DescriptionThis is a permanent position and we do not offer a freelance/contractor arrangement for this role.
Division: Group Technology services (GTS)
About our team:
GTS - Continuous Integration Tribe – CICD Integration & Adoption Services
About our team: The CICD Integration & Adoption Services (CICD IAS) squad is the single-entry point for all CICD requests.
We support application teams in adopting, building, and using CICD pipelines based on standard pipeline capabilities. This includes activities related to application build, deployment, and configuration management for both on-premises and cloud-based applications, following corporate standards and best practices
We collaborate closely with development teams and the CICD Pipeline Capabilities (CICD PC) squad who standardize, enhance, and maintain build and release capabilities
About your tasks:
- Contribute to creating CICD pipelines for on-premises (Linux and Windows) and Azure Cloud
- Liaise with developers, testers, and infrastructure experts
- Create and administer build and release pipelines in Azure DevOps, automating repetitive tasks
- Define operational self-services for DevOps and operational teams
- Validate operational documentation for deployment and configuration, ensuring traceability
- Provide second-level support to Production Operations, including on-call duties (nights and during certain weekends)
Qualifications
Essential Technical skills
- Strong knowledge and work experience of Azure DevOps and Azure cloud
- Strong knowledge and work experience in using YAML pipeline and elaborating YAML templates
- Knowledge in Infrastructure as Code concept and in the usage of Terraform
- Container-based application and related build and deployment technologies and hosting platform (Helm, OpenShift, AKS, ACI)
Good to have technical skills:
- Ansible (Tower), PowerShell scripting
- IBM MQ and IBM Integration Bus
- Kafka
- .NET and Java technology knowledge
- API management (APIM, APIC)
- Notions of security & architecture (clustering, load balancing, DMZ)
- Understanding of Agile values and principles and the Scrum framework
Required Soft skills:
- Curiosity to learn new skills
- Strong Documentation and adoption mindset
- Problem-solving and lateral thinking mindset
- Good verbal communication in English
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work in a high-availability environment (conscious and focused on the controls required to assure the required service levels) is a plus
Prior System Engineering experience is a plus for this position. On the other hand, curiosity and openness to learn new skills are absolutely required. We are looking for someone who is interested in the various aspects of integration of applications running on a Linux and/or Windows infrastructure (Security, network, middleware).
Work outside of business hours is sometimes required as launches in production are generally carried out after 5 PM or on Saturday, as well as watch duty during nights and weekends. The team is based in our office in Brussels and Krakow, and we offer a hybrid work arrangement.
