DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with at least 10 years of experience in building secure, scalable, and fully automated infrastructure environments. You will play a key role in designing and operating our PAAS and data infrastructure, supporting a fast-moving, AI-driven engineering organization.

Jouw rol

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will architect, implement, and maintain modern cloud-native infrastructure. You will build scalable and secure environments, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and drive automation across all layers of the platform. You will collaborate closely with backend, data, and product teams to deliver high-throughput and data-intensive systems, while shaping our big data and observability landscape. You will also be a key driver of a strong DevOps culture, emphasizing automation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure.
• Manage cloud-native and PAAS deployments using Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis and similar technologies.
• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane).
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines supporting TDD and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Monitor, automate, and scale systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead infrastructure security, compliance, and vulnerability management.
• Work closely with backend, data, and product teams on high-throughput and data-driven systems.
• Design and operate Big Data infrastructure (batch/streaming, analytics, ML workflows).
• Establish observability best practices (metrics, tracing, logging).
• Lead incident response and post-mortems with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive DevOps culture across the organization.

Wie we zoeken

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps or infrastructure engineering.
• Proven experience building cloud-native infrastructure from scratch (AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean).
• Strong background in security engineering, zero-trust principles, and compliance.
• Expertise with Kubernetes, containerization, and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, etc.).
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with PAAS platforms and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization for data-heavy workloads.
• Familiarity with Big Data ecosystems (Kafka, Spark, Flink, NATS, ClickHouse, etc.).
• Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Strong understanding of TDD, DevSecOps, and integration into CI/CD pipelines.

Wat we bieden

• Competitive salary aligned with seniority.
• Flexible remote or hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunities for innovation, experimentation, and technical leadership.
• Annual training and certification budget.
• Strong pension and paid leave package.
• Work with cutting-edge AI-driven technologies and modern tooling.

About Balanz-Energy

You will join an innovative, AI-driven engineering organization focused on building reliable, scalable, and future-proof platforms. The company emphasizes security, performance, and automation. You will work with experienced engineers and contribute directly to the foundations of a modern PAAS and data infrastructure.

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Vacature-informatie

• Dienstverband: Fulltime
• Ervaringsniveau: Senior