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Be the first dedicated DevOps engineer for consumer platforms with serious traffic every day. You own the Kubernetes stack, with real freedom and direct impact on every dev team.
My client is a Dutch tech company running several high-traffic consumer platforms. The platform is live and stable. Now it needs someone to make it better. Salary: up to €6,000 gross per month, plus 8% holiday allowance. 32, 36 or 40 hours, 2x a week in the office, based in Amsterdam.
What you'll do:
Run and improve Kubernetes in the cloud: clusters, node pools, ingress and certificates
Build CI/CD pipelines in GitLab with Helm and plenty of automation
Set up monitoring and alerting, so issues are caught before users notice
Keep base images, patches, secrets and Terraform infrastructure up to date
Handle incidents and work with developers on performance and reliability
What you bring:
Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production, on GCP or AWS
You're comfortable building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Helm and setting up monitoring and alerting
You take ownership and fix things without waiting for a ticket
You enjoy working closely with developers and learning across the whole stack
You speak enough Dutch for small talk at lunch. Fluent is not required.
You don't need to tick every box. If you're close, I'd like to hear from you.
Why this role:
Pension contribution on top of your gross salary
24 vacation days (full-time)
Choose between 32, 36 or 40 hours
3 days a week from home
A personal development path with coaching
The hardware and software you need to do your job well
You shape how the platform evolves
Real scale: high traffic, every single day
Colleagues deep into observability who want a DevOps engineer to build with
Regular team outings and drinks
Recognise yourself in this? Apply directly or send me a message at [email protected], and we'll have a quick chat.