Senior DevOps Engineer - Python, Azure & CI/CD

agap2 Netherlands; Randstad; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop

Mobile phone

Travel allowance

Pension plan

25 vacation days

Flexible working hours

Hybrid mode

Dutch language classes

Talent management budget

Job summary

agap2 is hiring a DevOps Engineer to join our international team with a local focus in the Netherlands. You will build, deploy, and maintain scalable applications and infrastructure across backend, cloud, automation, testing, and CI/CD domains.

The role requires strong Python and FastAPI skills, plus hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure. You will contribute to API development, database optimization, automated testing, and IaC with Terraform while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Python and FastAPI.
• Solid experience with SQL and PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with PyTest and automated testing using Playwright.
• Strong knowledge of Docker and containerized application development.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based services.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding and hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience integrating and consuming GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with React, particularly for full-stack collaboration and API integration.
• Understanding of backend performance optimization and database query optimization.
• Experience working with Git/GitHub and collaborative software development workflows.
• Experience working in Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain robust, scalable applications and infrastructure.
• Work across backend, cloud, automation, testing, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with frontend developers for full-stack integration.
• Monitor and improve reliability, security, and performance.
• Develop and maintain APIs using Python and FastAPI.
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases.
• Create automated tests and test scripts.
• Implement IaC with Terraform.
• Containerize with Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes.
• Manage cloud services on Azure and deploy CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

PyTest

Playwright

Git

GitHub Actions

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GraphQL

React

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

agap2 is hiring a DevOps Engineer to join our international team with a local focus in the Netherlands. You will build, deploy, and maintain scalable applications and infrastructure across backend, cloud, automation, testing, and CI/CD domains.

The role requires strong Python and FastAPI skills, plus hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure. You will contribute to API development, database optimization, automated testing, and IaC with Terraform while collaborating with