Senior DevOps Engineer

About the job

The Position

As part of our ongoing growth, we are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our teams and work on client projects in Apeldoorn.

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and scale reliable infrastructure and deployment pipelines that power our products. You’ll work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to improve system performance, reliability, and developer experience while driving best practices across the organization.

This role is ideal for someone who loves automation, cares deeply about uptime and scalability, and enjoys mentoring others.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable releases
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and cost; proactively address issues
• Lead incident response and post-mortems, driving long-term improvements
• Partner with software engineers to improve application performance and deployment workflows
• Implement and enforce security best practices across infrastructure and pipelines
• Mentor junior engineers and influence DevOps standards and strategy

Your profile

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related roles
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, etc.)
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Solid Linux and networking fundamentals
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Go, Bash, etc.)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.)
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a calm, methodical approach to incidents

Working Conditions

• Permanent contract
• You get a lease car with a fuel card
• Possibility of hybrid working
• Monthly net expense allowance
• 27 vacation days with the possibility to purchase 10 extra vacation days
• Pension scheme without personal contribution

What we offer

• Access to exciting projects in key sectors: Defence, Transport, Telecom, Finance
• A diverse client base: Collaborations with both large corporations and smaller players across the Netherlands
• A real career development plan: Continuous training, coaching, daily knowledge sharing
• An innovative and collaborative environment

About ALTEN

ALTEN is a world leader in engineering and technology consulting, with over 57,700 employees in more than 30 countries. We support major companies in their innovation, R&D, and digital transformation projects across sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy, finance, life sciences, and telecommunications.

Present in the Netherlands for over 20 years, ALTEN Nederland operates from its offices in Eindhoven, Capelle aan den IJssel, Apeldoorn, Groningen and Amstelveen. Today, with a team of 600+ consultants, ALTEN Nederland offers a wide range of expertise across Engineering and IT fields. From Automotive to Railway, and Defence to Aeronautics, our experts deploy their knowledge to provide innovative solutions in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Ready for a new challenge?

Apply now and take part in innovative and impactful projects at ALTEN Nederland!