Start: 15-09-2025
Hours: 36 per week
Duration: 12 months+
Location: Amsterdam
Type: Freelance possible | deta-perm

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Expert for our client in Amsterdam.
The focus is on further maturing, developing, and expanding state-of-the-art payment and settlement platforms. The organization provides safe, reliable, and compliant payment and settlement services, structured as a service-based organization with clear priorities and responsibilities.
As a Site Reliability Engineering Expert, you will play a crucial role in guiding teams toward achieving their Site Reliability Engineering objectives. You will operate with a high level of autonomy, with a strong focus on stakeholder alignment and collaboration in an international, distributed environment.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Extensive knowledge of Linux (RHEL) or Windows
• Experience with SQL/RDBMS (Oracle, MS SQL) or NoSQL (Cassandra)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD (preferably Azure DevOps)
• Experience with monolithic application landscapes
• Familiar with at least one programming language
• Knowledge of networking (IPv4/IPv6)
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana; open telemetry a plus)
• Solid understanding of SRE principles (SLI, SLO, error budgets, availability reporting)
• Knowledge of containers and cloud tooling
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to mentor and coach other Site Reliability Engineering Experts

• Perform in-depth reviews and analysis of monitoring and alerting setups
• Review and analyze resilience architectural design
• Deliver knowledge sessions on SRE topics (SLI/SLO, resilience testing, DR plans, toil reduction)
• Support root cause analysis and post-mortems, identifying improvement actions
• Use data analysis to identify structural improvements and advocate them within the organization
• Provide hands-on support for monitoring and alerting standards
• Contribute to global SRE Guild and internal SRE capabilities