Medior DevOps Engineer

September 15, 2026

Hybrid

Middle

Utrecht, Netherlands

Description

Medior DevOps Engineer at the Dutch Ministry of Defense (COMMIT — Commando Materieel & IT), working on the Eagle platform — an internal AI-driven search, chat, and translation service serving the entire defense organization. The role focuses on building and managing a scalable Elastic Search environment for indexing, analyzing, and exposing large volumes of data to users and applications. Responsibilities include infrastructure automation with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and observability, and incident analysis with structural solutions.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a scalable Elastic environment for searching, analyzing, and exposing large volumes of data to users and applications
Configure Elastic solutions, optimize search functionalities, and help teams make data effectively available and usable
Work on indexing, data processing, performance optimization, and improving quality and reliability of search results
Develop and automate the technical foundation around the Elastic platform using Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, and related technologies
Contribute to monitoring and observability of the entire service delivery to maintain performance, availability, and reliability insights
Analyze incidents, improve services, and prevent recurrence by implementing structural solutions
Collaborate closely with DevOps engineers, data experts, architects, and end users on a future-proof platform with knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Requirements

HBO-level education or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Experience with Elastic Stack and observability solutions including document indexing, mappings configuration, and query building
Experience with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Python, or similar
Knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes, containers, and APIs for investigating technical issues and improving existing services
Experience with DevSecOps principles: careful testing of changes, using monitoring, and discussing risks timely for reliable platform management
Growth mindset with active seeking and giving of concrete, respectful feedback

Conditions

38 hours per week
Hybrid work model based in Utrecht
Temporary appointment with prospect of permanent position
16.33% Individual Choice Budget monthly on top of gross salary for extra leave or fiscal purposes
ABP pension scheme with monthly commute reimbursement or unlimited OV travel card
Study facilities and room for personal development and career growth
Internal candidates preferred over external candidates when equally qualified

Elastic StackKubernetesTerraformgovernment/defense

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