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We are currently looking for a talented Application Engineer/Administrator on behalf of a major European institution.

Responsibilities:

• Application installation, configuration, and administration in production and non-production environments.
• Monitoring application performance, tuning systems, and continuously improving service efficiency and quality.
• Providing application support and maintenance, including incident, change, release, and problem resolution.
• Writing and validating technical documentation, such as application procedure manuals, troubleshooting guides, and backup/restore plans.
• Automating administrative procedures for recurring system management activities and providing relevant technical support documentation.
• Contributing to the structuring, maintenance, and development of the ICT Operations technical knowledge base.
• Reporting on application availability, performance, capacity, and overall usage.
• On-call support is required during full calendar weeks.

Requirements:

• Education & Experience (Level 3 – Expert):
• Either a completed university degree of at least 4 years with 9 years of relevant professional experience,
• OR a university degree of at least 3 years with 10 years of relevant experience.

Professional Experience:

• Over 6 years of experience working in mid/large IT infrastructure environments, supporting and maintaining applications.
• At least 5 years of experience in administration and support of Microsoft Windows Servers or Red-Hat Linux in enterprise environments.
• 5 years of experience in application administration and support.
• 4 years of experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps, Python) and automated deployment and configuration.
• 2 years of experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet).
• 4 years of experience managing and migrating Kubernetes clusters.

Technical Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server (2019+) operating systems and application support.
• Expertise in containerization and Kubernetes (helm charts, operators, pipelines).
• Familiarity with configuration management technologies (e.g., Puppet) and DevOps principles.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes, including incident, change, and release management.

Certifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is required.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is preferred.

Workload & Availability:

• Full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (32 hours/week).
• On-call services are required during full calendar weeks.
• Potential extension of services for up to 280 additional working days.

Freelancers are welcome

Benefits:

Competitive remuneration package
Private insurance
A dynamic challenging environment resulting continuous learning / education / progression
Ability to work with cutting edge technologies
Pleasant working environment
Ability to expand knowledge and responsibilities

UpcoMinds is a dynamic IT company with 25 years of experience that provides end-to-end web and mobile solutions helping businesses to reinvent themselves in the digital world. Our team’s skills and expertise will ensure the holistic digital transformation of any organization, which will considerably improve both business operations and customer’s experience.

Our goal is to always have our end products and services reflect our deep engineering skills and elegant progressive design aesthetic. We fundamentally believe deeply in developing long term strategic partnerships with our clients by exceeding expectations and maintaining a high level of transparency.

Find out more about us at www.upcominds.com

We commit to promote Inclusion & Diversity by creating a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect and where individual differences are valued. We offer equal opportunity in all aspects of employment.

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