Platform/DevOps Engineer

wolk; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Genuine impact

35 vacation days

MacBook Pro

Unlimited LLM tokens

Flexible working

Office Utrecht

NS business card

R&D projects

Team trips

Job summary

Wolk is seeking a Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for our clients and Databaas platform.

You will shape the platform architecture behind Databaas, manage Kubernetes clusters across European clouds, and apply OpenTofu and Terraform for reproducible environments. Collaboration with data and AI engineers is key, and occasional client work and on-call shifts are expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure
• Kubernetes and Docker hands-on
• Experience with CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD
• Infrastructure as Code: OpenTofu, Terraform
• Cloud-agnostic with European providers like Scaleway
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
• Shape architectural roadmap for Databaas platform
• Manage Kubernetes clusters across cloud providers
• Collaborate with data & AI engineers to ensure reliable infra
• Occasionally work with clients and participate in on-call rotations

Skills

DevOps

Platform engineering

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

OpenTofu

Terraform

Cloud providers

English

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

OpenTofu

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Join Wolk: build the platform for sustainable innovation

Please keep in mind that we require all our applicants to already live in the Netherlands.

About Wolk

At Wolk, we're on an exciting mission to create meaningful change through the power of data and AI. We are a young, growing company aiming to accelerate sustainable innovation with modern data solutions. We partner with forward-thinking companies that contribute to a more sustainable future. With data driven insights, we help them make informed decisions and optimize operations. For more info, you can check out our website: https://www.wolk.work/.

We're currently also building Databaas, our own sovereign data & AI platform. It is built on open source tooling and runs on any EU cloud. We want this platform to compete with Databricks and Snowflake, which are not available on EU clouds, and we need you to take it to the next level. More info about the product here: https://www.databaas.eu/

Role overview: what you will do

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for our clients and our own products
• Shape the platform architecture behind Databaas, our sovereign data platform, and help bring it to market as a SaaS product
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (we like terraform / OpenTofu) to keep environments reproducible and scalable
• Set up and manage Kubernetes clusters across diverse environments, from European cloud providers (Scaleway, OVH) to customer-managed clusters
• Collaborate with our data & AI engineers to make sure they have solid, reliable infrastructure to build on
• Occasionally work directly with clients to understand their infrastructure needs and translate them into solutions
• Be a key player in our growing, impact-driven organization
• Periodically pick up an on-call shift

This role may be for you if

• You're passionate about using technology for positive change
• You have 4+ years of experience in a DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure role
• You're comfortable with containers and orchestration. Kubernetes and Docker are your bread and butter
• You have hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and ArgoCD
• You know your way around Infrastructure as Code (OpenTofu, Terraform, or similar)
• You're cloud-agnostic at heart, comfortable working across different cloud providers, including European ones like Scaleway
• You enjoy automating things that shouldn't be manual
• You are proactive and not afraid to make decisions by yourself
• You're a good communicator and fluent in English

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• Building or operating SaaS platforms
• Networking, security, and observability in cloud-native environments
• Open-source tooling and communities
• Data infrastructure (data pipelines, lakehouses)

We know that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can deter talented people from applying. Even if you don't tick all the boxes but are excited about our mission, we'd love to hear from you!

What we offer:

• Genuine impact: your work directly contributes to sustainability, social change and digital sovereignity
• Work-life balance: 35 vacation days because we believe in recharging. In addition, you also have the ability to work from abroad a few weeks a year
• Modern setup: latest MacBook Pro and tools you need to succeed
• Unlimited access to LLM tokens for work related purposes (pick your weapon of choice)
• Flexible working: mix of in-office and remote work
• Location: office in the beautiful Werkspoorfabriek in Utrecht
• Travel: your own NS business card
• Learning culture: work on R&D projects that spark your curiosity and help develop a new product
• Team spirit: regular team trips, borrels, events, and yes - amazing havercappu's

Ready to build the platform?

We'd love to hear your story!

No perfect cover letter needed, just share your enthusiasm and what you hope to bring to the team.