System Engineer Position Overview: Our client is seeking a skilled and motivated Freelance System Engineer to join their small but dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Kubernetes and hands-on experience with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) environments. As a System Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in streamlining development workflows, optimizing system performance, and ensuring seamless scalability across both cloud-native and on-premises solutions. Key responsibilitiesDesign, implement, and maintain Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability, security, and scalabilityMonitor and optimize Kubernetes workloads, including resource allocation and PoD performanceImplement security best practices for Kubernetes clusters and containerized applicationsDeploy, configure, and maintain HCI systems, ensuring integration with DevOps pipelinesOptimize Storage, networking, and compute resources within HCI environmentsCollaborate with infrastructure teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance issues in HCI solutionsWork closely with software developers and system administrators to align DevOps practices with Hardware limitationsProvide guidance on Kubernetes and HCI best practices to the broader team ProfileMaster's degree in computer science or at least a bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experienceSolid understanding of containerization and MicroServices architectureGood knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell and BashFamiliarity with hybrid cloud environmentsExperience in a similar role is a major assetProven track record of working on projects requiring high availability and robustnessProficiency in Dutch or French, with a good comprehension of the other languageGood knowledge of technical English