Job Overview - Freelance Senior Cloud Native OPS Engineer For our client active in the banking sector, we are looking for a Senior Cloud Native Ops Engineer with over 5 years of experience. Core Responsibilities Architect & Build: Design and deploy cloud-native services for AI models and data pipelines using AWS and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code). Infrastructure Management: Oversee AWS Landing Zones, networking, gateways, and containerized services (Docker/Kubernetes). MLOps Excellence: Provide frameworks for training, storing, and monitoring models, focusing on both high-throughput batch processing and low-latency API delivery. Automation: Streamline workflows for data processing and model lifecycles using Python, Airflow, and Spark. Performance & Innovation: Optimize system capacity and costs, conduct root cause analysis for complex incidents, and introduce new technologies to improve existing processes. Collaboration: Partner with international stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical designs. Technical Profile Must-Have Skills: Cloud & IaC: Strong proficiency in AWS (S3, Lambda, SageMaker, Kinesis) and Terraform. Development: Expert-level Python and experience with the broader Data Science ecosystem. Containers & CI/CD: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling (GitHub, BitBucket, Jenkins). Data Engineering: Familiarity with Apache Spark and Apache Airflow. AI/ML Interest: Exposure to Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLM), and API Gateways. Nice-to-Have: Experience with MLflow. Knowledge of Dutch (English is the primary requirement). Soft Skills & Qualifications Education: Master’s degree in ICT, Engineering, or Business Engineering (focus on Informatics) or equivalent experience. Mindset: You are adaptive, analytical, and result-driven. You enjoy working in a team-oriented environment and are flexible enough to handle on-call rotations when necessary. Communication: Fluent in English with strong technical writing skills for documentation. Practical : Contract type : Freelance Duration : 1 year possibility for extension Location : Leuven - hybrid If you're interested, apply here or send your CVs to : nouhayla@synctiv.be