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Nova Hunte

Cloud Platform Specialist

Hybrid

Brussels, Belgium

Mid level

Freelance

03-11-2025

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Skills

Communication MongoDB PostgreSQL Incident Response CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Jenkins Ansible Test Networking Linux System Administration Azure CI/CD Pipelines OpenShift Kafka Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Do you have 5+ years of experience as a Platform/DevOps Engineer working with OpenShift/Kubernetes? Apply now for a long-term contract opportunity for a client in Brussels.

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), focusing on cloud-native environments.
Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes for deployments, scaling, and cluster management.
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Expertise in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, integrating with GitOps practices (e.g., ArgoCD).
Experience with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and implementing RBAC/least privilege access controls.
Experience managing core data services including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and MinIO.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Solace and Confluent Kafka.
Experience implementing and troubleshooting observability stacks (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana).
Solid understanding of Linux system administration, networking fundamentals, and cloud concepts (Azure IaaS preferred).
Soft Skills: Strong analytical and methodical problem-solver, excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a passion for automation and operational excellence.
Languages: English (fluent).

Job Description:

Design, implement, and maintain the highly scalable, secure, and observable platform ecosystem built on OpenShift/Kubernetes.
Automate the provisioning, configuration, and deployment of infrastructure and applications using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
Develop, test, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery and zero-downtime deployments.
Manage security integrations, including secrets management (Vault) and enforcing security standards using scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Veracode).
Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, including networking, infrastructure, CI/CD, and application layers.
Contribute to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, incident response, and post-mortem analysis.
Collaborate with development and product teams to integrate services and provide support for platform use.

About the Company

Our mission is to unleash human capital and prepare your business for the future. With 23+ years of industry expertise, we specialise in tech recruitment, AI consulting, and leadership development. UK-based with global reach, and strong European roots, we bridge legacy systems with emerging technologies. Send us your CV apply@novahunte.com Our Values: Human-Centric Precision Urgency Growth IT / Tech Positions we recruit for: Infrastructure & Security AI & Emerging Technologies Enterprise Software Platforms Softwa... Know more