CD, reliability and security.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate our Azure platform at scale.
• Design and maintain CI/CD workflows and Linux-based tooling.
• Drive innovation across architecture, reliability, and security.
• Manage infrastructure using a GitOps approach; version, review, reproduce, and audit changes.
• Enable engineers and stakeholders with guardrails, docs, and guidance on safe platform use.
• Improve platform scalability and resilience to support Europe-wide and global users.
• Own production systems with emphasis on reliability and operational excellence.
• Work as a generalist across infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD.

Skills

5+ years experience

Python development

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Azure cloud

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Generalist mindset

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Observability tools

Job description

Agap2 is a European IT and Engineering Consultancy, active in 14 countries with over 9.500 employees. The company was founded in Portugal and since 2014 we are based in the Netherlands with our Amsterdam office to provide our expertise to the Dutch market. Our employees are defined by the so-called “Agapian spirit”, which is summarized in 5 keywords: family, union, friendship, team spirit, and learning

Did you identify with what defines us? Then read on to find out more.

The position

As a Data Platform Engineer at agap2, you take on the challenge within an international environment with a local focus. You will have the opportunity to work on various projects over the years, based on your experience and interests. Projects within industries such as Banking, Fintech, Telco, Retail, Sports, and Healthcare are. While working at Agap2, you are expected to share your knowledge while also having the opportunity to learn new technologies. We believe that sharing knowledge is the key to personal development. Our talent management program is tailor-made to allow you to develop and grow in your career, the way you envision it. Because we work with various customers, you are also expected to be able to adapt to different environments

Key Responsibilities

You will help build, operate, and scale our Azure-based platform. You will apply modern platform engineering principles to deliver reliable, secure, and self-service capabilities for our data and product teams.

You’ll work across infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, reliability, and security, helping us evolve from our current single-region setup towards a platform that can support users across Europe and, ultimately, globally.

• Build and operate our Azure platform at scale, applying platform engineering principles to provide reliable and self-service capabilities for data and product teams.
• Design and maintain CI/CD workflows and Linux-based tooling, ensuring smooth, automated, secure, and repeatable delivery across the MAD landscape.
• Drive innovation across architecture, reliability, and security, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and automating processes to increase efficiency.
• Manage infrastructure using a GitOps way of working, treating Git as the single source of truth and ensuring changes are versioned, reviewable, reproducible, and auditable.
• Enable engineers and stakeholders through clear platform guardrails, documentation, and guidance on how to use the platform safely and effectively.
• Improve platform scalability and resilience as we grow from a single-region setup towards supporting users across Europe and, eventually, a global user base.
• Own production systems, taking responsibility for reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Work as a generalist across infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD, switching comfortably between different technical challenges as needed

What you bring to the position

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar, including hands-on ownership of production systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience, preferably with Terraform, including building reusable, versioned, and maintainable modules across multiple environments.
• Strong Python development skills, with experience writing typed, well-tested, maintainable automation and working with cloud REST APIs and SDKs.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, preferably Azure, including:
• Networking, private endpoints, NSGs, and hub-and-spoke architectures
• Storage services
• IAM/RBAC and Entra ID
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering, for example GitHub Actions, including designing reusable pipelines and workflows that run on Linux runners.
• A generalist mindset and enthusiasm for working across infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, reliability, and security.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Databricks administration.
• Understanding of Databricks concepts such as Delta Lake and Unity Catalog.
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and structured logging.
• Experience designing platforms for multi-region or globally distributed environments.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: including a laptop, a mobile phone, a full travel allowance, and a pension plan.
• Work-Life Balance: 25 vacation days, flexible working hours in a hybrid mode.
• Professional Growth: Weekly Dutch classes and a tailored talent management program with a financial budget to help you achieve your professional goals
• Dynamic Culture: Diverse team activities from tech meetups to sports and social events.

Is there still room for fun?

Of course! The combination of fun and development is essential in our team. A small impression: our team consists of more than 10 nationalities; we play paddle and regularly organize tech meetups, happy hour drinks, and pub quizzes.

At agap2, we defend equality and value diversity. We create a safe, diverse environment where opportunities are equal for all employees. All candidates with skills matching the position are welcome to join us!