Operations Support Engineer (L2)

• Full-time

About the Position

Join Arηs Group, part of Accenture, as an Operations Support Engineer (L2) to ensure system stability, security, and performance in complex public sector IT projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the operational maintenance and continuity of the system after its Entry into Operations, guaranteeing that it remains stable, secure, and performant across all environments.
• Provide second-level support by analyzing and resolving incidents, problems, and service requests in accordance with defined service levels.
• Perform corrective, adaptive, preventive, and perfective maintenance activities to sustain operability and compliance with the Contracting Authority’s technical, operational, and security baselines.
• Monitor system health and performance through observability tools, respond proactively to alerts and events, and coordinate with DevSecOps Engineers for deployments, automation improvements, and environment optimization.
• Collaborate with Database Administrators, Architects, and the CA’s Operational teams to ensure effective system operation, configuration management, and change control.
• Participate in change and release management activities, ensuring deployment readiness, rollback planning, and validation testing.
• Contribute to post-incident reviews and root-cause analyses, maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-base articles, and support knowledge transfer and handover activities to guarantee service sustainability and continuity of expertise.
• Provide operational support for middleware and integration components forming the overall technical landscape, including gateways, data transformation and messaging platforms, identity and access management systems, web servers, and content management platforms.

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of ITIL service management processes, including Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Event, and Knowledge Management.
• Proficiency with IT service management tools as defined or agreed by the CA.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments, container orchestration platforms, and observability stacks.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and configuration-management tools.
• Knowledge of application runtime environments, APIs, middleware, and integration technologies such as:
  • API management and gateway platforms
  • Event streaming and message-oriented middleware
  • Data transformation and mapping tools
  • Identity and access management solutions and related authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, etc.)
  • Web infrastructure and content-management platforms
  • Mobile build and deployment pipelines
• Knowledge of database performance monitoring, backup, and recovery coordination.
• Familiarity with system hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a multicultural, multi-vendor operational environment.
• Familiarity with the middleware and integration technologies, including but not limited to API management, data transformation and messaging platforms, event streaming, identity and access management, web infrastructure, content management systems, observability, and automation tools, as defined or agreed by the CA.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in IT operations or application/system support, including at least 2 years in second-level (L2) support for large-scale, mission-critical systems.
• Experience working within ITIL-aligned frameworks and structured change and release-management processes.
• Certifications (preferred): ITIL Foundation or higher, Linux administration, container-orchestration, or equivalent certification.

We Offer

• Competitive and attractive salary package.
• Comprehensive health insurance plan from day one.
• Convenient meal allowance provided through a ticket restaurant card.
• Participation in impactful projects at both the national and European level.
• Opportunities for growth through in-house training sessions and a wide range of online learning opportunities.
• A collaborative culture where achievements and milestones are regularly celebrated.

About the Company

Arηs Group, part of Accenture, specializes in the management of complex public sector IT projects, including systems integration, informatics and analytics, solution implementation, and program management. Our team helps lead clients through digital and information systems design, bringing expertise in a variety of areas ranging from software development, data science, and security management to machine learning, cloud, and mobile development.

Arηs Group was acquired by Accenture in July 2024.