Devops Engineer

Merapar is a strong brand within the Media and Entertainment, growing very fast. TV is our first love but we are rapidly expanding into new areas such as IoT, Data Management and Analytics.

Being part of our global services business, with a growing Belgian based operation, you will have the opportunity to assist the team in the further development of Merapar as the great place to work it already proves to be and this whilst delivering real and high value to our clients.

Driven by passion, we help clients to imagine, build and implement strategic infrastructures, workflows and consumer facing applications to bring content to users worldwide.

The people who work for Merapar are our primary asset and we encourage differences being an inclusive organisation. We invest in training and certification, e.g. in AWS technologies and Agile methodologies. We believe in Agile management and development principles and actively support our self-organising teams.

• We are customer-focused
• We work as a team
• We are passionate in all that we do
• We improve, learn and share
• We encourage difference
• We take ownership
• We deliver quality

DevOps Engineer at Merapar

As a DevOps Engineer at Merapar, you will get the opportunity to build complex, secure and scalable cloud-based solutions using the latest technologies. We are looking for people who can innovate and provide technical leadership to our clients.

Responsibilities we'll trust you with

• Work closely with clients and development teams to deliver innovative software and services
• Demonstrate agility by hitting the ground running, thinking on your feet, and inspiring the team to embrace agile ways of working
• Build complex, secure, and scalable cloud-based solutions as an expert in Linux, CI/CD, and IaC
• Advocate for the design, implementation, and operations of both backend and frontend products
• Share knowledge, foster collaboration, and find new ways to solve problems collectively
• Automate development team workflows to enhance efficiency
• Serve as the go-to expert for all things related to Cloud
• Assume the role of a technical lead, utilising professional judgement to identify, remediate, and delegate service issues within tight deadlines

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

• Strong experience as a DevOps Engineer or Developer working on a variety of projects.
• Ideally possess a relevant AWS Certification, Linux foundation certifications (and/or other relevant technology certifications).
• Firm understanding of Linux, containerisation and orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes),
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, automation and scripting tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Python, Shell).
• Experience in CI/CD and Agile working practices.
• Good understanding of security, scalability, and resilience in software development, including knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and logging solutions (e.g., ELK stack).
• Experience in implementing, releasing, and maintaining application development platforms.
• A good understanding of networking is preferred.
• Tenacity, constantly questioning, and shaping delivery for continuous improvement, with a commitment to continuous monitoring and improvement through the use of metrics and feedback loops.
• Experience and interest in troubleshooting potentially complex issues.
• Ability to work directly with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to discuss and document issues and solutions.
• Capability to manage rapidly changing and emerging requirements and priorities, with a focus on delivering business value.
• Accountability and openness with the team and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Slack) for effective communication and coordination within the team.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms beyond AWS, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) may be useful but not essential
• Excellent knowledge of English with first-rate verbal and written communication skills

You are

• Resident in Belgium
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Would you like to join our team?