Cloud Engineer

Role: Cloud Engineer

Location: Antwerpen, Belgium (Hybrid)

Languages: Dutch, English

Duration: 1 year + Extension Possible

Job Description:

Roles and Responsibilities

• You take ownership of operations, improve system architecture, and support developers with cloud and automation expertise.
• You’ll work in an agile, international team with colleagues in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
• You are responsible for communication and support in case of issues with the web hosting environment.
• You also document your work thoroughly and take a structural approach to resolving instability.

Additionally, you...

• As a Cloud & Hosting Engineer, you support development teams with your cloud infrastructure expertise.
• With your experience and natural leadership, you help align infrastructure more closely with our DEV teams.
• You stay up to date with trends and developments in web hosting, DevOps, and the Cloud ecosystem.
• After an onboarding period, you will participate in an on-call rotation.
• You actively spot improvements, solve complex problems under pressure, and keep an eye on cost efficiency. You stay on top of cloud trends and contribute to a future-proof platform — one that grows with our ambitions.

Your workplace

• You’ll work in the Cloud & Hosting team, a team of 7 colleagues.
• You collaborate with engineers and developers to ensure a scalable, reliable, and secure cloud environment for all our brands across Europe.

Your skillset

• We’re looking for someone with a strong technical foundation, an automation mindset, and the confidence to take initiative.

To hit the ground running, you bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in cloud infrastructure and automation
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS or Azure
• You have worked in web hosting environments and have a strong interest in managing complex, high-traffic websites.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Experience with both Linux and Windows environments is a nice extra.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, PowerShell)
• Solid understanding of networking and CI/CD (ideally GitLab CI)