Devops Engineer (kubernetes)

Kubernetes Engineer

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

Kubernetes Engineer, 32 - 40 uur, Hengelo

Over Thales IS/IT

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 77,000 employees on five continents. The Group invests in digital and "deep tech" innovations - Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity, and quantum technology - to build a future we can all rely on.

In the markets of defense and security, aerospace, digital identity and security, and transport, Thales provides solutions, services, and products to help its customers - companies, organizations, and governments - to perform their critical missions.

With a team of about 150 colleagues spread across 15 - mostly product-related - Agile/DevOps squads, we provide IS/IT support to our 2500 NL colleagues in various Business Lines and functions. The IS/IT department of Thales Netherlands works closely with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales Group. We have adopted an agile organization model similar to the Spotify model in terms of Tribes, Chapters, and Squads.

Our mission is: "Providing secure access to Thales information in one click" and our culture statement is "Fit for our future". As a learning organization, we fully embrace the Agile principles and strive for excellence through continuous improvement. We are not afraid to fail, as long as we can learn from it.

IT-Engineering Support is part of the IS/IT department of Thales Netherlands. The IT Engineering Support chapter consists of 30 enthusiastic IT engineers and consultants divided into three self-managing squads working closely together. The chapter consists of systems-, software-, and IT architects, application specialists, and infrastructure specialists. We collect requirements, validate them against security protocols, and design solutions and implement them together with the end users, but also with the other IS/IT squads. We maintain our own products and projects and are involved with the latest IS/IT developments within the Thales Group.

About the Job

The day begins with a stand-up in which the team assesses what they have achieved yesterday, what they are going to do today, and if they experience or foresee impediments. After the stand-up, you'll start working on deploying or improving the tooling and providing support to engineers. You are continuously working on the improvement of collaboration, within your own squad, but also between other squads. Following the Scrum principles, you work with the squad in two-weekly sprints in which you provide Software Engineers with new tooling - mostly based on Linux and container images - and supporting them in optimizing and/or automating the use of those tools.

Within these activities, you'll be responsible for:

• Deployment of applications on (Tanzu) Kubernetes;
• Automation of existing and future processes with Ansible;
• Create and maintain Gitlab CI/CD pipelines used by the team;
• Monitoring of our deployed applications and proactively solving issues;
• Management of the internal Kubernetes clusters used by the team;
• The roll-out and maintenance of tools in close collaboration with Engineering Support teams in other Thales countries;
• Actively introducing new technologies for the benefit of the team;

About You

We are looking for a new colleague with:

• A technical (IT/Engineering) education background;
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role/job;
• Knowledge about deploying and managing engineering applications like Gitlab and Artifactory;
• Experience with automation via Ansible;
• Experience with deploying and maintaining PostgreSQL databases;
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman) and container orchestration (Kubernetes);
• Experience with gathering metrics (Prometheus) and monitoring dashboards (Grafana);
• Extensive knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7/8) systems;
• A great customer-oriented attitude and good communication skills;
• Good problem solving abilities and persistence;
• Good command of English, both written and oral.

What's in it for you?

• Become part of a great team in a high tech, innovative international organization
• (International) opportunities for growth in tech-, management-, and commercial roles
• Attention for personal development and own initiative
• A nice workplace in a modern building, where we value a good work-life balance and flexibility
• 40 leave days per year, travel expenses, and a flexible benefits à la carte package with options like purchase/sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution, or relocation costs
• Position based on LR-08/ Vakgroep 60 cao Metalektro

Interested? Apply now! Click on the button below to upload your profile and show your interest.

To ensure that we are a good match, we may ask you to participate in an assessment.

A government clearance will be requested as part of standard Thales IS/IT procedures.

Diversity Statement: We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion, and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.

Security Requirements: In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands, and employment and/or education history. This vacancy requires a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.