Application Engineer/Administrator

ThoughtBot; Netherlands (MO); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider is seeking an experienced IT professional with a Master degree in IT and significant expertise in application administration, server solutions, and micro-services. Candidates must have a minimum of 9 years in IT roles and 6 years in mid/large infrastructure environments. Knowledge in Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and cloud services like AZURE or AWS is essential. Excellent English proficiency is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9 years of relevant working experience in IT.
• Minimum 6 years in mid/large IT infrastructure environments.
• Minimum 5 years in application administration.
• Minimum 5 years with Microsoft or Linux server solutions.
• Minimum 2 years with micro-services and container orchestration.

Skills

Application administration

Micro-services

Container orchestration

Configuration management

Shell/PowerShell scripting

English language proficiency

Education

Master degree in IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

AZURE

AWS

Job description

• Master degree in IT combined with minimum 9 years relevant relevant working experience;
• Minimum of 6 years of IT professional in mid/large IT infrastructure environments, including deployment, support and maintenance of applications;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working as an IT professional in the area of application administration;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions;
• Minimum 2 years of experience with micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes;
• Minimum 2 years of experience with administering and supporting Elasticsearch;
• Minimum 2 years of experience with working with Public or Hybrid Cloud services and solutions (AZURE or AWS);
• Good knowledge of micro-services, container orchestration and container-based stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher;
• Good knowledge of configuration management concepts and technologies (e.g. Puppet, Ansible, Chocolatey);
• Good knowledge of shell and/or PowerShell scripting;
• Good knowledge of ITIL, including the incident, change and release management processes;
• Excellent command of the English language.