Senior DevOps engineer at Tax and Customs Administration
Amsterdam, Limburg, Netherlands -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Dec, 26

Salary

105000.0

Posted On

23 Sep, 26

Experience

11 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Industry

Information Services

Description

Are you a DevOps engineer with a passion for CI/CD and automation? At the Tax and Customs Administration in Apeldoorn, you will work on a future-proof software delivery platform for both Cobol and Java within the Generic Support Services (GOS) team of the Generic Provisions (GV) department. This is a role for 36 hours per week.

  • Bachelor of Higher Professional Education
  • 32-36 hours
  • ICT
  • €4,132 / €6,275 gross pm
  • Apeldoorn
  • Respond by September 14, 2026

You do this at the Tax and Customs Administration.You collaborate with your fellow developers in the DevOps team to maintain and renew the software delivery platform for Cobol and Java within the Tax and Customs Administration. You investigate existing solutions, assess their utility, and translate developer needs into practical improvements in tooling and automation. This includes improving build processes, code quality checks, and deployment flows. In doing so, you optimize the features behind the software delivery process used by all Cobol and Java engineers within the IT department.Depending on your knowledge and expertise, you can delve into, for example, Jenkins pipelines on Linux. Or you could work on the implementation of IBM DBB as a new build engine for Cobol, or on the implementation of z/OS Connect, which enables REST APIs on the mainframe. There are plenty of options! You will have ample room to experiment, improve, and innovate in an Agile environment.A special job, because...

  • you are working on an innovative software delivery platform for both Cobol and Java;
  • you have a direct impact on the quality and speed of software development within the Tax and Customs Administration;
  • you get plenty of room to experiment with new tools, techniques, and working methods;
  • you collaborate with experienced DevOps colleagues in an Agile team with a clear mission;
  • you actively share knowledge through presentations, workshops, and consultancy;
  • you contribute to the modernization of crucial systems with societal relevance.

The department - Information Provision Directorate Show content of The department - Information Provision DirectorateThe Information Provision Directorate is the Tax and Customs Administration's ICT company. With over 3,000 colleagues, we ensure that the Netherlands can rely on reliable information provision and ICT systems. The entire Netherlands? Yes, our 'customers' are not only Tax and Customs Administration employees, but also 8,600 large entrepreneurs, 2.2 million SME entrepreneurs, and 8.5 million citizens. And did you know that we work according to an agile mindset? Open, transparent, and focused on learning and knowledge sharing. Through the application of a DevOps methodology and our range of automated technologies, the Tax and Customs Administration's systems can process millions of data and euros every day.At our company, you work in a modern tech organization with people as its beating heart. Whether you contribute to effective ICT as an engineer or in another role, your commitment matters. Just like your development, in which we are happy to invest. And your ideas, which we enjoy listening to. There is also ample room to innovate together with external parties. Not only to modernize, but above all to develop new products and services that align with the experiences of citizens, businesses, and colleagues.“I think it is great to contribute directly with my work to the renewal of the CI/CD pipelines and the software development process within the Tax and Customs Administration’s IT organization.” Jimmy, DevOps engineer


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Responsibilities

Are you a DevOps engineer with a passion for CI/CD and automation? At the Tax and Customs Administration in Apeldoorn, you will work on a future-proof software delivery platform for both Cobol and Java within the Generic Support Services (GOS) team of the Generic Provisions (GV) department. This is a role for 36 hours per week.

  • Bachelor of Higher Professional Education
  • 32-36 hours
  • ICT
  • €4,132 / €6,275 gross pm
  • Apeldoorn
  • Respond by September 14, 2026

You do this at the Tax and Customs Administration.You collaborate with your fellow developers in the DevOps team to maintain and renew the software delivery platform for Cobol and Java within the Tax and Customs Administration. You investigate existing solutions, assess their utility, and translate developer needs into practical improvements in tooling and automation. This includes improving build processes, code quality checks, and deployment flows. In doing so, you optimize the features behind the software delivery process used by all Cobol and Java engineers within the IT department.Depending on your knowledge and expertise, you can delve into, for example, Jenkins pipelines on Linux. Or you could work on the implementation of IBM DBB as a new build engine for Cobol, or on the implementation of z/OS Connect, which enables REST APIs on the mainframe. There are plenty of options! You will have ample room to experiment, improve, and innovate in an Agile environment.A special job, because...

  • you are working on an innovative software delivery platform for both Cobol and Java;
  • you have a direct impact on the quality and speed of software development within the Tax and Customs Administration;
  • you get plenty of room to experiment with new tools, techniques, and working methods;
  • you collaborate with experienced DevOps colleagues in an Agile team with a clear mission;
  • you actively share knowledge through presentations, workshops, and consultancy;
  • you contribute to the modernization of crucial systems with societal relevance.

The department - Information Provision Directorate Show content of The department - Information Provision DirectorateThe Information Provision Directorate is the Tax and Customs Administration's ICT company. With over 3,000 colleagues, we ensure that the Netherlands can rely on reliable information provision and ICT systems. The entire Netherlands? Yes, our 'customers' are not only Tax and Customs Administration employees, but also 8,600 large entrepreneurs, 2.2 million SME entrepreneurs, and 8.5 million citizens. And did you know that we work according to an agile mindset? Open, transparent, and focused on learning and knowledge sharing. Through the application of a DevOps methodology and our range of automated technologies, the Tax and Customs Administration's systems can process millions of data and euros every day.At our company, you work in a modern tech organization with people as its beating heart. Whether you contribute to effective ICT as an engineer or in another role, your commitment matters. Just like your development, in which we are happy to invest. And your ideas, which we enjoy listening to. There is also ample room to innovate together with external parties. Not only to modernize, but above all to develop new products and services that align with the experiences of citizens, businesses, and colleagues.“I think it is great to contribute directly with my work to the renewal of the CI/CD pipelines and the software development process within the Tax and Customs Administration’s IT organization.” Jimmy, DevOps engineer


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