DevOps Engineer [Dutch required]
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Faktion BV. Antwerp · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build and automate Azure DevOps pipelines that handle software builds, testing and deployments
- Run Azure cloud infrastructure with Terraform or Bicep, keeping platforms scalable and secure
- Package ML and Node services in Docker and deploy them through Kubernetes
- Investigate performance and network faults, and plan for continuity, backups and recovery
- Set cloud security controls, monitor service health and cloud costs, and maintain technical diagrams and documentation
What you bring
- At least five years working in architecture, infrastructure, DevOps or Azure
- Hands-on use of Azure DevOps and Docker, plus Terraform or Bicep for cloud provisioning
- Production experience with Node.js services, including container tuning and diagnosing performance or memory issues
- A solid grasp of DNS, TLS, load balancing, firewalls and private networking, along with software delivery stages
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone who can work independently and take ownership of infrastructure and operations. The position is based in Antwerp and follows a hybrid working policy. Dutch is required.
From the employer
Faktion is looking for a DevOps Engineer to help deploy, scale and maintain our projects, apps and platforms.
As an Azure DevOps/Cloud Engineer, you build scalable and future-proof platforms by combining infrastructure, security and automation.
Some key responsibilities:
Set up and automate CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for builds, tests and deployments
Manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on Azure (and in the future AWS) with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep)
Containerise and roll out ML services and Node services via Docker and Kubernetes
Monitor and resolve performance and connectivity issues
Think about infrastructure architecture, networks, continuity and disaster recovery
Design and enforce cloud security controls: network segmentation, private endpoints, WAF, RBAC/least privilege, and secret management with automated rotation
Build and maintain observability: centralised logging, metrics, tracing (OpenTelemetry), dashboards, SLIs/SLOs, and actionable alerting
Cost monitoring and optimisation of resources
Make clean documentation/architecture diagrams
Proven experience managing Node.js services in production, with skills in containerization, Docker image optimisation, and diagnosing performance and memory bottlenecks.
Networking fundamentals: DNS, TLS, load balancing, firewalls, and private networking patterns
Disaster recovery: backup strategies, restore drills, recovery
At least 5 years of experience in architecture, infrastructure, DevOps and/or Azure
Experience with Terraform and/or Bicep for the rollout of cloud infrastructure (AWS experience is a plus)
Practical experience with Azure DevOps and Docker
Understanding of the software development lifecycle
You can work independently and take responsibility
Nice to haves:
knowledge on cybersecurity and best practices
Experience operating data/queue services from an SRE perspective
We Offer:
A rewarding salary package that includes additional perks like a company car and fuel card or a mobility budget, comprehensive hospitalisation, group insurance, and a top-tier laptop and smartphone
A company culture that stimulates both individual and team development, fostering professional growth and leadership opportunities
Regular team-building activities and gatherings provide great opportunities to unwind and engage with our vibrant team initiatives
A flexible hybrid working policy to choose where, how, and when you want to work
Opportunities to represent Faktion at industry conferences and events