Cloud & System Engineer

pitsme® has fundamentally bchanged how people lead their digital lives in Belgium /b, but we are not stopping there Do you want to be a bdriving force /b to help expand on this success story as part of a btalented team /b that is making a bpositive impact /b on society? Then keep on reading, you'll probably like what you'll see. /p pWe are itsme®, one of Europe’s bfastest-growing scale-ups /b, with 150 team members and growing. Our mission: to provide a state-of-the-art digital identity solution for all people, enabling them to interact securely in the digital space. Now, only bnine /b years after being founded, bclose to 8 million citizens use the itsme® app /b to bidentify /b themselves and bsign documents /b online. Starting in Belgium, we successfully launched the itsme app in 32 European countries, with the ambition of becoming an binternationally leading player /b. /p pItsme is looking for a bCloud System Engineer /b to join the team, to help implement new features while ensuring meticulous attention to detail and maintaining itsme's stability. The position is one with a focus on everything involving data. Backend databases of different flavours, with a focus on helping dev teams design and run performant systems, and setting up and maintaining a datalake platform, to enable our BI team to gain usefull insights. Maintaining operational efficiency and stability is paramount to the team's objectives. That's why monitoring systems and processes is crucial to address any issues directly. Collaboration with developers to implement new features is also an important aspect of the feature, ensuring that updates are seamlessly integrated into existing infrastructure. The successful candidate plays a crucial role in Itsme's national and international expansion and contributes to its continued growth and success within the digital identity sphere. /p h3What your job looks like /h3 ul liAssist developers with database setups and structure to maintain the integrity, performance, and efficiency of the systems; /li liTroubleshoot database performance issues, and define both short and long term actions to fix structural issues /li liSetup and maintain a new data platform based on databricks /li liAutomating deployment, scaling, and management of the containerized applications in a public cloud environment (e.g., setting up new infrastructure components with terraform and automated pipelines) /li liImplementation/configuration of security standards (e.g., NIST, OWASP); /li liManage problems and (security) incidents (e.g. increased error rates in the itsme components, etc.): /li liIdentifying the root causes of problems (i.e. root cause analysis at every level of the solution (application, network, infrastructure, storage) /li liIncrease database/datalake knowledge in the team in general to make sure everybody in the team has the basic skills needed to troubleshoot database related incidents /li liAutomate repetitive tasks that are performed manually. /li /ul h3Job requirements /h3 ul liYou take ownership of your projects, reach out to your colleagues and can act as a go-to person; /li liYou have an open and flexible mindset; You can easily adapt to changing contexts; /li liYou have an automation mindset and are used to managing infrastructure as code. /li liYou are a critical thinker and think about what the best solution is when you are asked to perform a task. /li liYou are a team player who shares his/her knowledge and likes to celebrate joint achievements; /li liYou are service
- and customer-oriented; /li liYou have strong SQL skills (query optimization, schema design, troubleshooting) /li liYou have experience with MySQL administration specific on replication setups /li liYou have a working knowledge of apache spark and pyspark for distributed data processing /li liExperience with azure synapse /li liExperience with databricks (workspace administration, cluster management, job orchestration) /li liFamiliarity with noSQL DB’s like MongoDB /li liKnowledge of Redis or alternatives /li liExperience with Kubernetes based cloud environments (compute, networking, iam, storage) /li liKnowledge of infrastructure-as-code software (e.g. terraform) /li liPlus: Knowledge of scripting languages: python, golang, ... /li liPlus: experience with Grafana observability stack /li liPlus: experience with github actions pipelines /li liYou are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French. /li /ul h3What

we offer
/h3 ul liBeing welcomed by an informal, enthusiastic, and ambitious team that is revolutionising how we safely manage our digital identity, in Belgium beyond. /li liOffices within walking distance from Brussels Central Station, with the possibility to work remotely 3 days a week. /li liA contract of indefinite duration, with an attractive compensation package. /li liAn environment where we care a lot about our core values: /li libImpact: /bLead by example and create positive influence. /li libResourcefulness: /bConnect, mo