We are seeking a talented DevOps Coach and Acceleration Specialist willing to relocate to or currently located in Brussels, Belgium.
In this position, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional squads, ensuring alignment with customer needs while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and success. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, coach, and innovate in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. DevOps Transformation and Agile Acceleration
- Collaborate with squads to drive Agile transformation and improve software delivery speed and quality.
- Streamline software delivery processes with a strong focus on security and Agile practices.
- Ensure delivery practices align with customer needs to promote customer success.
2. Coaching, Mentoring, and Technical Leadership
- Act as a lead coach and mentor, guiding team members in Agile and DevOps principles.
- Provide strategic input on the continuous delivery pipeline and shape its evolution.
- Explore and share innovative tools, processes, and technologies to inspire growth.
3. DevOps Maturity and Success Architecture
- Contribute to the DevOps maturity roadmap, focusing on industry best practices.
- Develop and advocate for pipeline blueprints and standardized architectural patterns.
- Serve as a customer advocate, translating feedback into actionable improvements.
4. Customer-Centric Leadership
- Foster a customer-first mindset across DevOps practices.
- Engage with internal customers to tailor DevOps solutions to their delivery needs.
- Liaise between technical teams and leadership to ensure trust and collaboration.
5. Strategic DevOps Contributions
- Lead automation and pipeline enhancement initiatives across architecture, design, development, and testing phases.
- Implement "compliance-as-code" principles to ensure security and regulatory compliance.
- Present solutions and demos to global teams, adapting to flexible schedules as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 7+ years of experience in IT automation, including at least 2+ years in a leadership role driving SDLC pipeline improvements.
- Strong expertise in IT/software delivery, including security-focused architectures and PaaS models.
- Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments; system engineering experience is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Jenkins, Cloudbees CI, Nexus, and Bitbucket/Git.
- Advanced automation and scripting skills using Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
- Expertise in containerization platforms like Docker and OpenShift.
- Experience in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (minimum 6+ years).
- Familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and related technologies (minimum 5+ years).
- Strong programming background with Java, C++, or Python (minimum 6+ years).
- Experience with infrastructure management and testing automation is advantageous.
Why Join Us?
- Official full-time employment with an indefinite contract from the start
- Great relocation package
- Health insurance provided
- Hybrid work model: 2 days on-site, 3 days remote
- Access to Udemy Business subscription with thousands of workshops and courses
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
- Engagement in diverse and challenging projects to keep you motivated and enhance your skills
