Senior Operations Engineer

Netcompany works with a wide range of clients across both the public and private sector throughout Europe to achieve their digital transformation goals. Founded in the year 2000 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, we are now an international company with over 8200 employees. In the Netherlands, we work with around 200 colleagues on innovative projects, primarily for the central government. This includes various ministries such as Finance, Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), and organizations like Customs and the CIBG. Read more about our international projects here. 

Continue your development with us 

At Netcompany, your personal and professional growth is our priority. You will have a mentor who will guide you, help you achieve your goals, and offer valuable insights into the diverse career opportunities at Netcompany. We have designed a structured career model that allows you to build on your existing experience. A close relationship with an experienced colleague provides you with insights into various opportunities and responsibilities that align with your interests and ambitions. 

You can also participate in various courses and seminars through our Netcompany Academy, focusing on technology, management, and communication. All sessions are led by experienced Netcompany colleagues, ensuring that the content is always relevant and aligned with your current expertise. 

As a Senior Operations Engineer you will work in an agile environment. Together with your team, you will work on projects with societal impact, where you will be able to develop further into your specialization. Examples of these interesting and complex projects are with the CAK, Rijkswaterstaat, and Kansspelautoriteit.  

From day one, you will take on responsibility and play an important role in establishing and optimizing solutions, while maintaining direct contact with our customers and working closely with our development teams. With all your knowledge, you fulfill an exemplary role, and you are a source of information for the rest of the team. You are enthusiastic about designing, implementing and maintaining web applications. You want to work with the latest technology and give direction to our DevOps tooling and procedures. 

As a Senior Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for:  

• Managing one or more business-critical systems, ensuring continuous and correct monitoring and performance of the platforms. This also includes scripting and tuning the platform. 
• Collaborating with other team members on security, problem solving, tooling and process optimization as well as participating in supporting audits, pen tests and incidents, problem and change management. 
• Contributing to operation projects such as large-scale technology transitions, including planning, and implementing specific operational tasks and designing and implementing landing zones for new projects and clients. 
• Using a wide variety of cloud tooling to manage and monitor infrastructure. 
• Maintaining cloud-based environments for various projects based on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. 
• Working with Kubernetes platforms, Managed containers and other new technologies   
• Reporting on tasks, activities, and SLA goals 
• Building new environments in a DevOps team.   
• Responding to customer requests, change management, incidents etc. based on ITIL practices. 
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and GITOPS with Argo CD    
• Participating in project work, as a part of the development cycle, providing high level of availability of applications and systems based on project and SLA requirements. 
• Responding to customer requests, change management, incidents etc. based on ITIL practices. 
• Participating in business proposals and tender writing. 
• Coaching and guiding the juniors within the team. 

We are looking for colleagues with the following skills and competencies:  

• A bachelor’s degree in IT-related study.  
• Several years of work experience as a system engineer, network engineer, operations engineer, SRE or DevOps engineer in a cloud environment. 
• Commitment to staying up to date with innovative technologies and valuing knowledge sharing.  
• Structured and able to organize your own time effectively. 
• You have experience or are familiar with the technologies below: 
• Azure DevOps 
• Kubernetes AKS 
• IaC Terraform, Bicep 
• Cloudflare or a similar WAF/CDN product 
• Cryptography and TLS/SSL certificate management 
• Scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell) 
• Cloud security principles 
• Computer networks and Internet protocols (HTTP, TCP, UDP, DNS) 
• Docker, Ansible, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Argo CD or other GitOps tools 
• Qualys vulnerability management tooling 

Be a part of an inclusive community  

At Netcompany, we are actively committed to fostering an open and inclusive work culture rooted in collaboration and trust, where there is always room for meaningful discussions and support. It is central to our culture and values that all employees—regardless of background, identity, and experience—are treated with understanding and respect and have equal opportunities for development and well-being. 

We offer an environment where you can collaborate on diverse projects with colleagues worldwide. In addition, we organize a wide range of social and professional events, giving you excellent opportunities to expand your network. 

We offer: 

• Depending on your work experience, a gross monthly salary between € 4,000 and € 5,800 based on full-time employment. 
• 25 vacation days based on full-time employment. 
• 8% holiday allowance. 
• Bike and fitness scheme. 
• 100% travel allowance based on public transport. Are you coming by car? Then you will be reimbursed € 0.23 per kilometer up to 40 km one way. 
• A pension scheme in which Netcompany takes care of 2/3 of the premium. 
• A mobile phone and laptop. 
• Various activities are organized outside of work throughout the year by AfterDark, along with an annual summer and Christmas party. 

Send us an application 

Interested? Upload your CV and cover letter here! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lan Sun Yang at +31 625 106 653 or send your CV to recruitment.nl@netcompany.com. 

We are committed to being a disability-friendly employer and to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcome. Our application processes are tailored to individual needs. If you require additional support during the interview process, please email recruitment.nl@netcompany.com. We’ll be happy to assist you. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, religious beliefs, political views, nationality, ethnic background, or social origin. #LI-MN1 

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