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N-SIDE Careers Platform Engineer
We are looking for a bright Platform Engineer to join our Quality for Operations, Reliability, & Engineering team based in Louvain-la-Neuve.
Who We Are
N-SIDE is a deeptech company that empowers organizations in the life sciences and energy sectors to make better decisions and optimize the use of critical resources.
We're doing so by combining deep industry expertise with applied mathematics and artificial intelligence into easy to use and cutting-edge software that transforms uncertainty and complexity into deterministic outcomes.
In Life Sciences, we streamline the clinical supply of pharmaceutical and biotech companies by accelerating clinical plans, mitigating risks and curbing drug waste.
In Energy, we accelerate the transition towards renewables and electrification by enabling leading grids and market players in making better, faster and safer decisions.
As a Platform Engineer, you’ll be an important part of the team to help us improve our framework.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you'll leverage your cloud computing skills to enhance our technical operations, focusing on:
Infrastructure Management: Provisioning, configuring, and maintaining a robust, high-performing, and secure infrastructure for hosting SaaS solutions.
Incident Troubleshooting: Collaborating with development teams to troubleshoot production incidents, streamlining resolution delivery with a DevOps approach.
Optimization and Collaboration: Improving and optimizing the company’s computing architecture, system configurations, and engineering policies.
Innovation and Development: Contributing to the design, development, and testing of new capabilities, and maintaining the CI/CD framework and SaaS hosting platform.
As a member of the platform reliability team, your responsibilities will expand to:
Technical Support: Assisting N-SIDErs with technical operations and service catalog requests, adhering to internal processes and procedures.
Service Continuity: You will be on support duty outside regular business hours for up to three days per month. This role provides an opportunity to deepen your understanding of our systems in critical scenarios, contributing significantly to our service reliability. This duty is planned in advance for work-life balance and includes additional compensation, recognizing the value of your dedication and expertise in these crucial moments.
Automation and Operation: Writing automation code for infrastructure and platform provisioning at scale, and creating playbooks for scenarios where automation isn't feasible.
Close Collaboration: Working closely with product development teams to ensure optimal service levels for client end-users.
Technology Maintenance: Maintaining and enhancing our technology stack, including Terraform/Pulumi, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.
About You
Qualifications and Experience:
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science is required.
1-3 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer would be advantageous, but young graduates who demonstrate a strong potential are also welcome to apply.
Experience or knowledge in system administration and technical operations within cloud environments, particularly AWS. Familiarity with supporting CI/CD automation tools is desirable.
Personal Attributes:
You possess a creative mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
You are detail-oriented with a keen sense of initiative, ensuring thoroughness in your work.
Being a team player is crucial. You should enjoy and be effective in communicating with others.
You are passionate about your field, eager to learn, and always looking for solutions.
Fluency in English, both in oral and written form, is essential.
Travel: 0%
Start date: ASAP
Our offer
At N-SIDE, we develop leaders. What’s important for us is that you grow and learn, because we care about you, which is N-SIDE’s hallmark.You will be part of a fun and flexible work environment in which creativity, freedom and initiative are rewarded.
You will join a diverse team of over 200 passionate engineers, computer scientists, and business experts from 30+ different nationalities, with 25% holding PhDs. Together, we are committed to making a meaningful impact toward a more sustainable future.
N-SIDE offers a great compensation package, which includes a company car and full range of benefits which can be personalised thanks to our Flex Income Plan.
At N-SIDE we value diversity. All candidates will be treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. N-SIDE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We are headquartered in Belgium with offices in the USA and Japan. The company is certified B Corporation, Best Managed Company by Deloitte Belgium, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001.
Motivated to join our team and bring N-SIDE to the next level?
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data, including any information which allows us to identify you as an individual person. N-SIDE uses the applicant’s personal data in a fair and lawful manner. N-SIDE collects and processes personal data in accordance with the privacy statement available in the privacy policy. Personal information (applicant data) submitted by an applicant will only be used by N-SIDE to ensure an effective recruitment process and will be used for recruitment purposes only.
About the Company
N-SIDE is a world leader in increasing the efficiency of life sciences and energy industries by providing software and services that optimize the use of natural resources, facilitating the transition to a more sustainable world.
To achieve this, N-SIDE leverages its deep industry knowledge, technical expertise, and understanding of applied mathematics to help global pharmaceutical and energy companies anticipate, adapt, and optimize their decisions.
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