Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps, AWS)

ABOUT SIOUX

Sioux Group was founded in 1996 in the Netherlands. With over 1,400 engineers, Sioux supports or acts as the R&D partner of leading high-tech companies. We aim to add value to our clients by developing innovative and high-tech solutions that contribute to a smarter, safer, healthier, more enjoyable, and more sustainable society.

Sioux has been recognized as an employer of choice, including awards such as Best ICT Company to Work For and Great Place to Work. In addition to our strong presence in Europe, Sioux is rapidly expanding in Asia, with offices in Vietnam, China, Singapore, and India.

With a strong heritage and a diverse international team, Sioux is proud of our core values: Own it and make it happen, Grow and innovate together, and Surprise customers. If these values resonate with you, we would love to welcome you to our team.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to design and develop a unified software platform for advanced industrial machines. In this role, you will build scalable DevOps infrastructure, automate software delivery, and enhance the reliability and security of machine software deployed globally. You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to bridge software, embedded systems, and factory operations.

Key Responsibilities

*) Platform Engineering & DevOps:

• Design and maintain an internal software platform to support CI/CD for industrial machine software.
• Develop automation tools and self-service solutions using Python, Go, or Bash.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
• Optimize and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for embedded and application software development.

*) Cloud & Infrastructure:

• Manage cloud and on-premise infrastructure across AWS, virtual private clouds (VPCs), and self-hosted build environments.
• Configure and support networking technologies, including AWS Transit Gateway, VPNs, and subnets.
• Improve platform scalability, reliability, and deployment efficiency.

*) Security & Reliability:

• Design secure software deployment and upgrade strategies for production equipment.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for platform issues and implement preventive solutions.
• Strengthen platform security through IAM, Secrets Management, and secure access controls.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native deployment practices.
• Solid understanding of microservice architecture and experience deploying and managing distributed systems.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools, especially OpenTelemetry, and managing alerts and incident response processes.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (e.g., Bash, Go, Python, or similar) for deployment and infrastructure tasks.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Open Tofu.
• Experience supporting software development for industrial, embedded, or hardware-integrated systems is highly preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a product-oriented mindset.
• Fluent English communication skills.