Senior Devops Engineer

Nicolab; Amsterdam; Remote; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible employment options

Remote work policy

Laptop and home office equipment

Pension plan

Employee stock option plan (ESOP)

Learning & development programs

Job summary

Nicolab seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead infrastructure strategy during a critical platform transition. You will own cloud infrastructure, implement IaC, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable software delivery at scale.

You will manage Kubernetes in AWS, design networking and security, mentor DevOps teammates, and collaborate with backend, frontend, and ML engineers to support their workloads in a healthcare tech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong IaC experience with Terraform, CloudFormation or similar.
• Proficient in Kubernetes and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• CI/CD and automated deployment practices.
• Linux-based system administration expertise.
• Solid networking and cloud security fundamentals.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Healthcare/medical tech domain experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own Kubernetes environments and AWS infrastructure.
• Design and enforce scalable, high-availability platform architecture.
• Mentor and coach DevOps engineers on the team.
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and ML engineers to support infra needs.
• Guide migration of customers to the new platform during transition.

Skills

IaC tools

Kubernetes & AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Linux admin

Networking fundamentals

Go / Python

Healthcare tech domain

Hybrid/remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Argo CD

GitLab

Terraform

CloudFormation

Atlantis

AWS

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Job Description

Your mission

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team (onsite or remote) and lead the infrastructure strategy as we enter the final stage of our platform transition. With core development nearing completion, your primary objective will be to architect, implement, and enforce a resilient, high-availability infrastructure capable of supporting launch and long-term scale.

In this role, you will take ownership of our cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, implementing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices and optimizing CI/CD workflows to ensure reliable and efficient software delivery. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to support deployment processes, manage and monitor Linux-based systems, and maintain high levels of system security, performance, and availability.

A key responsibility will be guiding the platform through its transition by orchestrating a seamless migration of existing customers to the new architecture while ensuring operational stability and scalability. This position is ideal for a proactive engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative healthcare technology environment and is ready to take strategic ownership of infrastructure during a critical growth phase.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of our Kubernetes environments
• Take ownership of managing our infrastructure in AWS
• Help design and build our platform based on our platform architectural needs of our customers
• Coaching our DevOps engineers who will work alongside you
• Support the Customer Success team by helping hospital IT departments with their most technical questions.
• Design and maintain core networking infrastructure, including VPCs, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Collaborate closely with backend, frontend, and machine learning engineers to support their infrastructure needs and empower them to work efficiently.

Your profile

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and frameworks
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes and Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
• Proficiency in Software Development and Continuous Integration practices
• Proficiency in Cloud Networking Fundamentals, CI/CD and Automation
• Experience in System Administration with an emphasis on managing Linux-based environments
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and containerization technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong understanding of DevOps methodologies
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment, combining on-site and remote collaboration
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred
• 7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps Engineering role
• Experience in the healthcare or medical technology sector is a plus (DICOM)
• Experience operating infrastructure or platforms within highly regulated industries such as healthcare, medical technology, or financial services is a plus.

Why us?

Benefits

• Chance to make a real difference in patients' lives
• Work in a stimulating environment with a motivated team
• Flexible Employment Agreement: Part time / Fulltime / Remote (EOR Contract*)
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible paid time off*
• Remote work policy
• Laptop + home office/IT equipment*
• Commuting to work/office* - costs reimbursement
• Pension plan scheme*
• Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)*
• Corporate programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning & Development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements based on location

Our Tech Stack (Nice to know)

• GitOps / IoC / CI/CD: Argo CD, Gitlab, Terraform, Atlantis, CloudFormation, Atlantis

• Networking: Cilium, Gateway API, ALB Loadbalancer, VPC Peering/ AWS Direct Connect

• Day-2-Operations: Argo Rollouts, Argo CD, cert-manager, External Secrets, external-dns, Karpenter

• Observability: OpenTelemetry LGTM (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir), Alloy

• Cloud Providers: AWS, GCP, AliCloud, Hetzner

• Messaging: NATS, Pub/Sub, protobuf, gRPC

• Storage: Postgres, MongoDB, MinIO, S3, GCS

• Backend: Go, Python, Rust

About us

Nicolab was founded in 2015 following the acclaimed MR CLEAN trial, the first Randomised Clinical Trial proving the benefit of Endovascular Treatment. With exclusive access to the heterogeneous MR CLEAN dataset, Nicolab developed StrokeViewer. StrokeViewer provides the most accurate AI algorithms to diagnose stroke patients worldwide. Our background is steeped in leading clinical research, which is why we continue to invest and contribute significantly to research, ensuring that Nicolab remains at the forefront of driving innovative change and improving outcomes for stroke patients. While Nicolab continues to run its operations with Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, we are proudly an Australian-based publicly unlisted company with an expanding global presence. Visit our website: Nicolab.com