Thales is a global technology leader with over 77,000 employees across five continents. The Group invests in digital and “deep tech” innovations—including Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Quantum Technology—to build a future we can all trust.

In the markets of defense and security, aerospace, digital identity and security, and transportation, Thales delivers solutions, services, and products to help its customers—businesses, organizations, and governments—carry out their critical missions.

With a team of about 150 colleagues divided among 15—mostly product-related—Agile/DevOps squads, we provide IS/IT support to our 2,500 Dutch colleagues working in different Business Lines and functions. The IS/IT department of Thales Netherlands works closely with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales Group. At IS/IT, we have adopted an agile organizational model similar to the Spotify model, using Tribes, Chapters, and Squads.

Our mission is: “Providing secure access to Thales information in one click,” and our culture statement is “Fit for our future.” As a learning organization, we fully embrace Agile principles and strive for excellence by continuous improvement. We are not afraid to fail, as long as we can learn from it.

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About the Job

As an engineer, you will work with the squad to deploy, maintain, and optimize the new tooling for Thales Software Engineers. The team works primarily with Linux and container-based technologies, focusing on process automation. This is done in collaboration with other squads to achieve progress together.

Within these activities, you will be responsible for:

- Managing applications on Linux and (Tanzu) Kubernetes

- Automating existing and future processes with Ansible and FluxCD

- Creating and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines used by the team

- Monitoring deployed applications and proactively resolving issues

- Managing the internal Kubernetes clusters used by the team

- Deploying and maintaining tools in close cooperation with Engineering Support teams in other Thales countries

- Actively introducing new technologies for the benefit of the team

About You

Must haves:

- A technical (IT/Engineering) educational background

- A customer-oriented attitude and good communication skills

- Strong problem-solving ability and perseverance

- Excellent command of English, both written and spoken

- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role/position where the focus is on application support

- Extensive knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

- Knowledge of deploying and managing engineering applications on a Linux/Kubernetes platform

- Experience with automation using Ansible

- Experience with deploying and maintaining PostgreSQL databases

- Experience with containers (Docker, Podman) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)

- Experience with collecting metrics (Prometheus) and monitoring dashboards (Grafana)

Bedrijfsinformatie

‘The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales’. In a fast-changing and increasingly unpredictable world full of opportunities, people come to us with big ambitions – to make your life better and more secure. Our employees, who are part of a unique and varied team with many different fields of expertise and a wide range of talents and cultures, develop and deliver outstanding high-tech solutions. Thales employs 80,000 highly talented people in 68 countries. Two thousand of these are based in the Netherlands. We are one of the largest high-tech employers in the field of security and protection.

We help our customers think smarter and act faster in the fields of transport, defence, aerospace, aviation technology and cyberspace, to manage and control their increasingly complex processes and make the best possible business decisions. This is why we play a leading role in digital transformation, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Data Analysis, Connectivity, Mobility, Internet of Things, Cyber Security.

In the Netherlands, we are located in four cities: Huizen, Delft, Eindhoven and Hengelo (head office). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radar systems for seagoing vessels, cyber security solutions, transport systems, communications equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions, R&D for radar technology (in collaboration with TU Delft), as well as R&D for serious gaming. (in collaboration with the University of Twente).

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