**Location:** Brussels, Belgium (Hybrid: 2-3 days remote per week)

**Status:** Freelance

### **About Smile**

Passionate about tech, digital, and innovation? Join the 1,800 employees at Smile, the European leader in open-source integration, spread across 20 agencies in 9 countries. Collaborative spirit and knowledge sharing are at the heart of our DNA. Our experts push the boundaries of open source every day to build a smarter, more efficient, and more responsible digital world. Here, we don't just follow trends, we create them! Join Smile in Brussels and take part in projects that truly matter!

### **The Role**

We are actively seeking skilled **FSP System Engineers** at Junior, Medior, and Senior levels to join our team on behalf of one of our prestigious clients. In this role, you will design, deploy, automate, and maintain critical system infrastructures, middleware solutions, and containerized environments.

Depending on your level of experience, you will assist in day-to-day operations and CI/CD pipelines, or lead high-level automation strategies, infrastructure scaling, and system optimization.

### **Key Responsibilities**

* **Infrastructure \& Automation:** Automate system provisioning, configuration, and deployments utilizing Ansible, Python, and Bash scripting.

* **Containerization \& Orchestration:** Manage, scale, and optimize enterprise container platforms using OpenShift 4.x and Docker Swarm.

* **Middleware \& Integration:** Support and maintain robust messaging and integration systems, including Oracle Service Bus and Kafka.

* **CI/CD \& DevOps:** Build, maintain, and optimize robust integration pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI.

* **Security \& Web Servers:** Configure and manage Apache HTTPD and handle secure communications via X509 certificates management.

* **Monitoring \& Cloud:** Ensure maximum platform uptime and performance through Zabbix monitoring across hybrid environments (Linux, Virtualization, Azure, and AWS public clouds).

### **Your Profile**

#### **Experience Requirements:**

* **Junior (J):** 2 years of experience in system engineering, Linux administration, or DevOps.

* **Medior (M):** 4 years of hands-on experience managing container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.

* **Senior (S):** 12 years of deep technical expertise leading infrastructure architecture, advanced automation, and complex cloud environments.

#### **Technical Skills:**

* **Containers \& Orchestration:** OpenShift 4.x, Docker Swarm.

* **Automation \& Scripting:** Ansible, Python, Bash scripting.

* **Middleware \& Messaging:** Oracle Service Bus, Kafka, Apache HTTPD.

* **CI/CD \& Tools:** Jenkins, GitLab CI.

* **Infrastructure \& Security:** Linux/Virtualization, Cloud (Azure, AWS), X509 Certificates, Zabbix monitoring.

#### **Language Skills:**

* Fluent in **either** Dutch (NL) **or** French (FR) (Minimum 3/4 - Professional Working Proficiency)

* **AND** Fluent in English (EN) (Minimum 3/4 - Professional Working Proficiency)

### **Why Smile! **

* Our proximity management by peers fosters dialogue and the implementation of a tailored career path.

* Because the digital sector is in constant motion, Smile is committed to making you an expert in your field, thanks to a comprehensive training offer: access to an e-learning platform, financing of certifications, knowledge-sharing tools...

* Your year will be animated by group and agency events: annual convention, participation in trade fairs, summer party, formal \& informal afterworks.

### **The Next Steps **

1. **First contact:** A phone call to discuss your aspirations and what we can offer you.

2. **Meeting:** An opportunity to get to know each other and explore your professional background.

3. **Business interview:** A discussion with one of our experts to assess your skills and define your goals.