DevOps Engineer Infrastructure

ppbAre you a DevOps Engineer with a passion for infrastructure platforms? Do you want to work in a high-tech environment where research, innovation and education come together? Then we are looking for you! /b /p pTU Delft operates its own data centres and its own campus network. Deliberately. As a scientific institution, we believe that maintaining control over our digital infrastructure is not a matter of cost, but an essential prerequisite. You make sure that this infrastructure is not managed manually, but controlled through code. /p pYou will work on one of the largest and most distinctive IT environments in the Netherlands. More than 40,000 researchers, students and staff rely on it every day. Behind this environment is not a standard catalogue of services, but a campus network that simultaneously supports lecture halls, laboratories, quantum research and high-performance computing — all from data centres that we own and operate ourselves. /p pWe are transforming this environment from manual operations to code. Not as a project with an end date, but as a way of working. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the standard, not the ambition. Everything goes through Git, everything is peer-reviewed, and what we build moves into production quickly so that we can learn from real feedback rather than assumptions. /p pYour work is at the heart of this transformation. You automate the deployment, configuration and registration of our data centre, network and platform services using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, NetBox, GitLab CI and Python. You help build the internal platform that enables other teams within the ICT Directorate to securely consume standardised infrastructure services themselves, rather than submitting a ticket and waiting. /p h3What you will work on /h3 pDepending on your interests and strengths, your work will focus on areas including: /p h3I. Establishing a reliable source of truth /h3 pNetBox is becoming our technical Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Network and infrastructure configurations should originate from it, rather than the other way around. That may sound less exciting than some of the other challenges, but it is the foundation for everything we automate next. /p h3II. Connecting to our shared automation landscape /h3 pWe are building an event-driven orchestration layer in which a request from a self-service portal automatically results in a deployed, registered and monitored service. From a portal request, to the desired state, to working infrastructure — with the resulting status fed back to the requester. /p h3III. Compartmentalised research environments /h3 pFor sensitive research, we build isolated environments driven by knowledge security requirements and the forthcoming Dutch Knowledge Security Screening Act (Wet screening kennisveiligheid). Segmentation, access control and demonstrable compliance are not secondary considerations here; they are part of the product itself. /p h3IV. Rethinking the virtualisation layer /h3 pWe are exploring Proxmox as an alternative to our current VMware stack. What this means for networking, storage and physical infrastructure remains an open technical question — one that you will help us explore, design and build. /p h3V. Moving from monitoring to measurable reliability /h3 pKnowing that something is broken is not the same as knowing how reliable it is. Observability is one of the major areas we still need to develop further. /p pYou will help shape our technical direction. You will have the freedom to make choices, initiate improvements and introduce new tooling — and we expect you to be able to explain and defend those choices to colleagues and stakeholders who may see things differently. /p h3How we work /h3 pWe work in multidisciplinary teams using an agile way of working. Everything is peer-reviewed, including infrastructure code. Documentation where necessary, code wherever possible. We use AI agents to work faster and more accurately, and we expect you to be curious about their potential. /p pYou will join the Campus Connectivity team. The working language within the team is Dutch or English. /p h3Requirements /h3 pWhat we are looking for /p pWe are looking for an automation engineer. Networking knowledge is an advantage, not a requirement. /p pWe expect you to bring: /p ulliYou have automated production infrastructure using code, for example with Ansible, Terraform or Pulumi — and you can tell us what went wrong along the way and what you learned from it. /liliYou programme in Python or a comparable language at a level where you can build your own tooling rather than simply copy scripts. /liliYou are comfortable working with Linux. /liliGit and CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) are part of the way you work, rather than tools you use on the side. /liliYou incorporate security into your designs from the outset, rather than treating it as a final check. /liliYou enjoy collaborating with other teams and can explain a technical decision to someone who is not an engineer. /li /ul pThe following would be an advantage — but these are also things you can learn here: /p ulliNetworking: routing, switching, firewalls, segmentation and Software Defined Networking (SDN). /liliNetBox or another source-of-truth platform. /liliVirtualisation: Proxmox, VMware and OpenShift. /liliEvent-driven architecture, workflow orchestration and container platforms. /liliWorking in an environment with formal security and compliance requirements, such as those arising from the Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet). /li /ul pWe have experienced network and infrastructure specialists who can teach you the networking side. What we are looking for is someone who can help them take automation to the next level. /p pSo, apply even if you still have a lot to learn from the second list. We would rather hire someone who is very good at three things and eager to learn the rest than someone who knows a little about everything. /p h3This role is probably not for you if /h3 ulliYou primarily want to continue working in a hyperscaler-driven environment. We use cloud services where they make sense, but we deliberately place the emphasis on our own infrastructure in our own data centres. /liliYou expect the environment to already be completely streamlined. It is not. A lot of manual processes have developed over time, and cleaning those up and automating them is part of the job. /liliYou only want to build and do not want to persuade. Automation affects other teams here, and bringing those teams along is part of making it work. /li /ul h3TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) /h3 pWorking at TU Delft means contributing to solutions that really make a difference. /p pFor over 180 years, we have been training engineers who make an impact worldwide in companies, government bodies, or as entrepreneurs. Our alumni turn knowledge into concrete solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow. These challenges are changing rapidly. That is why we focus on themes such as energy, climate, digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart mobility every day. Our education and research are directly aligned with what society needs now and in the future. /p pAt TU Delft, our people make the difference. With their knowledge and curiosity, our staff provide a high‑quality education and conduct pioneering research that extends beyond the campus. You will have the opportunity to take the initiative, work with others, and grow as a professional. Working at TU Delft means join an international community of professionals and students. Together, we create knowledge, innovations, and solutions that help move the world forward. /p h3University Corporate Office – ICT /h3 pAt the ICT Directorate, we work with approximately 200 colleagues divided into several teams: Shared Service Centre, Project Management Services, Information Management, Security, Privacy Architecture and Innovation. /p pWe, as the ICT Directorate, work on a variety of projects, together with the faculties and other directorates of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The complexity and size of the organisation often cause our work to be challenging yet rewarding. The biggest task we face in the coming years as TU Delft is to accelerate digitalisation to strengthen our position as a world‑class university. /p pWe often work together with the specialists in our own ICT department and with our colleagues spread across the university. The campus is a vibrant environment that buzzes with activity. The culture is informal and inclusive. There is room for a casual chat at the coffee machine and, if you like, you can participate in various activities organised on campus. Moreover, within the ICT directorate, you will be given the trust and freedom to manage your own work. There are many possibilities in terms of training and we consider your personal development to be very important. /p pWould you like to know more about what it's like to work at ICT and see what other vacancies we have? Have a look at our work‑in‑ict page. /p h3Conditions of employment /h3 ulliDuration of contract is 1 jaar. Temporary with prospect of permanent /liliA job of 36-40 hours per week. /liliA salary based on Scale 11 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €4925 - €6682 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end‑of‑year bonus of 8.3%. /liliAn excellent pension scheme via the ABP. /liliThe possibility to compile an individual employment package every year. /liliDiscount with health insurers on supplemental packages. /liliEvery year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget. /liliPlenty of opportunities for education, training and courses. /liliPartially paid parental leave /liliAttention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program. /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr