Senior Platform Engineer CI/CD (Autobahn)

Project overview

Note! This assignment is only possible on a secondment basis. Freelancers and inter-company loan arrangements are not permitted. Candidates who have previously been submitted for this request do not need to be resubmitted.

Assignment Description

Within team DPLOY at Alliander, you will work on Autobahn, a cloud orchestration and CI/CD platform that supports development teams within the organization in building and deploying software. The platform plays a role in realizing reliable, secure, and scalable digital services within the energy transition.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will develop and manage complex platform functionality within jointly made design decisions and existing architectural guidelines. You will work on cloud-native solutions with AWS and Kubernetes and further develop CI/CD workflows and automation.

Furthermore, you will be closely involved in onboarding development teams onto Autobahn. You will analyze their application, cloud, and deployment architecture, identify technical dependencies, and guide teams in connecting to Alliander's platform standards.

You will collaborate with the Technical Solution Lead and other team members on technical issues, platform improvements, and a consistent developer experience. The role combines independent engineering with technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and collaboration with various development teams.

What will you do?

Develop, manage, and improve the Autobahn platform within the applicable architectural guidelines.

Realize secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions with AWS and Kubernetes.

Develop and optimize reusable CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, TypeScript, and Bash.

Automate infrastructure and deployments with AWS CDK, Helm, and ArgoCD.

Provide technical guidance to development teams during their onboarding onto Autobahn.

Analyze application, cloud, and deployment architectures and identify dependencies, risks, and necessary adjustments.

Investigate and resolve complex technical problems related to integration, performance, reliability, and security.

Improve platform functionality, documentation, and onboarding processes and actively share technical knowledge.

Hard requirements (only respond if you meet these)

Extensive, demonstrable experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or in a similar role.

Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures.

In-depth experience with Kubernetes, including management, troubleshooting, security, and scalability.

Experience with Docker and building and managing secure container images.

Additional job requirements

HBO or WO work and thinking level.

Extensive experience with GitHub Actions and developing reusable CI/CD workflows.

Experience with TypeScript and Bash for automation and platform development.

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, including AWS CDK and Helm.

Ability to translate joint design decisions and architectural guidelines into working, maintainable solutions.

Ability to analyze complex technical architectures and issues.

Strong communication skills and the ability to guide development teams.

Active knowledge sharing and collaboration with colleagues and development teams.

Proficiency in Dutch and English.

Preferences

Experience with onboarding or migrating development teams to a platform.

Experience with Java and/or Python.

Assignment details

Project details

As soon as possible

12 months, with option for extension

Hours: 32–40 hours per week

Arnhem, hybrid; every Tuesday at the office in the Parktoren

€70 - €90

Arrangement: Secondment

Screening: Basic, VOG

Team working language: Dutch

• Start: 2026-11-01T23:00:00
• Location: Arnhem Gelderland, NL
• Languages: Dutch