Job Description
Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Brussels
About the Client: Our client is responsible for managing applications that control and monitor train traffic in real-time. Their systems are mission-critical, supporting employees in signal boxes and Central Dispatch, with a 24/7 on-call service ensuring operational reliability. They are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance their DevOps capabilities and drive automation across the domain of real-time rail traffic control in Belgium.
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Why Join Us?
* Work on mission-critical applications that ensure smooth railway operations.
* Be part of a highly skilled and collaborative DevOps team.
* Engage in cutting-edge automation and cloud infrastructure projects.
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Your Role & Responsibilities:
* Support development teams with DevOps expertise and contribute to all DevOps initiatives.
* Collaborate with system & infrastructure teams on server, connectivity, virtualisation, performance, availability, and security enhancements.
* Work closely with stakeholders including Product Owners, Developers, Testers, and cross-departmental SPOCs.
* Coach and mentor junior DevOps engineers, fostering knowledge-sharing and best practices.
* Monitor and lead DevOps initiatives, ensuring seamless CI/CD processes.
* Automate CI/CD pipelines and installation procedures.
* Develop and implement Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP).
* Prepare and present sprint demos and maintain technical documentation.
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring system stability and performance.
* Participate in 24/7 standby duty after comprehensive training.
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Requirements
Must-Have Skills & Experience:
Education & Experience:
* Higher relevant IT qualification (Bachelor’s degree minimum, Master’s preferred).
* At least 8 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer.
* At least 5 years of experience in Agile/Scrum within a software development environment.
* Excellent command of English (spoken and written).
Technical Expertise:
* Strong expertise in Ansible (minimum 8 years of experience).
* Experience with AWX (minimum 3 years).
* Proficiency in GIT (minimum 8 years of experience).
* Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab) with at least 8 years of experience.
* Extensive experience with virtualisation and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift – minimum 8 years).
* Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python (minimum 8 years).
* Expertise in Linux services (minimum 8 years).
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Desirable Skills & Knowledge:
* HAProxy, Keepalived.
* Databases: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB.
* Monitoring tools: Grafana, Zabbix.
* Security concepts: SSL, Certificates.
* Business Intelligence/Data stores: ElasticSearch, Kibana, Kafka.
* Web Application Servers: WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache.
* Linux & Windows Server OS administration.
* Web services concepts: SOAP, REST.
* Networking concepts: LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Load balancing, Firewalls.
* Project & issue tracking tools: JIRA Agile, Xray, Confluence.
* Experience with real-time applications, high availability, and disaster recovery concepts.
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