Senior System Engineer (Kubernetes Platform)
Senior System Engineer (Kubernetes Platform)
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Job description
Hybrid: From home and our office at Amsterdam Central Station
Salary: Between EUR 60000 and EUR 75000 plus excellent secondary benefits (see below)
Full-time: 37.5 hours per week (working part-time is also possible)
Important: You should be living in the Netherlands or willing to relocate
We are a highly collaborative and international IT Engineering team seeking a new colleague to join us. You will be part of a unique not-for-profit organisation that has a significant impact on the core of the Internet. We use a wide variety of technologies including Linux (Redhat-based) AWS Kubernetes Terraform GitLab VictoriaMetrics (Prometheus) OpenSearch VMware Netapp F5 Juniper and SaltStack. If you value team players and collaboration and you are passionate about IT Engineering Kubernetes and GitOps then this is the job for you.
What You Will be Doing:
You will join our engineering team running IT services and platforms and in particular being involved in building and maintaining our next generation Kubernetes platform. Your job will include tasks like:
Promote the use of DevOps practices containerisation and Kubernetes to your colleagues
Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters using GitOps principles
Build deploy and migrate applications to Kubernetes
Maintain and deploy Linux-based systems (Redhat-based) and applications
After six months in the IT department you will participate in our 24/7 standby rotation - shifts are one week every 6-8 weeks depending on team size (compensated on top of your salary)
Job requirements
What Were Looking For:
Communication: Fluent written and spoken English
Embracing change: Eagerness to keep learning and a willingness to adapt
Team player: Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
Substantial experience as a system engineer and at least four years working as a Kubernetes engineer
Experience building maintaining and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.
Experience building maintaining and troubleshooting Linux servers and services.
Experience with Infrastructure As Code (Terraform Saltstack Cluster API etc.)
What You Can Expect From Us:
A modern flexible and informal work environment with an emphasis on a healthy work/life balance
Flexible work-from-home policy so you can arrange your weekly office and working from home days in a way that works for you. Working from abroad for a limited number of days per year is also possible.
An annual salary between EUR 60000 and EUR 75000 (before tax). This includes the standard 8% annual holiday pay.
Attractive additional compensation for the 24/7 standby rotation shifts
Excellent secondary benefits: 5% end-of-year allowance annual budgets for health transportation and technology purposes non-contributory pension scheme paid parental leave top-tier health insurance coverage for you and your family and 33 vacation days (full-time 37.5 hours)
A generous training budget each year that can be used for professional development
An in-house free barista providing healthy varied lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and breakfasts on Thursdays plus regular office drinks
The IT Engineering Team
We are an international team of 10 highly motivated engineers who love our craft. We are responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure for most of the RIPE NCCs services. We work in an Agile environment and rely on good communication and collaboration within our team and organisation.
About The RIPE NCC
The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit organisation founded on the belief that the Internet should be governed openly transparently and together with the wider Internet community. We are one of the oldest Internet organisations in Europe and we are proud of our legacy.
Our strength is our staff. We bring together more than 180 people from over 40 countries in our modern vibrant office in the east wing of Amsterdam Central Station. Currently we have a hybrid way of working and staff can work from home and in the office. Our official working language is English but our colleagues speak more than 30 languages.
Our backgrounds are diverse but our goal is the same: we work for the good of the Internet. Will you join us
How To Apply
If interested please click the Apply button and submit your CV and cover letter in English. Adding a cover letter is highly important and appreciated our team read them carefully.
Not ready to apply yet Then send an email to and we can have an informal chat.
At the RIPE NCC we are proud to serve our members and the RIPE community in 76 countries across Europe the Middle East and Central Asia. We celebrate unique perspectives and talents from different backgrounds and cultures. So if youre passionate about what you do and want to help shape the future of the Internet apply now - wed love to hear your story.
Please note that due to the nature of our activities we will require successful candidates to follow a pre-employment screening (conducted by our partner Validata).
Thanks for your application!
We have received your application. Our team will review and contact you regarding next steps as soon as they can.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
