IT Platform & Automation Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on IT Platform & Automation Engineer to own and run our technical IT landscape.

This is a broad and high-impact role where you will be responsible for our infrastructure, SaaS ecosystem, identity & access management, and automation.

Your mission is clear: reduce manual work, optimise processes, and enable the organisation to do more with less.

You’ll support ~350 colleagues and play a key role in building a scalable IT setup that can grow without adding complexity or operational overhead.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across systems, designing solutions end-to-end, and continuously improving how things work.

What you’ll do Own our IT landscape end-to-end

• Manage and maintain our cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Own our SaaS ecosystem and integrations
• Manage collaboration tools (e.g. Google Workspace)
• Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and well integrated

Identity & access management (IAM)

• Own identity platform (e.g. Okta, SailPoint)
• Design and maintain joiner/mover/leaver workflows
• Manage SSO, MFA, and access provisioning
• Ensure access is structured and scalable

Automation & engineering (core focus)

• Identify manual processes and eliminate them
• Build automated workflows and integrations
• Write scripts and tooling (preferably Python)
• Connect systems using APIs, n8n, Workato or similar
• Apply infrastructure-as-code principles where possible

Infrastructure, SaaS & network

• Manage MDM and endpoint tooling
• Support and maintain office network and WiFi setup
• Ensure reliable connectivity and performance
• Apply solid understanding of the network stack (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, etc.)
• Own and maintain SaaS applications (configuration, lifecycle, integrations)
• Ensure backup and restore processes are in place and tested
• Monitor system health and performance

Modern infrastructure practices

• Deploy and manage infrastructure using Terraform (or similar IaC tools)
• Work with containerised environments where relevant
• Use version control and CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Continuously improve reliability and scalability of systems

Support & collaboration

• Act as escalation point for complex technical issues
• Work closely with Service Delivery on operational improvements
• Support onboarding of new tools and systems

• 8+ years experience in a broad IT role (IT Generalist, Systems Engineer, or similar)
• Experience running and managing complex technical environments
• Strong experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)
• Ability to script and build tooling (preferably Python)
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions)
• Strong understanding of SaaS environments and how to run and maintain them
• Solid knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, WiFi)
• Ability to design and implement scalable technical systems
• Ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies
• Comfortable working independently across multiple domains
• Fluent in Dutch and English (spoken and written)

• High-impact role with broad ownership
• Opportunity to shape and improve the entire IT landscape
• Strong focus on automation, efficiency, and smart scaling
• Pragmatic environment where you can make real impact

Benefits

Life at Marktplaats comes with its perks! Our colleagues enjoy the following benefits:

• Attractive Base Salary

• Participation in our Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus)

• ️ Employee Assistance Program: 24/7 support for you and your family

• Collaborative Culture: “Win together, lose together” is one of our key behaviours. You’ll be part of a supportive, growth-minded environment.

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Equal Opportunity Statement