Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
DevOps Engineer
About IS/IT
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defense, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Our Thales Netherlands IS/IT team works at the core of the Thales digital transformation. With a team of 130+ colleagues divided into 15 – mostly product related – Agile DevOps squads. We provide IS/IT support to our 2500 Dutch colleagues in several Business Lines and functions. We also work closely together with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales Group. Our mission? Providing secure access to Thales information in one click, while feeling proud together. As an innovative, high-tech organization we fully embrace agile principles and strive for excellence by continuous improvement. We do not fear to fail, as long as we can learn from it!
IT-Engineering Support (IT EngSup) is part of the IS/IT department of Thales Netherlands. The IT Engineering Support chapter (following the Spotify model) consist of 30 enthusiastic IT engineers and consultants divided in three self-managing squads whilst working together closely using Agile methodologies. The chapter consists of systems-, software-, and IT architects, application specialists and infrastructure specialists. We collect requirements, validate them against security protocols & design solutions and implement them together with the end users, but also with the other IS/IT squads. We maintain our own products and projects and are involved with the latest IS/IT developments within the Thales Group.
About the job
Join an innovative and agile team that follows the Scrum principles, in bi-weekly sprints. As a vital part of this young and dynamic squad, you'll be the driving force behind enhancing the capabilities of our System Engineers and Customer Service Engineers.
Your role encompasses:
🚀 Automation Mastery: Harness your expertise to automate existing and future processes and applications, seamlessly navigating both Windows and Linux environments using the power of Ansible.
💼 Package Management: Take command of package management on Windows through Chocolatey, ensuring the automated and efficient deployment of tools and resources.
🌐 CI/CD Innovation: Craft and standardize cutting-edge CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket, facilitating a seamless development-to-deployment journey.
🌍 Global Collaboration: Collaborate with international Engineering Support peers within the Thales Group.
🔍 Tech Trailblazing: Continuously explore and introduce new technologies to our engineers and department, empowering them to excel in their work.
🔧 Engineering Ecosystem: Thrive in the dynamic ecosystem of a broader engineering department, where opportunities for growth and learning are abound.
What we are looking for
Someone with a technical (IT/Engineering) education or working background with a strong emphasis on Linux
To excel in this role, we are looking for the following qualifications and expertise:
- Strong working experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or similar Linux distributions
- Demonstrate a profound affinity for automation and commitment to staying on top of emerging technologies
- We highly value candidates with experience in Ansible or other Infrastructure as Code solutions
- Experience with deploying and maintaining web-based applications
- Knowledge of database technologies is a significant advantage
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Podman is preferred
- We believe in customer collaboration, so a customer-oriented attitude and commitment to their satisfaction is key
- Effective communication is an essential part of our operation. Proficiency in both Dutch and English is vital for collaboration with our customers and international partners
Diversity Statement
We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
Security Requirements
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands and employment and/or education history. This vacancy requires a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.
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