Expert Application Engineer / Administrator (2 positions) - Deadline 17/09/26

almavivadebelgique; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

almavivadebelgique is seeking two senior IT professionals to join the infrastructure team in The Hague area. You will handle installation, configuration, administration, and monitoring of large-scale applications in production and non-production environments.

Responsibilities include incident and problem resolution, automation of repetitive tasks, and maintaining knowledge bases. Strong emphasis on Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, cloud services, and ITIL processes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT experience required.
• At least 6 years in mid/large IT infrastructure, incl. deployment, support and maintenance of applications.
• At least 5 years in application administration.
• At least 2 years with micro-services and container stacks (Docker/Kubernetes).
• At least 2 years administering and supporting Elasticsearch.
• At least 5 years working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.
• At least 2 years with public or hybrid cloud (Azure or AWS).
• Good knowledge of Elasticsearch deployment and admin, Kubernetes/Docker/Rancher.
• Familiarity with Puppet/Ansible/Chocolatey and shell or PowerShell scripting.
• ITIL incident, change and release management knowledge.
• Level: Expert.
• Deadline: 17/09/26.
• EU citizenship required.
• 2 positions available.
• Delivery mode: Near Site (The Hague, Netherlands).

Responsibilities

• Application installation, configuration and administration in production and non-production environments.
• Application monitoring, performance tuning and service quality improvements.
• Application support and maintenance including incident, change, release and problem resolution.
• Writing and validating procedures, troubleshooting guides, backup and restore plans.
• Automating admin procedures and documentation for installation and support.
• Maintaining the technical knowledgebase for ICT Operations.
• Reporting on application availability, performance and capacity as required.

Skills

Microservices

Container orchestration

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Microsoft servers

Linux servers

Public cloud

ITIL processes

Shell scripting

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Job description

TASKS TO BE PERFORMED

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 knowledgebase supporting the ICT Operations activities;

Eeporting on application availability, performance, capacity and overall usage where required.

REQUIREMENTS:

Min 15 years of IT 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

A minimum of 2 years of experience working with Public or Hybrid Cloud services and solutions (AZURE or AWS).

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

Level : Expert

Deadline 17/09/26

Only EU Citizens can apply

2 positions available

Delivery mode : Near Site (The Hague, Netherlands)