Senior Application Platform Engineer

Ready for a new challenge? Our clients are the leading brands in Europe, and they’re looking for a variety of digital talent for their teams. We’ll help you reach the next level with a job perfectly suited for your unique skills and aspirations.

About Ariad:

We’re the digital consultancy & staffing firm that leading A?brands in Europe count on to make digital transitions happen. We partner exclusively with brands like Samsung, Carrefour, ING, Orange and MediaMarkt. We bring together Europe’s finest talent and develop successful teams that create digital customer experiences that people want, love and talk about. Ariad consultants are specialised in digital marketing, e-commerce, digital communication, digital analytics, marketing automation, digital product design and digital transformation.

About our role:

In this role, you will collaborate closely with a dedicated platform team and partner with developers, architects and ICT colleagues. You will contribute to building resilient platforms that support critical digital systems across the organisation and strengthen application reliability across the energy market.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing platform strategy and shaping the future of digital operations, we encourage you to apply.

What you will be doing:

• Design, implement and evolve changes to the core application platforms, including Windows Server and AKS environments.
• Maintain and document software components forming the application platforms, including operating procedures and support guidelines.
• Guide developers and application architects during solution design and assist their deployment journey through to production.
• Investigate and troubleshoot technical issues, ensuring continuity and performance of deployed applications.
• Coach and support colleagues on platform technologies to promote knowledge sharing and team development.
• Suggest platform enhancements to improve reliability, security and efficiency.
• Participate in a 24/7 on?call support rotation (1 week in every 4, when requestedested).
• Work actively with both traditional IT technologies and cloud?native solutions to bridge legacy and modern application ecosystems.

What you bring:

• Ambition to further develop your career in application platform engineering, cloud-native environments or digital infrastructure.
• Proven experience in a similar role focused on managing complex application platforms.
• Past experience in the energy industry is nice to have have.
• Your strengths include deep knowledge of cloud-native workload management, Kubernetes clusters and associated tooling (e.g. Istio, Keda, Harbor).
• Working experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD (Azure DevOps) is essential.
• Hands?on scripting capabilities (e.g. PowerShell, Azure CLI) and familiarity with public cloud environments (Azure, AWS).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a regulated, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Ability to follow conversations in both Dutch and French and strong fluency in English.
• Curiosity, analytical thinking and a proactive attitude toward improvement.

The offer:

• Contractor collaboration. Long-term contractor collaboration.
• Digital recruitment process and onboarding to the company.
• You will collaborate with a knowledgeable team that values autonomy, teamwork and continuous technical learning.
• Working from home: hybrid model with regular presence at the office to collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders.

Why become an Ariad Consultant?

• You’re joining an impressive network of +100 digital consultants and the Ariad staff, all dedicated to helping and supporting each other to succeed and drive innovation.
• You will never be a number: we match you with projects that suit your skills and ambitions.
• Personalised follow?up & honest feedback guided by our Digital Talent Managers.
• Gain a rich community of other digital professionals at quarterly events and meetups. Join our annual Workcation event in sunny Southern Spain.
• Ongoing opportunities to learn and grow professionally, including personal and professional development and guidance.
• Access to leading A?brands in Europe such as Samsung, ING Bank, Carrefour, L'Oreal, Decathlon and many others!

If you are excited about the opportunity to grow your career and make a difference, we encourage you to apply for this amazing job. Don't miss out on the chance to join a top?notch team and be a part of something special. Get started by sending your CV!