Senior Platform Engineer

What does a Senior Platform Engineer at Blenddata do?
For customers such as Rabobank, De Lage Landen, Damen Shipyards and Nationale-Nederlanden, you design the foundation on which data products are built. You are responsible for realising cloud-native infrastructure, setting up CI/CD processes and creating a secure and scalable runtime environment.
As a lead in technical discussions, you help determine the architectural choices to be made. You are a sparring partner of customer architects, monitor the quality of implementations and make risks transparent. You ensure that developers and data engineers have a platform that really works: including logging, monitoring, authorisation, networking and pipeline automation.
Besides customer projects, you also help Blenddata itself move forward. You help think about standards, internal tooling and knowledge sharing within the platform team.
At Blenddata, you will join a kind of ; we are a close and friendly team that works together on various projects. Each of us is open and honest and works with drive and motivation. At the same time, we value personal development, accessibility and teamwork.
You will receive a between €4,200 and €6,000 per month and a on achieving your targets. Success is rewarded! And thanks to our clear job and salary structure, you always have insight into your growth opportunities.
At Blenddata, you get more than a standard . With help from a , you set your goals: pay off your student debt, grow your money by investing, buy a house, retire early or invest in personal dreams. Your earned money works for you – with freedom and customisation that suits your life.
With us, you learn and develop every day. In addition to challenging assignments, we offer you a , interesting (such as consultative selling) and access to that contribute to your personal and professional growth.
A in the heart of Eindhoven. Free healthy and fun , drinks, fruit and snacks at the office. The latest Dell XPS 14 Pro . We like to make your working day as comfortable as possible.
We relax just as much as we work! Last year, for example, we went on a Blenddata to Berlin, visited WiSH Outdoor and went bouldering, paddling and running together. Our VrijMiBo’s are legendary and we celebrate every success together
We are a young and growing data engineering agency working with both large corporate clients and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). By listening carefully, we solve problems and take away frustrations. Blenddata distinguishes itself through specialist knowledge of data platforms, architectures and data engineering. In this way, we always build an operational platform that works within our customers’ software landscape.
Our platforms are future-proof, easily transferable and excellently maintainable, which ensures a sustainable and efficient solution and a pleasant cooperation with clients. You can hold us to that.
What is expected of me as a Senior Data Engineer at Blenddata?
You have extensive experience with Microsoft Azure components such as Azure DevOps, AKS, Key Vault, Container Registry, Monitor, and Networking
You have mastered tools such as Terraform, Bicep or Pulumi for Infrastructure-as-Code
You can set up and maintain CI/CD processes (e.g. with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or ArgoCD)
You ensure secure setup with RBAC, secrets management, identity management and network security
You know how to implement and maintain logging, monitoring and alerting (e.g. Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)
You are structured and analytical, can easily make abstractions and have a problem-solving mind
You are able to translate complex business issues into technical solutions
Taking clients and stakeholders on a journey comes naturally to you. You know how to keep an overview and spot opportunities
You think along about strategy and manage expectations well with technical and non-technical stakeholders
You coach less experienced colleagues, give constructive feedback and are a technical conscience within the team
You contribute to drawing up internal standards, architecture choices and platform guidelines

What does our perfect match look like?
You have at least 4 years’ work experience as a Data Platform Engineer
You have a completed university degree (WO) in Computer Science, Data Science or another quantitative field
You have the ambition to take data platform engineering to the next level. You create impact within your team with best practices and knowledge sharing
You see opportunities and know how to convince customers. Advising and building trust come effortlessly to you
You communicate in a way that suits your audience. Whether they are technical or non-technical stakeholders, your advice is clear and well thought-out
You keep an overview of projects and take your team with you. By delegating effectively and resolving bottlenecks, you ensure structure and progress
You help clients move forward with a proactive approach. By managing expectations well and setting priorities, you deliver real value
You enjoy working in a team and contribute to an open and informal culture
You speak and write Dutch and English fluently

How will you be rewarded for this position?
: between €4,200 and €6,000 per month, depending on your experience
Clear job and salary house : insight into your growth opportunities and salary scales thanks to a transparent job and salary house
: an extra monthly salary when achieving two individual and two business targets. Success is rewarded!
: possibility to work 32 or 36 hours
: 25 days, with the possibility to buy up to 5 additional days
: A dedicated 6-week onboarding programme, including hard and soft skills training and a ‘buddy’ system, to get you off to a flying start
: For example, Consultive Selling, Basics Agile, Basics Lean and Basics Project Management
: € 1,500 per year, to be spent on training, courses and seminars
: freedom to purchase unlimited books that contribute to your personal and professional growth
: Every quarter we evaluate together how you are doing and whether you are satisfied with your client
: Do you have an idea with which you can add value to Blenddata? Pitch it and get the chance to work on your topic 1 day a week
: A nice workplace in Eindhoven
: Possible, although most colleagues like to come to the office because of the nice atmosphere
: Free healthy and pleasant lunches, drinks and snacks at the office
: You get the latest Dell XPS 14 Pro
: More than a standard retirement solution
: Including Bologna and Berlin as recent destinations!
: Think Wish, a wine festival, VrijMiBo’s and events with partners
: Cycling, marathon running, bouldering, padel: come up with an idea, and we’ll join in!

I would like more information about this position.
Want to know more about this position? Call or app Roel on +31 6 81 58 02 99, send an or drop by for a cup of coffee.
About 2 years of work experience? Then the vacancy Medior Platform Engineer must be right up your street? Are you looking for a Data Engineer role? Then perhaps the vacancy Senior Data Engineer is for you!