#NC26SED192465 - Kubernetes-DevOps Engineer - Closed
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Requester: NATO
Location: Braine L'Alleud, Belgium
Job type: Contractor
Start date: November, 2026
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
Under the direction of Service Delivery Manager of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the DevOps Engineer will focus on streamlining application delivery and bridging the gap between development and infrastructure:
- Administer container orchestration platforms using SUSE Rancher Prime and collaborate directly with development teams to seamlessly onboard applications into production environments;
- Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to fully automate application testing, integration, and delivery;
- Provision and manage hybrid infrastructure across on-premises environments and the cloud utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC);
- Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and performance;
- Embed security best practices and compliance controls directly into the deployment pipelines and infrastructure configurations;
- Troubleshoot complex integration and deployment issues, acting as a technical bridge across agile delivery teams.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
At least 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or automated platform management, including:
- Solid experience deploying and administering container workloads and orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes, Rancher, RKE2 and Docker;
- Strong proficiency in CI/CD, GitOps, pipeline automation, and version control using enterprise tools like GitLab, ArgoCD or Jenkins;
- Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, provisioning hybrid resources with Terraform, and automating system configurations with Ansible;
- Practical knowledge of managing hybrid infrastructure across enterprise virtualization environments (VMware) and major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP);
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash or Python for automating routine operational tasks and tool integrations;
- Experience deploying and utilizing observability and industry-standard monitoring stacks like Prometheus, Grafana and ELK;
- Excellent analytical problem-solving capabilities with a strong track record of delivering cross-functional work in fast-moving Agile environments.
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