About the role
ING Bank is seeking a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team at their Amsterdam Cedar office. In this role, you will take full ownership of the DevOps platform, driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence across a Linux-based infrastructure serving critical banking systems.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the DevOps platform, automating configuration via Ansible, deployments through Azure DevOps and GitHub pipelines, and operational tasks using Python and Shell scripting
- Ensure complete visibility across Deployments, Operations, Production Support, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Backup & Restore, Security Monitoring, and Full Stack Observability
- Take ownership of Linux (RHEL) platform operations, ensuring stability, performance, security, and continuous improvement
- Implement and optimise monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry (OTEL), and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Support and execute High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities
- Manage lifecycle of platform components including Operating Systems, Middleware, Certificates, User Access Management, Vulnerability Remediation, and Security Patching
- Identify and resolve root causes of incidents and recurring issues, proposing sustainable solutions
- Drive continuous deployment and delivery using Azure DevOps and GitHub pipelines
- Collaborate within Agile/Scrum squads, working closely with Technical Product Owners and stakeholders
- Ensure IT Risk and Security controls are implemented and maintained in accordance with ING's Information Security Management Policy
- Analyse logs, metrics, traces, and telemetry data to proactively identify performance bottlenecks and reliability risks
Work environment
- You will work within a collaborative Agile/Scrum team at ING Bank's Cedar office in Amsterdam. The role offers hybrid flexibility, allowing you to work from home or the office garden. You will collaborate closely with platform engineers, application teams, and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and automation across the infrastructure.