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Who We AreBy joining our project, you will be working on an initiative of the European Commission focused on creating a more efficient, modern and secure customs environment within the European Union. Being part of this initiative set on a 5 years’ timeline, you will have the opportunity to work on topics such as digitalization of customs processes, streamlining customs procedures to facilitate trade and reduce costs, harmonization of customs rules across all EU member states and combating fraud.This purposeful project will not only give you the opportunity to have an impact on one of the key topics within the European Union, it will also offer you various professional opportunities, let you experience a collaborative environment, using cutting-edge technologies and experiencing diversity in your everyday professional life.What You'll Be DoingBeing responsible for implementation of infrastructure automation, enabling teams to deliver solutions faster to meet the demands in a DevOps approach. Assisting project teams with technical issues including the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy, research & development within the project life-cycle; technical analysis and design; support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out solutions.Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation solutionsDeveloping solutions that automate production infrastructure deployment and operationsInvestigating automation opportunities to increase speed and efficiencyPerforming automation, integration, and orchestration services while working within the constraints of vendor products and implemented solutionsMonitoring performance and troubleshoot problem areas as neededContinuous development on automation products, services, protocols, and standards to keep automation best practicesDeveloping standards to meet legacy and on-prem cloud designWhat You'll Bring AlongBachelor’s degree in Informatics/ or similar field of study/or equivalent working experience is requiredMinimum 5-10 years of experience within development areaExtensive knowledge in IT OperationsKnowledge in Red Hat Enterprise LinuxExperience with Red Hat Satellitte or/and CFEngine is a plusGood knowledge in troubleshooting and problem resolutionExtensive knowledge & experience with Automation with ability to provide best practice guidanceExperience with networking automationExperience with implementation and operation of Ansible and one or more automation and orchestration tools and platforms (Terraform, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack, VMWare VRA)Experience with Yaml, PythonExperience creating pipelines and automation to deploy containersExperience with metrics gathering, monitoring, and alerting activitiesKnowledge of ITIL functions and processesStrong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizationsAbility to work and communicate in a multi-cultural environmentService-oriented mind-set, initiative, accuracy and attention to detailParticipate in the integration with collaborative tools and componentsPromote and follow prescribed project management guidelines for projectsMaintain documentation for all operational / support processes for the systems supported; automate repetitive processes where appropriateStay current with new technologies and techniques as appropriateExcellent command of both spoken and written English

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