Senior Command Center & Automation Engineer — Amsterdam (6-Month Contract)

Itproposal; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Itproposal is seeking a Senior Command Centre & Automation Engineer in Amsterdam to oversee real-time IT operations, incident management, and automation initiatives. The role involves monitoring critical systems, handling high-severity incidents, and driving automation across enterprise environments.

The candidate should have extensive experience in command centre operations, real-time monitoring, and ITSM processes, with strong scripting skills in Python, Java, or Shell.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years IT experience.
• Command Centre / IT Operations experience.
• Real-time infrastructure and system monitoring.
• Incident Management.
• IT Service Management / ITSM.
• SLA and KPI management.
• High-severity incident escalation.
• Automation and scripting.
• Python, Java, or Shell.
• System integration.
• Automated testing.
• Root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor enterprise dashboards, IT infrastructure, and operational processes in real time.
• Monitor and respond to system alerts and potential service interruptions.
• Troubleshoot incidents and initiate appropriate recovery procedures.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs, system availability targets, and KPIs.
• Act as a primary escalation point for high-severity incidents.
• Coordinate with specialized technical teams to resolve critical incidents.
• Provide clear and timely incident updates to stakeholders.
• Design and implement automated solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and test protocols.
• Support deployment and release activities.

Skills

Command Centre IT Operations

Real-time monitoring

Incident management

ITSM

SLA & KPI management

Automation & scripting

Python

Java

Shell

System integration

Automated testing

Tools

Python

Java

Shell

Job description

Itproposal is seeking a Senior Command Centre & Automation Engineer in Amsterdam to oversee real-time IT operations, incident management, and automation initiatives. The role involves monitoring critical systems, handling high-severity incidents, and driving automation across enterprise environments.

The candidate should have extensive experience in command centre operations, real-time monitoring, and ITSM processes, with strong scripting skills in Python, Java, or Shell.