AWS DevOps Engineer – Cloud Platform Engineering EVIV002466

Location: Brussels Belgium
Work Model: Hybrid / Remote Available
Contract Duration: May 2026 July 2027
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract
Language Requirement: Dutch (CEFR Level C2)

We are looking for a passionate AWS DevOps Engineer to join a large-scale cloud platform engineering initiative within the Belgian public sector. The successful candidate will support the management automation and operationalization of mission-critical AWS workloads hosted on a centralized cloud platform.

You will work within a Platform Engineering team responsible for building and maintaining a hub-and-spoke AWS architecture that supports high-impact digital services and government platforms. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to ambitious cloud transformation projects in a modern DevOps-driven environment.

• Manage maintain and optimize the central AWS platform and hosted workloads.
• Further develop and scale the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environment.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes across multiple environments.
• Support the rollout and operationalization of applications within AWS landing zones.
• Configure and manage platform components such as networking DNS logging monitoring and security services.
• Monitor platform health reliability and performance.
• Implement recovery and failover strategies to ensure system availability.
• Support onboarding of new workloads and integrations within the hub-and-spoke architecture.
• Collaborate closely with development teams architects and platform engineers in an Agile/DevOps environment.

• 3 years of experience with CI/CD automation tools such as GitHub and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Python.
• 3 years of experience working with AWS or similar cloud technologies.
• 3 years of practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience setting up and maintaining centralized hosting platforms within a hub-and-spoke architecture.
• Fluent Dutch communication skills at CEFR Level C2.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to provide signed NDA documentation.

• Experience within the Flemish government or public-sector environments.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps cultures.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Experience managing container orchestration platforms such as:
  • ECS Fargate
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
• Knowledge of AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL MSSQL or MongoDB administration.

You will work on a centralized AWS Hub platform containing shared services and core infrastructure components including:

• Network architecture
• DNS services
• Logging and monitoring
• Deployment APIs
• Shared security and operational tooling

The platform supports major digital government services and continues to expand with new projects and cloud migration initiatives.

• Start Date: 25 May 2026
• End Date: 15 July 2027
• Workload: 100%
• Estimated Hours: 4000 hours
• Remote Work: Available
• Interview Process: Interviews scheduled within two weeks after submission deadline

We are looking for someone who is analytical proactive communicative and takes ownership of complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate enjoys building scalable cloud platforms and thrives in collaborative DevOps environments focused on automation and continuous improvement.

If you are an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong cloud automation expertise and a passion for platform engineering we would love to hear from you.