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Harvey Nash

Java devops engineer

On site

Leuven, Belgium

Freelance

03-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Java Eclipse CI/CD Jenkins Problem-solving Windows git Maven CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

For our client, a leading Belgian financial institution with a strong focus on digital innovation, secure software delivery, and large-scale enterprise systems.

About the Company

Our client is one of Belgium’s most established financial organisations, known for its modern IT landscape, strong investment in automation, and large engineering teams working on high-impact digital platforms. With a culture focused on stability, security, and continuous improvement, their teams work on enterprise-grade systems used by millions of customers across Belgium.

To strengthen their Software Factory team, they are looking for a CI/CD & Jenkins Engineer with strong Java expertise.

About the Role

You will join the core team responsible for maintaining and improving the CI/CD pipelines that support hundreds of developers across the organisation. Your main focus will be on Jenkins, Java-based pipeline components, and the related tooling ecosystem (Eclipse, SCM, build tools).

This is a technical, hands-on role combining Java knowledge, pipeline engineering, and tooling support within a highly secured banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain, support, and optimize the Jenkins pipeline framework (written in Java).
Monitor and assess Jenkins core updates, plugin upgrades, and security advisories to ensure a robust and secure CI/CD environment.
Perform Jenkins upgrades and ensure plugin stability and compatibility.
Troubleshoot pipeline issues, build failures, and integration problems.
Manage and upgrade the Eclipse IDE on Windows, including plugin configurations.
Maintain up-to-date technical documentation covering build processes, configurations, and pipeline logic.
Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure seamless build and deployment operations.

Required Qualifications

Strong proficiency in Java (Java 8+).
Hands-on experience with Jenkins, Jenkins Pipelines, and CI/CD automation in a UNIX environment.
Experience working with Eclipse IDE, including plugin management.
Familiarity with build tools such as Ant and Maven.
Good understanding of Web Services (SOAP).
Solid knowledge of SCM tools: Subversion and Git.

Soft Skills

Fluency in Dutch
Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a complex IT environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
Quality-driven and structured in execution.
Clear communication skills and the ability to work within cross-functional technical teams.

About the Company

We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams. From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions, we are experts in the tech sector. Established in 1988, we have helped over half the world’s leading companies recruit, retain, source and manage the highly skilled tech talent they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive, global and technology driven world. With over 3.300 staff in more than 49 offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the U.S and Canada, we have built a rep... Know more