DevOps Engineer Backup & Recovery in Maastricht, Nederland

Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, and modernize data-protection, backup, and recovery platforms across private and public cloud environments.
• Implement and optimize backup, recovery, cyber-resilience, immutable-storage, and cleanroom-recovery solutions.
• Monitor and improve service availability, performance, continuity, processes, platforms, and customer experience.
• Automate management processes and contribute to implementations using scripting, infrastructure automation, and APIs.
• Translate customer needs into durable solutions and advise customers on data protection, cyber recovery, compliance, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, KPN departments, architecture teams, and product teams on innovation and new functionality.
• Participate in the full service lifecycle from design and implementation through operational management and continuous improvement.
• Share knowledge within the team and contribute to new propositions, tenders, and complex customer challenges.

Requirements

• Experienced platform engineer with fluent Dutch, residence in the Netherlands, and strong English communication skills.
• HBO- or WO-level working and thinking capability, preferably in IT, computer science, or a comparable field.
• Demonstrable experience with complex backup and recovery solutions; Commvault experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of storage platforms, object storage, and cloud-based storage services; Cloudian and Scality experience is desirable.
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows platforms.
• Knowledge of VMware, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
• Experience with automation and scripting, such as Python and/or PowerShell.
• Understanding of security, compliance, and cyber-resilience concepts.
• Experience at a service provider or systems integrator is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to undergo additional ABRO or ABDO screening.
• Analytical, customer-oriented, technically curious, collaborative, and comfortable working across design, implementation, and operations.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement with two office days and three home-working days.
• Home-working equipment support, including a mobile phone and laptop.
• Flexible leave arrangements, including transition leave and the option to exchange public holidays.
• Annual personal development budget usable for training, coaching, and courses.
• Fixed 13th-month payment or the option to allocate it toward a FLEX & BOOST goal.
• Discount on KPN products and services.
• Travel reimbursement and bicycle-related benefits, including a possible lease bicycle contribution.
• Pension plan and opportunities to work within KPN’s Private Cloud data team.