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Job Title: Platform Engineer GitHub Enterprise & DevOps Platform
Location: Amsterdam Netherlands (Hybrid 2 Days Office / 3 Days Remote)
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Start Date: 31 August 2026
Experience Required: 68 Years
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer GitHub Enterprise to join the Development Tooling team within a large-scale regulated enterprise environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in introducing implementing governing and scaling GitHub Enterprise as a strategic development platform. The role focuses on driving GitHub adoption across engineering teams establishing security and compliance frameworks enabling automation and integrating GitHub capabilities with Azure DevOps and modern DevOps tooling.

This position requires strong experience in GitHub Enterprise Azure DevOps CI/CD platform engineering automation and enterprise development governance.

Key Responsibilities

GitHub Enterprise Platform Implementation

• Design implement and maintain GitHub Enterprise as a core enterprise development platform.
• Support GitHub adoption across thousands of engineers and development teams.
• Define platform standards operating models and best practices.
• Enable engineering teams to maximize GitHub capabilities.
• Support migration activities from existing development platforms where required.

Platform Engineering & DevOps Enablement

• Build and maintain scalable developer platforms following DevOps principles.
• Integrate GitHub Enterprise with enterprise tooling ecosystems.
• Support CI/CD automation and development workflows.
• Integrate GitHub with Azure DevOps pipelines and related tools.
• Improve developer productivity through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Promote Infrastructure as Code and platform automation practices.

Governance Security & Compliance

• Define and implement GitHub governance frameworks.
• Establish security controls and compliance standards for enterprise development platforms.
• Manage:
  • Repository governance
  • Access controls
  • Branch protection policies
  • Security configurations
  • Development workflow standards
• Ensure GitHub usage aligns with enterprise security and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits and compliance reviews.

Azure DevOps & CI/CD Integration

• Design and maintain integrations between GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps.
• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation and optimization.
• Enable automated:
  • Build processes
  • Testing workflows
  • Deployment pipelines
  • Release management
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve software delivery processes.

Developer Support & Adoption

• Act as a technical advisor for development teams adopting GitHub Enterprise.
• Provide guidance documentation and best practices.
• Support teams in migrating and onboarding applications.
• Identify adoption challenges and implement solutions.
• Promote modern DevOps practices across engineering teams.

Automation & Future AI Capabilities

• Explore and enable advanced GitHub capabilities including:
  • GitHub Copilot
  • AI-assisted development workflows
  • Agentic development capabilities
• Support future integrations between GitHub Azure DevOps and AI-powered tooling.
• Develop automation solutions to improve engineering efficiency.

Working Environment

The Platform Engineer will be part of the Development Tooling department responsible for delivering a modern development environment for thousands of engineers.

The team operates as an IT-for-IT organization supporting internal development teams through:

• Large-scale enterprise platforms
• Secure development environments
• DevOps practices
• Automation
• Platform ownership
• Continuous improvement

Required Experience

• 68 years of experience in platform engineering DevOps or development tooling.
• Proven experience implementing and managing GitHub Enterprise within large organizations.
• Experience working with enterprise-scale development platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with Azure DevOps platforms or pipelines.
• Experience defining security governance and compliance standards.
• Experience with automation and platform engineering practices.
• Experience working in complex enterprise environments.

Mandatory Technical Skills

GitHub Enterprise

• GitHub Enterprise administration
• Repository management
• GitHub governance
• Enterprise adoption strategies
• Security and access management

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
• DevOps practices
• Release automation
• Build and deployment workflows

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Microsoft Azure
• Platform engineering principles
• Automation frameworks
• Enterprise tooling integration

Security & Compliance

• Development platform security
• Access controls
• Compliance frameworks
• Secure software development practices

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with:
  • GitHub Copilot
  • AI-assisted development tools
  • Agentic AI capabilities
• Experience with large-scale GitHub migrations.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native development platforms.
• Knowledge of security scanning and DevSecOps tooling.

Key Competencies

• Strong platform ownership mindset
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with large engineering communities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Security and compliance awareness
• Agile way of working
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to operate independently in a DevOps environment

Language Requirements

• English: Mandatory
• Dutch language skills are beneficial but not required.

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in:

• Computer Science
• Software Engineering
• Information Technology
• Cloud Engineering
• DevOps Engineering

Relevant certifications in Azure GitHub DevOps or cloud technologies are advantageous.