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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Application Engineer with a Passion for Technology and Customer Succes - **Company:** Keylane - **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €3,917.0 - €4,500.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Apache Tomcat, Server Applications, Software System Penetration Testing, Application Services, Bash Shell, Oracle WebLogic Server, Software as a Service, Databases, IBM DB2, Disaster Recovery, Middleware, Windows Servers, Oracle (Applications), Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Vulnerability Management, Web Services, Load Balancing, Deployment Automation - **Published:** July 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5817229067 ## About the Role You recognize yourself in the following profile: * A Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT or a related technical field. * You have 5+ years of experience in technical application management, infrastructure operations or a similar role managing business-critical applications. * You are experienced in managing application servers such as Apache Tomcat and have a solid understanding of their interaction with networking, security and the application stack layer. * You have practical experience with security hardening, patching and vulnerability management, especially in regulated or audited environments. * You are familiar with certificates (PKI), networking and firewalls, and know how to work with concepts like whitelisting, proxies and load balancers. * You can script and automate (for example with PowerShell, Bash or Ansible) and are comfortable working with monitoring and deployment tools. * You are analytical, structured and pragmatic, able to quickly understand complex situations and define clear next steps. * You are a communicative team player: You work closely with colleagues and stakeholders and can translate technical issues into business impact. * You like working in a dynamic, fast-growing environment and think in solutions. * Experience with Oracle, WebLogic and Windows Server is considered a plus. * You will grow into taking more ownership of incidents and changes, and after a proper onboarding and training period, you will be part of the standby/on-call rotation. ## Description €47,000 - 54,000 per year Voltijd EENVOUDIG SOLLICITERENNIEUW Do you enjoy taking ownership of complex technical environments? Do you like combining infrastructure, security and automation to keep mission-critical SaaS platforms? Then join the team behind Benefits-Plaza, Keylane's all-in-one Employee Benefits platform that connects employers, insurers and payroll providers across the Netherlands. As a Technical Application Engineer within our Technical Application Management (TAM) team, you are responsible for the availability, performance, security and continuous improvement of the Benefits-Plaza platform. You'll work closely with experienced engineers and act as a technical expert for one of our most important SaaS solutions. This is a hands-on role where infrastructure, middleware, security and automation come together. You'll regularly balance operational continuity, customer expectations and security requirements while making sound technical decisions under pressure. You'll be responsible for: * Drive the resolution of complex platform incidents and problems, ensuring timely recovery while acting as the technical escalation point for internal teams and stakeholders. * Monitor the Benefits-Plaza platform and proactively resolve operational issues, including resource bottlenecks, application outages and middleware failures (e.g. disk space, CPU usage and Tomcat availability). * Contribute to daily operations: handling service requests and standard changes, following agreed ITIL processes. * Managing service requests and standard changes in line with ITIL processes. * Managing web service integrations, including networking, whitelisting, security configuration and end-to-end technical validation. * Planning and executing maintenance activities, including patching and upgrading technologies such as RHEL, DB2, Tomcat and related components. * Managing the lifecycle of client and server certificates, coordinating renewals and secure deployments. * Lead the technical execution of external audits, penetration tests and disaster recovery exercises by preparing technical evidence, coordinating activities and driving remediation where needed. * Driving automation and standardization by improving runbooks, scripts and operational tooling. * Optimizing monitoring, capacity management and operational dashboards to improve platform reliability. Key about your team You'll be part of Keylane's Technical Application Management (TAM) organization, where we ensure our business-critical SaaS platforms are secure, stable and always available for our customers. 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