Kubernetes Engineer

About the Position

Kubernetes Engineer

• Location: Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Salary: € 4.000 - € 6.000 per month
• Cloud: Azure

About Your Role

How will you help our clients optimize their cloud performance?

As a Kubernetes Engineer at Quality, you will be designing, implementing, and managing modern container platforms. You will assist organizations in building scalable, reliable, and secure environments where cloud-native applications can run optimally.

You will be involved in both the implementation and continuous development of Kubernetes platforms, often in Azure (AKS), but also in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Depending on your seniority, your focus will be on either the technical execution or on design, standardization, and advisory roles.

A Glimpse into Your Daily Tasks

In your role, you will directly contribute to the success of our clients. Your tasks include:

• Designing, setting up, and managing Kubernetes clusters (such as Azure Kubernetes Service – AKS).
• Maintaining and optimizing container platforms for production environments.
• Collaborating with DevOps and development teams to make applications cloud-native.
• Setting up and improving CI/CD processes and deployment strategies.
• Implementing monitoring and logging (e.g., Prometheus and Grafana).
• Implementing security best practices (RBAC, secrets management, network policies).
• Automating platforms with Helm and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep).
• Analyzing and solving performance and stability issues.
• Designing Kubernetes platforms and related architectures.
• Providing technical guidance on implementations and acting as a point of contact for clients and colleagues.
• Supervising platform transitions and modernization projects.
• Making trade-offs in the areas of security, scalability, performance, and manageability.
• Documenting technical choices in documents such as Low Level Designs (LLDs) and contributing to the further standardization of Azure environments.

Requirements

What You Bring

You are a driven Kubernetes engineer who loves challenges and responsibility. You know how to solve complex cloud issues and are ready for the next step. Furthermore, you have:

• Proven experience with Kubernetes (e.g., AKS, EKS, or OpenShift) in production environments.
• Experience with container technology (Docker) and knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure and AKS.
• You work well in Agile environments and are familiar with Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps methodologies.
• You have an affinity for applying best practices such as the Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience in managing and expanding existing clusters, and strong in troubleshooting and optimization.
• Experience within DevOps teams and with CI/CD processes.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform, Bicep, Bash, and/or PowerShell) and affinity with security, scalability, and reliability.
• At least CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), supplemented with or the ambition towards certifications such as CKAD and/or CKS.
• You are analytically strong and able to understand complex issues.
• You are able to work independently and are proactive and continuously focused on improvement.

We Offer

• A fixed contract for at least 36 hours per week.
• A competitive salary, aligned with your knowledge and experience between € 4.000 and € 6.000.
• An indefinite contract and 100% premium-free pension scheme. This means you keep more net!
• 25 vacation days, with the option to purchase more.
• Sufficient training and study opportunities with an annual study budget of €3500 and 5 study days.
• Lease car or mobility budget, Apple MacBook or Microsoft Surface, and an iPhone.
• A gym at our office and an additional company fitness scheme if you prefer to work out close to home.
• Friday afternoon drinks, company outings, monthly BBQ, and friendly colleagues.
• Good development and growth opportunities, and we also help you navigate your personal learning path.

About the Company

Quality is a specialized knowledge organization where craftsmanship is central. We have high standards for quality but also have an eye for the person behind our professionals. Cloud is a broad and dynamic field, with room for various specializations. Whatever expertise you bring, we value your personal qualities and contribution to the team at least as much as your technical knowledge.