DevOps Engineer

Our client believes that the best digital solutions are built from a deep understanding of domains, industries, business processes, customers, and stakeholders. That starts with the people behind the work. 

As a DevOps Engineer, you will help build and further develop the development pipeline and cloud-native platforms within the Azure and Azure DevOps ecosystem that teams and clients rely on.

Digital sovereignty

Our client is moving towards digital sovereignty. You will work in demanding, often regulated environments, such as banking, where reliability is not optional but a requirement, driven by regulations such as GDPR, DORA and NIS2. Control across the full chain is becoming increasingly important:

• Sovereign infrastructure: control over where and how workloads run, with a focus on data residency and reducing unwanted dependencies.

• Sovereign data: data kept under the right level of control, with proper classification, encryption and governance.

• Sovereign code: a traceable, secure software supply chain - from source code through to production.

You will help design and shape the platforms and development pipeline so that sovereignty is not an afterthought, but built in from the start.

AI-Native

You will do this in a world where AI plays an increasingly important role in how software is built, deployed and managed. You will increasingly work with solutions where AI plays a role, ensuring that AI-driven applications not only run but also remain reliable and manageable in production.

You will build and develop platforms on which AI models, services and, increasingly, AI agents and agentic workflows are deployed - systems that independently perform tasks and support decision-making. At the same time, you will use AI to make your own work smarter and more efficient. You will also contribute to how AI can be used responsibly within the development pipeline.

You will focus on:

• Designing and managing scalable, cloud-native infrastructure on Azure using Infrastructure as Code, such as Bicep and Terraform.

• Running and managing workloads in Kubernetes (specifically AKS) and containerising applications with Docker.

• Building and further developing the development pipeline: standardised CI/CD pipelines, golden paths and self-service capabilities that allow teams to deliver quickly and securely.

• Setting up observability, including logging, metrics and tracing, and monitoring reliability and performance.

• Applying security across multiple layers.

Our client is ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and SOC 2 Type II certified. For banking clients, the organisation works with zero-trust, least-privilege, firewalling and strict compliance requirements. Security is not an afterthought, but a design principle.

Our client is a Dutch digital solutions company that helps organisations design, build and improve smart, scalable digital products. Their work combines UX, software development, cloud, DevOps, data and AI, with a strong focus on quality, security and long-term value.

They work in multidisciplinary teams and partner closely with clients and stakeholders throughout the full digital product lifecycle — from strategy and design to development, optimisation and support.

The company has a strong Microsoft and Azure focus and works with technologies such as .NET, Azure, React, Angular, Vue.js, React Native, CI/CD, API integrations, cloud-native development, data solutions and AI-driven tooling.

This is a people-focused environment where curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement are highly valued.

• 5+ years of professional experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.

• Experience with the Azure platform and are familiar with complex infrastructures, networking and Infrastructure as Code, such as Bicep, ARM and/or Terraform.

• Experience with containerisation using Docker and running Kubernetes in production.

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing, and think in terms of a standardised development pipeline.

• Experience setting up observability stacks.

• Are familiar with scripting, including PowerShell and Bash.

• Are enthusiastic about cloud-native technologies and the CNCF landscape.

• Place high importance on security: zero-trust, least-privilege, and firewalling are familiar concepts to you.

• Speak the language of developers and are familiar with C# / .NET and frameworks such as React and Next.js.

• Are curious about AI and the role it plays in modern software delivery, and can contribute ideas around digital sovereignty.

• Have a customer-focused mindset and a pragmatic approach.

• Can see the bigger picture and anticipate what is needed.

• Use strong communication skills to convince others of your solutions and are able to implement these, either independently or together with the team.

• Relevant certifications, such as AZ-400, AZ-500, AZ-700 and/or CKA, CKAD or CKS, are a strong plus. If you do not yet have them, our client offers the opportunity to obtain them.

• Relocation package.

• Step-by-step assistance with your relocation processes and covered virtual sessions with our relocation experts.

• Visa application and 30% tax ruling application done by Ir Olav’s Globetrotters on your behalf.

• Great South African community waiting for you in the Netherlands.

• Market related salary.

• 8,33% holiday allowance.

• Dutch Government authorized pension plan activated once you arrive in the Netherlands.

• One on one Dutch lessons up until company requirement where your partner can join lessons for free.

• Company laptop.

• Commitment for indefinite contract with our client 

• Mentoring and coaching until you go over to the payroll of our client

• Great on and offline events to meet your fellow Globetrotters and learn about the Netherlands, hosted by Ir Olav's Globetrotters.

• Pleasant working atmosphere, where you can be and stay yourself.

Are you just as excited as us about this role? Great! Then you're sure to be a good match! Applying for a job with us is very easy. Simply complete the application form below and one of our recruiters will be in touch!