Cloud System Engineer ( data focus)

What your job looks like

• Assist developers with database setups and structure to maintain the integrity, performance, and efficiency of the systems;
  
• Troubleshoot database performance issues, and define both short and long term actions to fix structural issues
  
• Setup and maintain a new data platform based on databricks
  
• Automating deployment, scaling, and management of the containerized applications in a public cloud environment (e.g., setting up new infrastructure components with terraform and automated pipelines)
  
• Implementation/configuration of security standards (e.g., NIST, OWASP);
  
• Manage problems and (security) incidents (e.g. increased error rates in the itsme components, etc.):
  
• Identifying the root causes of problems (i.e. root cause analysis at every level of the solution (application, network, infrastructure, storage)
  
• Increase database/datalake knowledge in the team in general to make sure everybody in the team has the basic skills needed to troubleshoot database related incidents
  
• Automate repetitive tasks that are performed manually.
  

Job requirements

• You take ownership of your projects, reach out to your colleagues and can act as a go-to person;
  
• You have an open and flexible mindset; You can easily adapt to changing contexts;
  
• You have an automation mindset and are used to managing infrastructure as code.
  
• You are a critical thinker and think about what the best solution is when you are asked to perform a task.
  
• You are a team player who shares his/her knowledge and likes to celebrate joint achievements;
  
• You are service- and customer-oriented;
  
• You have strong SQL skills (query optimization, schema design, troubleshooting)
  
• You have experience with MySQL administration specific on replication setups
  
• You have a working knowledge of apache spark and pyspark for distributed data processing
  
• Experience with azure synapse
  
• Experience with databricks (workspace administration, cluster management, job orchestration)
  
• Familiarity with noSQL DB's like MongoDB
  
• Knowledge of Redis or alternatives
  
• Experience with Kubernetes based cloud environments (compute, networking, iam, storage)
  
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code software (e.g. terraform)
  
• Plus: Knowledge of scripting languages: python, golang, ...
  
• Plus: experience with Grafana observability stack
  
• Plus: experience with github actions pipelines
  
• You are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French.
  
  

What we offer

• Being welcomed by an informal, enthusiastic, and ambitious team that is revolutionising how we safely manage our digital identity, in Belgium & beyond.
  
• Offices within walking distance from Brussels Central Station, with the possibility to work remotely 3 days a week.
  
• A contract of indefinite duration, with an attractive compensation package.
  
• An environment where we care a lot about our core values:
  
  • Impact: Lead by example and create positive influence.
    
  • Resourcefulness: Connect, mobilise, and collaborate across ecosystems.
    
  • Curiosity: Explore, learn, and challenge the status quo.
    
  • Scale: Build strong foundations for sustainable growth.
    
  • Humble: Respect, listen, and embrace feedback for growth.