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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud & System Engineer - **Company:** itsme® - **Location:** Brussel, Belgium (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, Database Queries, Distributed Computing Environment, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Open Web Application Security, Query Optimization, Redis, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Apache Spark, Database Performance, Backend, Pyspark, Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Golang - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=44b217dd78612c79 ## About the Role * You are a critical thinker and think about what the best solution is when you are asked to perform a task. * You are a team player who shares his/her knowledge and likes to celebrate joint achievements; * You are service- and customer-oriented; * You have strong SQL skills (query optimization, schema design, troubleshooting) * You have experience with MySQL administration specific on replication setups * You have a working knowledge of apache spark and pyspark for distributed data processing * Experience with azure synapse * Experience with databricks (workspace administration, cluster management, job orchestration) * Familiarity with noSQL DB's like MongoDB * Knowledge of Redis or alternatives * Experience with Kubernetes based cloud environments (compute, networking, iam, storage) * Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code software (e.g. terraform) * Plus: Knowledge of scripting languages: python, golang, ... * Plus: experience with Grafana observability stack * Plus: experience with github actions pipelines * You are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French. ## Description Itsme is looking for a Cloud & System Engineer to join the team, to help implement new features while ensuring meticulous attention to detail and maintaining itsme's stability. The position is one with a focus on everything involving data. Backend databases of different flavours, with a focus on helping dev teams design and run performant systems, and setting up and maintaining a datalake platform, to enable our BI team to gain usefull insights. Maintaining operational efficiency and stability is paramount to the team's objectives. That's why monitoring systems and processes is crucial to address any issues directly. Collaboration with developers to implement new features is also an important aspect of the feature, ensuring that updates are seamlessly integrated into existing infrastructure. The successful candidate plays a crucial role in Itsme's national and international expansion and contributes to its continued growth and success within the digital identity sphere., * Assist developers with database setups and structure to maintain the integrity, performance, and efficiency of the systems; * Troubleshoot database performance issues, and define both short and long term actions to fix structural issues * Setup and maintain a new data platform based on databricks * Automating deployment, scaling, and management of the containerized applications in a public cloud environment (e.g., setting up new infrastructure components with terraform and automated pipelines) * Implementation/configuration of security standards (e.g., NIST, OWASP); * Manage problems and (security) incidents (e.g. increased error rates in the itsme components, etc.): * Identifying the root causes of problems (i.e. root cause analysis at every level of the solution (application, network, infrastructure, storage) * Increase database/datalake knowledge in the team in general to make sure everybody in the team has the basic skills needed to troubleshoot database related incidents * Automate repetitive tasks that are performed manually. * You take ownership of your projects, reach out to your colleagues and can act as a go-to person; * You have an open and flexible mindset; You can easily adapt to changing contexts; * You have an automation mindset and are used to managing infrastructure as code. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Flex your Energy: Building a Cloud-Native Platform for Renewable Energy Communities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1990-flex-your-energy-building-a-cloud-native-platform-for-renewable-energy-communities) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Seriously gaming your cloud expertise: from cloud tourist to cloud native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/373-seriously-gaming-your-cloud-expertise-from-cloud-tourist-to-cloud-native) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)