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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Hexon
- **Location:** Nijmegen, Netherlands
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft Azure, Ubuntu (Operating System), Linux, MySQL, Zabbix, Saltstack, Golang, Vmware
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nationalevacaturebank.nl/vacature/824effed-a1fc-40ea-8824-0e5d8b02e224/platform-engineer

## About the Role

+ Ervaring met productieomgevingen
 + Bekend met monitoring en automatisering
 + Zelfstandig, proactief en pragmatisch
 + Goede documentatievaardigheden
 + Technische nieuwsgierigheid
Hexon biedt

## Description

Je beheert en ontwikkelt onze Linux-gebaseerde hostinginfrastructuur waarop kernsystemen draaien met hoge beschikbaarheidseisen. Je bent verantwoordelijk voor stabiliteit, monitoring, automatisering en technische verbeteringen.
Techniek

 + ±120 Linux VM's (Ubuntu LTS)
 + VMware-based private cloud + externe providers
 + Geen hyperscalers (AWS/Azure/GCP)
 + SaltStack
 + Eigen provisioninglaag
 + Zabbix monitoring en alerting
 + Applicatie stack: Apache, MySQL, Go, PHP
Wat je doet

 + Eigenaarschap nemen over het platform
 + Beheer van servers en virtual machines
 + Monitoring, troubleshooting en patchmanagement
 + Verbeteren van automatisering en provisioning
 + Optimaliseren van monitoring, infrastructuur en deployment
 + Evalueren van tooling en architectuur / Onderzoeken en implementeren van nieuwe tooling
 + Technische voorstellen en adviezen richting management
Jij brengt mee


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