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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer (holding a valid NATO Security Clearance) - Deadline 21/05/26 - **Company:** AlmavivA de Belgique - **Location:** Brussel, Belgium - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Code Reuse, Complex Networks, Computer Networks, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), Network Monitoring, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, VMware VSphere, Data Logging, Google Cloud, SUSE Linux, Istio, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Multi-Cloud, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Rancher, Bare Metal, Hardware Infrastructure, Nutanix - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://be.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7d386d4efd257795 ## About the Role Do you have experience in vSphere?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Minimum of 4 years of dedicated, hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles. * Over 4 years of sustained experience designing, deploying and maintaining highly available production Kubernetes clusters, heavily utilizing the SUSE Rancher ecosystem. * A solid track record of leading complex migrations, moving legacy virtualized applications into containerized, microservice-based architectures. * Expertly provision, secure, and lifecycle-manage large-scale, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments using SUSE Rancher UI/API and Rancher Manager. * Write modular, reusable code to automate infrastructure provisioning across hybrid environments using Ansible. * Architect and maintain sophisticated, zero-downtime deployment pipelines using GitOps principles with Gitlab, ArgoCD or Rancher Fleet. * Author/manage advanced Helm charts and manage complex stateful and stateless deployments. * Engineer comprehensive monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to establish SLIs/SLOs and configure automated remediation. Experience with Rancher Observability is a plus. * Develop robust automation scripts in Python or Bash. * Rapidly diagnose and resolve high-severity incidents across the entire stack, from kernel-level container issues to complex network routing failures. * Comprehensive understanding of the underlying architectures of RKE, RKE2, K8S /K3s and knowing exactly when to apply each distribution. * Knowledge of zero-trust models, Rancher RBAC, Pod Security Admissions, container scanning and enforcing governance. * CNIs tools (Calico, Cilium, Canal) deep understanding of Software Defined Network and Container Networking, network policies and managing complex Ingress and Service Mesh (Istio) architectures. * Expert knowledge of Container Storage Interfaces (CSI), disaster recovery planning and managing highly available storage solutions like SUSE Longhorn. * Extensive practical experience operating distributed Kubernetes environments across a mix of bare-metal, on-premises hypervisors (vSphere, Nutanix), and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP). * Experience acting as a technical escalation point, guiding junior team members, and establishing DevOps best practices across development teams. Preferences * Engineer comprehensive monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to establish SLIs/SLOs and configure automated remediation. Experience with Rancher Observability is a plus. ## Description * Design, build, and evolve highly scalable, secure, and resilient Kubernetes platforms utilizing SUSE Rancher as the central management plane. * Handle the end-to-end lifecycle of RKE/RKE2 clusters (provisioning, scaling, patching and upgrading) across hybrid, multi-cloud or bare-metal environments with minimal to zero downtime. * Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and implement GitOps workflows (using tools like Gitlab, ArgoCD or Rancher Fleet) to streamline continuous application delivery. * Monitor platform health using tools like Prometheus and Grafana, respond to system alerts and troubleshoot complex containerized workload issues. * Enforce security policy's, including network policies, Rancher RBAC configurations and automated container image scanning. * Proactively monitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, persistent storage) to right-size clusters, scale nodes dynamically and optimize cloud or on-prem infrastructure. * Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and architecture diagrams. ## Related Videos - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)