Senior DevSecOps Consultant | EU Institutions

At Ayesa Digital, we grow with you Every professional in our company is vital to us. Thanks to their talent, we continue to expand; today, we are a global team of over 11,000 people working toward a common goal. Ayesa Digital is currently participating in high-impact European Union projects designed to address major European challenges and drive science and innovation. These are strategic technological projects based on collaborative initiatives that stand out for their international focus and a strong commitment to socially oriented results. We are looking for an experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join a large-scale international environment supporting critical digital platforms and information systems within European institutions. Based in Brussels, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, security, scalability and operational excellence of complex on-premises and cloud-hosted environments. You will work within multicultural and multilingual teams responsible for the management, automation and continuous improvement of enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, databases and CI/CD ecosystems. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic digital transformation initiatives, applying modern DevSecOps, cloud security and infrastructure automation practices in mission-critical environments.

What you'll do
• Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable and highly available infrastructure solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Manage infrastructure provisioning, scaling and disaster recovery using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps pipelines, integrating automated testing, security controls, quality gates and deployment automation.
• Implement and manage CI/CD processes to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Automate deployments using modern release strategies, including blue-green and canary deployments.
• Implement GitOps practices for infrastructure and application configuration management.
• Manage and optimise Linux-based environments and enterprise database infrastructures.
• Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations and optimisation activities, including Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data integration solutions supporting business intelligence platforms.
• Monitor system performance, availability and security through observability and monitoring solutions.
• Manage incident response activities, troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production environments.
• Implement security controls including secrets management, software supply-chain security and least-privilege access models.
• Support containerised and Kubernetes-based environments.
• Optimise infrastructure, application performance and cloud resource utilisation.
• Apply FinOps practices to monitor and control cloud expenditure.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and knowledge-sharing materials.
• Provide Level 3 support by investigating issues across applications, databases, infrastructure and repositories.
• Collaborate closely with architects, developers, project managers and infrastructure teams to deliver secure and reliable digital services. What we're looking for
• University degree corresponding to Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (typically Master's level or 5 years of higher education).
• Minimum 15 years of professional IT experience.
• Minimum 15 years of experience administering and managing Linux/Unix environments.
• Minimum 15 years of experience administering and managing database servers.
• Minimum 15 years of experience working with ETL processes and relational databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with monitoring and log management platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace or Prometheus.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with container technologies such as Docker and/or Podman.
• Strong experience designing and operating large-scale enterprise information systems.
• Proven experience establishing and managing deployment pipelines and release management processes.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps methodologies within Agile environments.
• Knowledge of cloud security architectures and security best practices.
• Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java or PHP.
• Strong experience with Apache Tomcat administration and management.
• Expertise in relational and NoSQL databases, including performance optimisation and schema design.
• Experience with REST APIs, SOAP services and Apache Kafka.
• Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and cloud-native deployment models.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation tools and scripting technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Git, Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle, Bamboo or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Linux distributions such as RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian or equivalent.
• Experience with automation technologies including Bash, Shell Scripting, Ansible and Perl.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalls, VPNs and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with authentication and security technologies such as LDAP, Kerberos, OpenSSL and related protocols.
• Excellent communication skills in English and French (minimum B2 level in both languages).
• Ability to work effectively in international, multicultural and highly collaborative environments.
• EU security clearance eligibility. Nice to have
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Docker Certified Associate.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
• DevSecOps Engineering (DSOE) certification.
• Experience working within European Institutions or other large international organisations.
• Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost optimisation and governance frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud environments.

What We Offer
• Prestigious projects within European institutions.
• International, innovative, and multicultural environments.
• Continuous support from a team of experts in EU projects. If you are ambitious, enthusiastic, and seeking a new professional challenge in international projects with real-world impact, this is the place for you In accordance with Organic Law 3/2007 of March 22, the company is committed to promoting the defense and effective application of the principle of equality between men and women, preventing any type of labor discrimination based on sex, and guaranteeing equal entry opportunities. Furthermore, we promote diversity and reject any discrimination based on race, gender, functional diversity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other personal or social condition, striving to build an inclusive and enriching environment.