Freelance DevOps Engineer (ZZP) - Jobbird.com

Jobster; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobster in Amsterdam is seeking a DevOps Engineer – Development Services to roll out GitLab standardized CI/CD pipelines across multiple product teams and regions. You will help transition from Jenkins to GitLab CI/CD and enable secure, scalable deployments on Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud and AWS-based public clouds.

The role combines hands-on engineering, platform enablement, and DevSecOps governance in a regulated enterprise environment, requiring strong collaboration across regions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Solid experience with GitLab CI/CD in large-scale environments.
• Proven Jenkins to GitLab migration experience.
• Strong knowledge of Git and trunk-based development.
• Scripting skills in Python or Bash.
• Experience in complex distributed enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Migrate pipelines to GitLab CI/CD across multiple product teams and regions.
• Create and enforce GitLab usage standards and pipeline templates.
• Integrate GitLab with artifact repositories, security scanners, and observability tools.
• Apply trunk-based development with feature toggles.
• Deploy and operate apps on OpenShift private cloud and AWS platforms.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins migration

Git

Python

Bash

OpenShift

Kubernetes

AWS deployments

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitLab

OpenShift

Kubernetes

AWS

Jenkins

Job description

Our client is a global leader in the domain of clearing, offering access to a wide range of listed instruments on markets across the globe. We are a full subsidiary of a Dutch Bank, with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo Hong Kong, London, Sao Paulo and Frankfurt. IT is in the heart of our organization, where over 300 developers from more than 30 different product teams and 10 different platform teams try to build the best products & services for our clients.

Development Services Team

Development Services is an international/global team. Our vision is to enable development teams to adopt Standardized Platforms, Pipelines and DevX across all teams. As a member of Development Services team, you will be interacting very closely with product development teams, in different regions across the globe.

Your Job

As a DevOps Engineer – Development Services, roll out GitLab standardized CI/CD pipelines across multiple product teams and regions. You will play a key role in the platform transition from Jenkins to GitLab CI/CD, and in enabling secure, scalable deployments on Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud and AWS-based Public cloud platforms. This role combines hands‑on engineering, platform enablement, and DevSecOps governance in a regulated enterprise environment.

With the following results

Responsibilities

CI/CD & Pipeline Engineering

• Migrate from bitbucket & Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit & Code Pipeline to GitLab
• Contribute to GitLab usage standards, pipeline templates, and best practices
• Integrate GitLab with enterprise tooling (e.g. Artifact repositories, security scanners, observability)
• Apply Git workflows, branching strategies, and merge request standards (trunk based development with feature toggles)
• Deploy and operate applications on Red Hat OpenShift (private cloud platform)
• Support deployments on AWS based platforms (e.g. ECS/Fargate)

Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)

• Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)
• Ensure pipelines comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements
• Support audit ready pipeline designs and evidence generation

Collaboration & Enablement

• Actively support development teams during migrations and onboarding
• Deliver training sessions and workshops on pipelines, GitLab, and DevOps practices
• Share knowledge and best practices across product teams and regions

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong hands on experience with GitLab CI/CD
• Experience migrating from Jenkins pipelines to GitLab
• Strong Git knowledge and modern branching strategies
• Scripting skills (e.g. Python, Bash)
• Experience working in complex, distributed enterprise environments

Technical Skills

• GitLab CI/CD Expert
• Jenkins-to-GitLab Migration Experience
• Git & Trunk-Based Development
• Python/Bash Automation
• DevSecOps Security Controls
• OpenShift/Kubernetes
• AWS Deployments

Profile & Competencies

• Strong engineering mindset and problem solving skills
• Ownership mentality and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
• Flexible, adaptive, and eager to continuously learn
• Comfortable working across regions and cultures
• Proven track record in large scale technical or migration initiatives

Education

• Relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field