Data Infrastructure Engineer

We are looking for a Data Infrastructure Engineer to set up, manage and continuously improve SIDN Labs' on-premises research data platform (compute and DWH).

In addition, you will be happy and excited by the activities below and recognise yourself in the input we expect from him or her.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Set up, manage and continuously improve SIDN Labs' on-premises research data platform: compute and DWH.

• Set up and manage a monitoring system to monitor the correct operation of the data platform.

• Develop tooling and scripting for automatic deployment of components or an entire data platform.

• Building knowledge on data platform and data science technologies and keeping it up to date.

• Set up, manage and continuously improve SIDN Labs' virtualisation platform.

• Building knowledge on new VM technologies and keeping it up to date.

Our core values of customer focus, trustworthiness, innovation, independence and professionalism strike a chord with you. And you want to keep learning and developing. If that sounds like you, you'll fit right in! Because we allow people to be themselves.

You'll also have:

• Higher vocational or graduate-level working and reasoning ability.

• Rotates in and thinks proactively in two teams and with SIDN Labs' external research partners.

• Good written and oral English-language communication skills.

• Knowledge of modern software and data technologies, such as S3 object storage, Kubernetes, Apache Spark and Trino.

• Experience with managing virtualisation systems such as Proxmox and setting up backups for them.

• Experience managing on-premise Kubernetes clusters, preferably with Talos Linux and SUSE Rancher.

• Experience with automating security and configuration management, for example with Ansible, Python or Bash.

• Owns parts of the research infrastructure and specific testbeds.

• Technical and gifted expert with a strong focus on security, open source, Linux, data and databases.

For us, it's all about balance. Balance between hard work and relaxation, between performance and reward, between your ambitions and ours, between an inspiring office environment and the convenience of working from home, and of course between professional and private life. We utilise the latest technologies for easy collaboration, remotely, physically and in hybrid forms. We also make sure that our people have well-equipped home workstations, plus access to an office space with everything they need to get together, collaborate and inspire each another. If you want to go running or visit granny during office hours, we're okay with that. As long as you live up to your professional responsibilities, we'll work out between us exactly how and when you do your work. And we're not fans of formal appraisal. What really matters is year-round personal development. Where you take the lead. Helping us to consolidate our status as a major, unique player in the internet technology sector.

Pay and other benefits

What's in it for you? First, ample opportunity for growth and skills development. After all, you'll be helping us take our IT set-up in a whole new direction. On-the-job growth will go hand-in-hand with training-based personal development -- for which we have a generous budget! There's an attractive benefits package as well:

• Gross monthly salary of up to €5,250,- depending on professional experience

• Holiday pay of 8 per cent, plus a thirteenth salary payment

• A variable collective bonus of up to 4 per cent

• An attractive extra bonus if you introduce us to a new colleague

• A basic holiday allowance of 25 days, plus scope for building up to 13 days' occasional leave entitlement, if you work full time

• A pension with ABP, with an 80 per cent contribution from SIDN

• A business rail card if you come to work by public transport

• A travel allowance if you come to work using your own transport

• A PluralSight licence and the opportunity to acquire other certificates

• A daily home working allowance for every day that you work from home

• A complete, healthy home workstation

• €55 a month (net) for your home broadband

• €25 a month (gross) contribution to your health insurance

• Additional paternity leave on full pay

• An optional cycle lease scheme, where SIDN covers 50 per cent of the lease cost, up to a maximum of €60 (gross) per month

• €500 a year to donate to a good cause of your choice

• Your own .nl domain name and hosting package

• Professional coaching and budget coaching

• A relocation allowance if taking the job means moving house

Everything above is for a full-time role.

The selection procedure includes screening, which involves obtaining a Certificate of Good Behaviour (similar to a criminal record check), and performing reference and integrity checks.

Acquisition by recruitment agencies is not desired.