About the job As a Platform Engineer at Sofico, you’ ll join our Product Platform Solutions Operations team and you’ll make sure our products run smoothly for customers worldwide. You’ll work on modern infrastructure challenges, while helping Sofico evolve into a global, scalable, cloud-first company. Your responsibilities include: Designing, setting up, and managing environments and microservices (Kubernetes, Azure Cloud & on-prem). Through automation using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps. Monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining environments for global customers. OpsGenie, Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit & Loki Supporting customers & other Sofico teams directly and providing technical consulting. Modernizing legacy components into scalable, cloud-native solutions. Sharing knowledge within the team and across Sofico. About the Team You’ll join our Product Platform Operations Team, part of Sofico’s global Platform organization. We’re a close-knit group of engineers spread across multiple time zones, who collaborate daily to build and maintain the backbone of Sofico’s solutions. The work can be challenging, but what makes it worth it is the bond we share: we support each other, share laughs along the way, and always have each other’s back. In our Ghent office, you would become part of a global team, collaborating with people all around the world. What You Bring We’re aiming high because we want the best, but what’s on your resume isn’t everything. You don’t need to tick every box, but if you recognize yourself in most of these: Proven experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and at least one cloud provider (Azure, AWS…). Familiar with Linux systems (& commands). Experience with databases ( Oracle and/or MS SQL). Basic networking knowledge (DNS, Firewall, …) Strong communicator, comfortable explaining infra topics to technical and non-technical audiences. Customer-oriented : able to jump on a call, ask the right questions, and solve problems. Analytical mindset with attention to detail. Curious, proactive, and eager to learn new technologies. A true team player who enjoys helping colleagues succeed. Fluent in English, any other language is a plus. Nice to have: Ansible, Podman/Docker, JBoss, Postgres, Flux, Reverse Proxies, Kafka, CI pipelines, HVR, microservice deployments, advanced Kubernetes concepts like operators, experience in delivering software artifacts to customers. We work with Jira and Confluence, experience is a plus. What we offer you Join an international, multicultural company with more than 35 years of experience, which doubles in size every 5 years. We encourage a horizontal, open corporate culture where career development and personal growth are central. You benefit from a comprehensive 6-month onboarding, including a dedicated job coach, and receive ongoing learning opportunities. Participate in fun team activities such as after-work drinks, barbecues, family days, and company weekends. Additionally, you work in a modern and easily accessible office, equipped with charging stations for electric cars and bikes, as well as free shared bikes. Competitive salary package Company car with fuel card/ charging card Meal vouchers Group and hospitalization insurance Yearly bonus (CAO90) Additional benefits: bike leasing and flexible working hours