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Senior DevOps/Automation Engineer (Puppet) - Remote from Europe - Deadline 15/10/25

  • Remote
    • The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Job description

The consultant will perform the following tasks/services in relation to DevOps/Automation Engineer (Puppet) for a highly secure environment:

 

  • Operate and maintain Europol’s Puppet Enterprise infrastructure

  • Ensure compliance of the servers with the agreed policy (fix unresponsive nodes, no-op nodes, etc.)

  • Support colleagues and other teams with the adoption of Puppet Enterprise for their activities

  • Upgrade the software to the most recent version, to avoid being more than one version behind the market (e.g. to avoid security and error-prone upgrades, etc.)

  • Contribute to the refactoring/improvements of the Puppet Enterprise infrastructure

  • Improve agent upgrades in-manifest/remove task dependency

  • Improve the security posture of Puppet Enterprise installation on our infrastructure.

REQUIREMENTS:

More than 9 years of experience in ICT (e.g. as developer, system administrator, software engineer, infrastructure engineer, DevOps engineer, etc.)

At least 3 years of experience working in an international/multi-cultural environment

At least 3 years of experience with IT operations and Linux/Unix Administration, preferably Red Hat 8+

At least 5 years of experience in Puppet based configuration management design/architecture, development/configuration and deployment/administration, preferably on Red Hat 8+

Participation in a minimum of 3 projects involving Puppet Enterprise based solutions on Linux/Unix (or equivalent experience – large projects)

Participation in a minimum of 2 projects involving server automation (deployment) and standardization through scripting (e.g. Powershell, Python, Bash, etc.)

A minimum of 3 years of experience working with an Agile methodology, preferably SCRUM.

Excellent knowledge of Puppet Enterprise based configuration management design/architecture, development/configuration and deployment/administration

Excellent knowledge of DevOps principles and best practices (continuous delivery, continuous integration, continuous deployment, use of automation to improve efficiency, feedback loops, fail fast, etc.)

Mandatory: Puppet Enterprise Certification

Level : Expert

Delivery mode : Remote (from EU Countries)

Only EU CITIZENS

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