DevOps Engineer

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Long term

Location: Brussels & Remote

Job Summary:

Within the Engineering Unit of the TEC Division, the Platform Engineering section is the backbone of seamless software delivery - designing, maintaining, and evolving the Digital Platform that powers our products. We keep the engines running by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, refining DevOps tools, and tailoring Atlassian workflows (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) to make development faster, smarter, and more collaborative. We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our cross-functional DevOps team, where you will work directly with product teams to build, integrate, and deploy digital solutions with confidence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain standard CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git (Bitbucket), and Maven/Gradle.
• Integrate Nexus Repository Manager for artifact storage and management.
• Automate container builds with Docker and Helm charts.
• Deploy and scale containerized applications on OpenShift.
• Contribute to the standardization and automation of release processes, including branching and tagging strategies.
• Collaborate with Digital Product teams to gather feedback, suggest improvements, and align on best practices.
• Enforce security standards by integrating SAST/DAST scanning tools (SonarQube, Veracode, Trivy, Syft).
• Maintain base UBI images and ensure regular application of security patches.
• Manage secrets and credentials with HashiCorp Vault in compliance with enterprise security policies.
• Implement centralized logging (ELK stack) and metrics collection (Prometheus, Grafana) according to enterprise standards.
• Partner with developers and automation testers to optimize build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Identify and resolve project-specific bottlenecks in build, test, and deployment processes.
• Provide guidance to developers on integrating their products into the Digital Platform environment.

Skills & Qualifications:

• CI/CD & Build Tools: Jenkins, Git (BitBucket), Maven, Nexus.

• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Podman, Helm, OpenShift (OKD/OCP).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible, Minikube.
• Security & Compliance: HashiCorp Vault, Veracode, Trivy, Syft.
• Monitoring & Observability: ELK, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Databases & Messaging: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka (Confluent), Solace PubSub+.
• Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, ksh, Perl.
• Collaboration Tools: JIRA, SharePoint, Confluence, MS Teams.
• Agile & Hybrid DevOps Model: Experience working in federated/centralized DevOps environments.
• Problem-Solving & Communication: Ability to bridge gaps between teams and drive project-specific optimizations.