*** REMOTE OPPORTUNITY *** (Travel to the Brussels office once a month is required) Job type: Freelance and Full-time Required Skills & Experience Technical Expertise : 10+ years of professional experience in software/platform engineering, including 3+ in a principal or lead developer capacity. Proven experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes (operator SDKs, Helm, ArgoCD, cluster management, GO programming language). Deep understanding of Azure IaaS, virtual networking, and hybrid cloud architectures. Expert in CI/CD automation (Jenkins, GitOps, or ArgoCD). Advanced proficiency in Vault, Keycloak, and Okta for security and identity federation. Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) and object storage (MinIO). Experience with event streaming platforms (Solace, Confluent Kafka). Knowledge of NGINX and API Gateway technologies for secure service exposure. Solid background in Terraform, Ansible, and containerized application delivery. Understanding of observability stacks (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana) and log/metric correlation techniques. Leadership & Domain Knowledge : Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and set architectural direction. Strong communication skills with the ability to work in a multi-national, safetycritical organization. Deep understanding of cybersecurity, compliance, and operational resilience in regulated domains. Preferred Qualifications : Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Application Developer (CKAD). HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate. Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer certification. Experience with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and OpenTelemetry for advanced observability. Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent