Senior OpenShift Administrator AI (K10138)

About the Position

Senior OpenShift Administrator AI (K10138)

We are seeking a Senior OpenShift Administrator AI to manage and optimize our containerized AI environments within the Police Federale.

Responsibilities

• Ensure and improve all aspects of integrating Linux server environments into the internal and external IT systems of the Federal Police.
• Support the organization in maintaining a Docker-based Linux container infrastructure to enable the development of AI applications based on an IT microservices architecture.
• Continuously align organizational goals with system objectives.
• Coordinate a team of specialists based on available resources.
• Develop standards, guidelines, and procedures for the development and evolution of technical systems.
• Implement Red Hat OpenShift infrastructures (version 4 and newer) in Police data centers as a containerization solution, primarily for AI workloads.
• Manage these container infrastructures daily, using task automation tools like Ansible.
• Ensure the smooth operation of containers within these infrastructures.
• Monitor the usage and performance of OpenShift platforms, their containers, and orchestrators using solutions like Prometheus/Kibana.
• Analyze usage and performance trends and take appropriate actions based on these analyses.
• Plan extensions based on usage forecasts.
• Coordinate the deployment of these extensions and updates to OpenShift infrastructures according to vendor recommendations, including major releases.
• Analyze and validate the architectural evolution of the container application platform.

Requirements

• Core Skills

  • OpenShift
  • Ansible
  • Kubernetes
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 8
  • Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 Enterprise

• Secondary Skills

  • Open LDAP
  • Samba
  • Microsoft O365
  • Linux backup and restoration solutions

• Languages

  • French: Active knowledge
  • Dutch: Active knowledge
  • English: Active knowledge

Soft Skills

• Demonstrate autonomy and initiative.
• Adapt quickly to changes.
• Work effectively in a team.
• Be methodical and precise in work.
• Document the results of delivered work.
• Be creative, constructive, and solution-oriented.
• Be resilient to stress.
• Preferably bilingual (Dutch-French) or have sufficient basic knowledge of a second national language to participate smoothly in meetings with other specialists.
• Solid technical English knowledge is essential.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Hybrid work model: Office presence at least twice a week, remote work allowed

About the Company

The Division Systèmes (DIST) develops the ICT system architecture, organizes, and manages the ICT systems. It is committed to the technical analysis of system needs, the development and management of systems (servers, networks, databases, communication, video), in addition to developing technical standards for the police organization and implementing ICT security and protection.

It also manages data centers as well as the central infrastructure and technical systems installed there.

Application Details

• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Until the end of 2026 (extendable)
• Work Schedule: Full-time (40h/week)
• Location: Rue Royale 202A, 1000 Brussels
• Work Conditions: Office presence at least twice a week based on tasks and in agreement with the team, remote work allowed at home or at the employer's location (in Belgium)
• Team: Multidisciplinary, mix of internal and external collaborators