Freelance IT Engineer

at  Seafar NV

Hello! Are you the Freelance IT Engineer we are looking for?
At Seafar, you are solely responsible for all our internal and customer-facing IT. From establishing and executing internal IT policies, to implementing the technology behind us remotely and autonomously controlling ships/vessels - you will immediately add value and help an innovative scale-up company cement its place as market leader.
We’re looking for a highly motivated technical expert to join our equally energetic, driven and intelligent team and take us to the next level!

Main responsibilities

• Accountable for IT surrounding the Remote Operating Centre (Stations remotely controlling ships and vessels) and Vessel Control System (Ships/vessels (other vehicles in progress) in need of integrating with to enable remote and autonomous control):
• Procuring, installing, configuring and maintaining hardware (firewall, switches, joystick PLC, UPS, screens, cabling, 4G/5G/satellite, cameras…)
• Installing/configuring software for new and existing vessels
• Providing Remote Operating Centre application/services testing
• Providing 2nd level IT support for the in-house operational team (captains/operators/traffic controller/…)
• Providing 2nd level IT support for the systems onboard of our vessels
• Cloud deployment/configuration support in Azure (IaaS & PaaS) for new or existing vessels
• Create/maintain documentation for:
• Station software usage by operators or traffic controllers
• Vessel, Station & Cloud software deployment/configuration
• IT environment
• Responsible for internal IT infrastructure and policies:
• Maintain and secure our server infrastructure.
• General IT systems monitoring (Zabbix, PRTG, Azure monitoring)
• General IT maintenance, support, and documentation
• IT deployment/maintenance optimisation management

• Helps CTO shape the future of the IT team

  Does this sounds like you?

Bachelor, Master or PhD Degree in IT or a Computer Science-related subject

• Experience/knowledge of Windows (Server) administration with Intune

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE OF MONITORING TOOLS (E.G. SPECIFICALLY ZABBIX, AZURE MONITORING)

• Experience/knowledge of Linux operating system
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure, mainly Microsoft Azure
• Cisco Certificatied Network Associate
• 3+ years of experience in networking
• 5+ years of experience in system administration and support or ICT infrastructure implementations
• Affinity with software development and DevOps in a .NET & Azure environment
• You like taking charge and have good communication and social skills
• English should be perfect written and spoken, Dutch and French are an asset
• Experience in setting-up or leading an IT team is a plus
  What’s our offer?

Seafar is the only technology and service company within the autonomous shipping sector that is commercially operating at scale. By joining Seafar you would:

• Be accelerating your career at an innovative and unique maritime tech company in full growth mode, with lots of exciting challenges to crack
• Work on building from the ground up the technology and service company transforming the shipping industry
• Get offered a salary tailored to your needs
• Making an impact in collaboration with a team of enthusiastic and determined colleagues just like you

• Be celebrating many industry firsts – ever landed on the moon? That’s how it feels like when working at Seafar!

  Excited?
  Don’t hesitate to apply! Get on board because we need you over here

• Accountable for IT surrounding the Remote Operating Centre (Stations remotely controlling ships and vessels) and Vessel Control System (Ships/vessels (other vehicles in progress) in need of integrating with to enable remote and autonomous control):
• Procuring, installing, configuring and maintaining hardware (firewall, switches, joystick PLC, UPS, screens, cabling, 4G/5G/satellite, cameras…)
• Installing/configuring software for new and existing vessels
• Providing Remote Operating Centre application/services testing
• Providing 2nd level IT support for the in-house operational team (captains/operators/traffic controller/…)
• Providing 2nd level IT support for the systems onboard of our vessels
• Cloud deployment/configuration support in Azure (IaaS & PaaS) for new or existing vessels
• Create/maintain documentation for:
• Station software usage by operators or traffic controllers
• Vessel, Station & Cloud software deployment/configuration
• IT environment
• Responsible for internal IT infrastructure and policies:
• Maintain and secure our server infrastructure.
• General IT systems monitoring (Zabbix, PRTG, Azure monitoring)
• General IT maintenance, support, and documentation
• IT deployment/maintenance optimisation management
• Helps CTO shape the future of the IT tea