DevOps Engineer - Private Cloud

NRB
Herstal, Belgium
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Herstal, Belgium

Tech stack

Azure
Cloud Computing
Configuration Management Databases
Linux
DevOps
VMware ESX Servers
Identity and Access Management
Key Management
Windows Server
Openshift
Public Key Infrastructure
PowerCLI
Role-Based Access Control
Site Reliability Engineering Practices
Ansible
VMware Infrastructure
vSphere
Private Cloud Environment
GIT
Containerization
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Information Technology
Vcenter
Terraform
Software Version Control
Api Management
Jenkins
VMware

Job description

  • Design, automate, and operate a secure, scalable, and reliable VMware-based private cloud platform.
  • Enable fast, compliant self-service provisioning through standardized blueprints, catalog items, and automation workflows.
  • Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, PowerCLI, and Git, ensuring version control and governance.
  • Develop and integrate automation and workflows using VMware Aria Automation and Aria Orchestrator.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and API integrations with enterprise systems (ITSM, CMDB, identity, monitoring).
  • Ensure platform reliability and performance through monitoring, capacity planning, lifecycle management, and proactive remediation (SRE approach).
  • Support incident and problem management with root cause analysis and automation-driven prevention.
  • Integrate and operate container platforms (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift) within the VMware ecosystem, promoting GitOps practices.
  • Enforce security-by-design principles, including RBAC, hardening, and audit-ready controls.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (architecture, infrastructure, network, security, and applications) to deliver seamless platform services.

YOUR TEAM

You will be joining the Private Cloud team, whose mission is to operate, secure, and continuously improve NRB's private cloud platforms by combining strong operational excellence with automation and DevOps practices, enabling reliable and modern cloud services for NRB clients.

The team comprises over 30 colleagues specialized in various technologies and is part of the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service department.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Mid-to-senior level with 5+ years in VMware infrastructure
  • 2-5+ years in DevOps, automation, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Strong hands-on experience delivering automation and platform solutions
  • Solid experience with vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, and enterprise virtualization operations
  • IaC & Tooling: Terraform , Ansible, Git, CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins), and secrets management.
  • Operating Systems: Linux and Windows Server administration

Technical knowledge to be developed together:

  • VMware certifications : VCF, VCP, VCAP (DCV or Cloud Management & Automation).
  • OpenShift/Kubernetes experience: cluster operations, day-2 ops, security context, RBAC, operators.
  • ITSM integration experience including automation around tickets/requests and CMDB.
  • Familiarity with enterprise network/security concepts: firewalls, proxies, certificates/PKI, IAM/SSO.
  • Exposure to SRE practices: SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, postmortems, automation-driven reliability.

Soft skills:

  • Agile mindset, comfortable in fast-paced and iterative environments
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
  • Clear and effective communication
  • Ability to prioritize and adapt quickly to change
  • Team player with a continuous improvement mindset

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Benefits & conditions

  • A team of enthusiastic, professional colleagues in which there is an excellent atmosphere and where expertise is shared.
  • Tools and infrastructure that are consistently at the forefront of innovation.
  • Personalized career support to help you with your development.
  • Many training opportunities and certifications.
  • A company with a friendly working atmosphere which is dynamic and oriented towards innovation.
  • Fun times - a food truck, barbecue, after-work events, family day!
  • Complete salary package.
  • Teleworking opportunities (up to 3 days a week).

About the company

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer specializing in VMware vSphere and VMware Aria (formerly vRealize) designs, automates, and operates a modern private/hybrid cloud platform.

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