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Next Ventures

DevOps Engineer

Hybrid

Brussels, Belgium

Freelance

14-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership Bash Jira GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Monitoring Version Control Jenkins git Team Leadership CI/CD Pipelines OpenShift Kafka

Job Specifications

DevOps Engineer

Contract: 6 months

Start Date: ASAP

Languages: French or Dutch and English

Location: Brussels (2 days on site, 3 days remote)

We are seeking a proactive and autonomous DevOps Engineer to enhance our CI/CD pipelines, DevOps infrastructure, and deployment workflows. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with key DevOps tools, excels in pipeline optimization, and can independently handle support, incidents, and improvement initiatives. The role also involves technical leadership, client-facing solution presentations, and collaboration with a specialized DevOps team to drive standardization and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD & Pipeline Optimization

Maintain, optimize, and redesign CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy.
Split a large monolithic pipeline into smaller, modular, and manageable pipelines.
Lead improvements to enhance build and deployment efficiency.

Deployment & Containerization

Manage, monitor, and optimize containerized applications on OpenShift and Docker.
Focus on improving ArgoCD automated deployment processes.

Repository & Artifact Management

Administer, secure, and optimize Nexus artifact repositories.
Lead Nexus-related improvement initiatives, including licensing planning and strategy.

Version Control & Collaboration

Collaborate with development teams using Bitbucket and GitLab for Git-based version control.
Support developers by troubleshooting CI/CD and DevOps-related issues.

Security & Monitoring

Integrate and maintain security scanning tools such as Snyk.
(Nice to have) Work with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

Team Leadership & Client Interaction

Provide technical leadership within the DevOps team.
Prepare and present technical solutions and improvement options directly to the client.
Contribute to team-wide efforts to standardize and optimize development efficiency.

Backlog & Operations

Manage and follow a Jira backlog effectively.
Handle incidents, report blockers, and communicate risks in a timely and professional manner.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift, Docker, and containerization concepts.
Proficiency with Jenkins (especially Groovy-based pipeline configuration).
Solid understanding of Nexus repository management.
Experience with Git repositories (Bitbucket preferred; GitLab also used).
Familiarity with Snyk or similar security scanning tools.
Working knowledge of Jira for backlog and issue tracking.

Nice to Have

Scripting experience (Bash, Groovy, etc.).
Familiarity with monitoring/logging systems.
Knowledge of Camunda, Kafka, or ELK stacks.

Soft Skills

Highly autonomous and self-driven.
Strong communication skills for reporting issues and interacting with clients.
Capable of balancing developer support, incident management, and DevOps improvements.
Effective at managing work within a Jira-driven workflow.

Apply Now!

If you have the required skills or know someone who may be interested, please contact Ollie at ollie.miracco@next-ventures.com with your CV or share your contact details for an introduction.

About the Company

Next Ventures is a multi-award winning, global I.T recruitment business, supplying specialist project teams to the Large Enterprise. We source local I.T talent internationally across five practice areas: - SAP - Business Applications - Cloud & Infrastructure - Development & Integration - Data Established in 2001 and now with 8 offices worldwide, our service is truly global with 70% of our business outside of the UK. Each of our offices is supported by a team of multi-lingual recruitment consultants who are all speciali... Know more