Application Engineer / Administrator

We are seeking an Application Engineer / Administrator to join our team. The role involves deploying, administering, and supporting enterprise applications in a medium to large IT infrastructure environment. Key responsibilities • University studies of at least 4 years plus at least 9 years of relevant professional experience after the diploma; or university studies of at least 3 years plus at least 10 years of relevant professional experience after the diploma. • At least 6 years as an IT professional in mid-size or large IT infrastructure environments, including application deployment, support and maintenance. • At least 5 years in application administration. • At least 2 years with microservices, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as Docker or Kubernetes. • At least 2 years administering and supporting Elasticsearch. • At least 5 years working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions. Mandatory knowledge and skills • Deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters. • Microservices, container orchestration and container stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker and Rancher. • Configuration-management concepts and technologies such as Puppet, Ansible or Chocolatey. • Shell and/or PowerShell scripting. • ITIL processes, including incident, change and release management. Desirable experience and knowledge • At least 2 years with public or hybrid cloud services and solutions, Azure or AWS. • DevOps practices. • Relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL and their interaction with applications. • Kong API Gateway. • Relevant certifications in the technologies listed above. Typical tasks and responsibilities • Install, configure and administer applications in production and non-production environments. • Monitor applications, tune performance and continuously improve service efficiency and quality. • Provide application support and maintenance, including incident, change, release and problem resolution. • Write and validate application procedures, troubleshooting guides, backup plans and restore plans. • Automate recurring system-administration procedures and produce installation and technical-support documentation. • Contribute to the structure, maintenance and development of the ICT Operations technical knowledge base. • Report on application availability, performance, capacity and usage when required. Interested? Apply now at [email protected]