Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Datum geplaatst: 04-10-2024

Are you an experienced Lead DevSecOps Engineer who is looking for a new challenge in a dynamic environment? Then this is your vacancy!

We are looking for an experienced Lead DevSecOps Engineer to lead and join our DevSecOps team. As a Lead DevSecOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping and optimizing our DevSecOps strategies and practices. You will ensure that our infrastructure remains secure, up-to-date and efficient while guiding the team in implementing the latest technologies and best practices.

Team

Working hard together with a lot of fun, that is what we do. The IT department consists of around 35 highly motivated colleagues, which are working together into multiple smaller teams. A good atmosphere and sociability is very important within our organisation. You will lead one of those teams!

What do we expect from you?

You are an experienced lead DevSecOps Engineer, proactive and results-oriented, a strategic thinker with a solution-driven mindset, strong at meeting deadlines, and have excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively. Your ambition is unstoppable and you continuously like to develop yourself into your field. You are used to work on complex applications in an informal atmosphere. You are good at your job and understand the principle of a healthy workload combined with fun and collegiality. Besides working hard, you are also in for a drink once in a while. You are coachable and know how to give others feedback. Together with your team leader, you will also work on your own development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the DevSecOps team and ensure progress on projects.
  • Remove obstacles and support the team in their work.
  • Proactively measure and communicate the progress and maturity of the team.
  • Have in-depth knowledge of both the tools and technologies used in the business and other relevant technologies.
  • Automation is a key goal within this role.
  • Develop and improve strategies for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Provide solutions to automatically manage documentation.
  • Implement the latest industry trends and best practices.
  • Develop self-service solutions for IT teams.
  • Participate in the architecture and technical direction of the DevSecOps platform.
  • Ensure quality assurance and adherence to standard best practices.
  • Always ensure observability with relevant KPIs and clear information.
  • Create, enhance and ensure appropriate security designs and implementations.
  • Keep IT operations, tools and services up-to-date, secure and functional.
  • Proactively prevent failures in systems through observability and alerts.

Qualifications

  • In-depth knowledge of Linux and Windows.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and shell scripting.
  • Knowledge of RabbitMQ and OpenSearch/Elastic.
  • Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IAC) principles and patterns.
  • Good knowledge of REST services and microservices architecture.
  • Experience in planning and implementing failover and recovery strategies.
  • Skill in configuration, maintenance and security of systems.
  • Knowledge of NGINX (Load Balancer, Reverse Proxy, Web Server), DNS, networking and firewalls in data center and cloud environments.
  • Good knowledge of databases, especially PostgreSQL.

What can you expect from us?

  • A competitive salary and generous pension allowance
  • Fixed 13th month bonus
  • A minimum of 25 holidays for full-time employment and 8% holiday pay
  • The possibility to add more to your holidays
  • Opportunity to work from home including a fixes allowance
  • Bicycle private plan
  • An extra day-off on your birthday
  • Reimbursement of travel expenses
  • A step-by-step plan to grow within your job and your further career with us, and therefore also enough time to invest in coaching & study. At our expense of course!
  • Pizza evenings with your team
  • Many more fun activities with the department and the entire company
  • Fresh fruit every week
  • Fresh bean coffee (or another variant) and fresh tea (bring your own tea egg)
  • The opportunity to develop yourself further, discover talents and learn new skills; including via our online learning platform (Skillstown)
  • An inspiring workplace in the centre of Eindhoven
  • A fun and diverse team within an informal culture.

Ok, I want to apply and now?

  • Send your motivation and CV to sollicitatie@taf.nl
  • Want more info? Contact Suzanne van Hoek, telephone number 040-7073890 or send a email to sollicitatie@taf.nl


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