DevOps Engineer (Engineering Support Squad), 32 - 40 hours, Hengelo

As a DevOps Engineer you will work together with the squad to roll out, maintain, and optimize new tooling for Thales engineers. The team mainly works with Linux and Windows-based technologies, focusing on process automation. This is done together with other squads to achieve progress collaboratively.

Within these activities, you will be responsible for:

• Managing applications on Linux and Windows;
• Automating existing and future processes with Ansible;
• Creating and maintaining GitLab/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines used by the team;
• Monitoring deployed applications and proactively solving issues;
• Deploying and maintaining tools in close cooperation with Engineering Support teams in other Thales countries;
• Actively introducing new technologies to benefit the team.

About You

We are looking for a new colleague with:

• A technical (IT/Engineering) educational background;
• A customer-oriented mindset and good communication skills;
• Strong problem-solving ability and perseverance;
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken;
• Relevant experience in managing, developing, and optimizing software tools for developers and/or engineers;
• Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows systems;
• Experience in deploying and managing engineering applications on Linux/Windows platforms;
• Experience with automation using Ansible;
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes) is a plus;
• Experience in collecting metrics (Prometheus) and monitoring dashboards (Grafana) is a plus.

What We Offer

• Position is based on vakgroep 55 (AS) or Vakgroep 60, CLA-Metalektro-HP
• 40 Paid days off per year (based on fulltime)
• A la carte package with options like purchase/sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution or relocation costs
• Flexible mobility policy which you can customize to your needs, for example to use a NS Business card
• A good work-life balance with the possibility to work from home (60/40 principle)
• We offer a career in our large, international organization (over 80,000 co-workers) with different career path possibilities. Thales produces highly technical and complex systems for our customers, where security and safety is always the main theme. We offer you an international environment and career opportunities, attention to personal growth and a salary that matches your experience and responsibility level.

About Thales IS/IT

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 77,000 employees across five continents. The Group invests in digital and “deep tech” innovations—including Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity, and quantum technology—to build a future we can all trust.

In the markets of defense and security, aerospace, digital identity and security, and transportation, Thales delivers solutions, services, and products to help its customers—companies, organizations, and governments—carry out their critical missions.

With a team of approximately 150 colleagues working in 15 mostly product-related Agile/DevOps squads, we provide IS/IT support to our 2,500 Dutch colleagues across various Business Lines and roles. The IS/IT department of Thales Nederland closely collaborates with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales Group. Our IS/IT organization has adopted an agile model similar to the Spotify model in terms of Tribes, Chapters, and Squads.

Our mission is: “Providing secure access to Thales information in one click,” and our culture statement is “Fit for our future.” As a learning organization, we fully embrace Agile principles and strive for excellence through continuous improvement. We are not afraid to fail, as long as we can learn from it.

IT Engineering Support is part of the IS/IT department of Thales Nederland. The IT Engineering Support Chapter consists of 30 enthusiastic IT engineers and consultants, divided into three self-steering squads that work closely together. The Chapter includes system, software and IT architects, application specialists, and infrastructure specialists. We gather requirements, validate them against security protocols, design solutions, and implement them in collaboration with end users, as well as with other IS/IT squads. We maintain our own products and projects and are involved in the latest IS/IT developments within the Thales Group.