Cloud & System Engineer (Data focus)

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. /ppWe 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. /ppItsme 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. /ph3What your job looks like /h3ulliAssist developers with database setups and structure to maintain the integrity, performance, and efficiency of the systems; /liliTroubleshoot database performance issues, and define both short and long term actions to fix structural issues /liliSetup and maintain a new data platform based on databricks /liliAutomating 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) /liliImplementation/configuration of security standards (e.g., NIST, OWASP); /liliManage problems and (security) incidents (e.g. increased error rates in the itsme components, etc.): /liliIdentifying the root causes of problems (i.e. root cause analysis at every level of the solution (application, network, infrastructure, storage) /liliIncrease 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 /liliAutomate repetitive tasks that are performed manually. /li /ulh3Job requirements /h3ulliYou take ownership of your projects, reach out to your colleagues and can act as a go-to person; /liliYou have an open and flexible mindset; You can easily adapt to changing contexts; /liliYou have an automation mindset and are used to managing infrastructure as code. /liliYou are a critical thinker and think about what the best solution is when you are asked to perform a task. /liliYou are a team player who shares his/her knowledge and likes to celebrate joint achievements; /liliYou are service
- and customer-oriented; /liliYou have strong SQL skills (query optimization, schema design, troubleshooting) /liliYou have experience with MySQL administration specific on replication setups /liliYou have a working knowledge of apache spark and pyspark for distributed data processing /liliExperience with azure synapse /liliExperience with databricks (workspace administration, cluster management, job orchestration) /liliFamiliarity with noSQL DB’s like MongoDB /liliKnowledge of Redis or alternatives /liliExperience with Kubernetes based cloud environments (compute, networking, iam, storage) /liliKnowledge of infrastructure-as-code software (e.g. terraform) /liliPlus: Knowledge of scripting languages: python, golang, ... /liliPlus: experience with Grafana observability stack /liliPlus: experience with github actions pipelines /liliYou are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French. /li /ulh3What

we offer
/h3ulliBeing welcomed by an informal, enthusiastic, and ambitious team that is revolutionising how we safely manage our digital identity, in Belgium beyond. /liliOffices within walking distance from Brussels Central Station, with the possibility to work remotely 3 days a week. /liliA contract of indefinite duration, with an attractive compensation package. /liliAn environment where we care a lot about our core values: /lilibImpact: /bLead by example and create positive influence. /lilibResourcefulness: /bConnect, mobilise, and collaborate across ecosystems. /