Desired Skills & Experience:
Skills and knowledge
● Linux system administration knowledge
● Shell scripting, Python scripting
● Basic knowledge of web technologies: HTML, javascript, json, CSS,,…
Having the following skills is not mandatory, but will give you a head start:
● Docker & Kubernetes
● Ansible
● Experience with configuring cloud and virtual machine solutions: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, …
High level overview of deployment tasks
Initial deployment of the backoffice system
● Set up environment: virtual machines, OS, AWS-environment
● Installation of Zappware products (developed in-house) at operator’s hardware
● Set up and populate initial database configuration
● Set up monitoring infrastructure
● Configure and tune application settings for optimal performance
● Apply network policies
● Apply security guidelines
● On-premise and cloud-based deployment
● Set up communication with external services
● Set up high availability architecture (redundant site, replication, …)
● Set up identity provider systems
Regular activities
● Upgrade Zappware products (developed in-house) with new versions
● Upgrade database
● Upgrade system libraries (openssl,…)
● Define and execute backup / rollback scenarios
● Execute database migrations
● Monitor and adapt scaling configuration for optimal performance/cost balance
● Changing channel configurations
● Document changes and track in version control system
● Communicate with customer
Problem analysis
● Investigate serverside and infrastructure problems
● Collect logs
● Interact with the customer and with the teams to find out what actions can be done to identify the problem
Improve and automate
● Automate common tasks with scripts
● Use scripting and deployment framework (e.g. ansible)
● Participate in the development of our automated deployment pipeline
Terms of employment:
We offer a contract of indefinite duration, a pay which is market related and additional advantages like, hospitalization insurance, group insurance, meal vouchers, additional pay for foreign services, standard expenses, mobile phone subscriptions, a laptop, a lease car with fuel card ….
To apply for the role of Deployment Engineer, please apply by email and send your CV to valere.indeherberge@zappware.com