OPS Engineer (SAS)

Ops Engineer (SAS)

An Ops Engineer (SAS) is urgently required for our blue chip client in a brilliant location on a long term project.

The Ops Engineer (SAS) works in a DevOps team which consists of Dev Engineers and Ops Engineers. The Ops Engineer transports the application to a production environment and monitors the application on availability and correct functioning. Proactive and reactive actions are taken to assure continuity and compliance. This is a generic role description. Focus areas may differ per team and/or employee, depending on the specific activities performed within this role.

KEY TASKS:
Service Design:

- Deliver mandatory Security Products (like Soll Matrix)
- Contribute to SA (with Enterprise Architect).
- Contribute to Analysed Service Level Requirements (with Service Manager)
- Contribute to and/or write availability plan, capacity plan, Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, Backup Restore Plan, Security Plan.

Application Lifecycle Management:

- Deliver input for or write Life Cycle Management Plan (application and platform).

Service Implementation & Small Enhancements:

- Execute acceptance tests (including performance tests) resulting in Accepted Software.
- Build, test and schedule monitoring scripts, batch scripts and Deployment scripts.
- Deploy software (resulting in Deployed Software), with the use of (automatic) deployment scripts.
- Manage consistent DTAP environments, an up-to-date CMDB and A-OSG.
- Deliver implementation advise. Contribute to Implemented & Accepted Service. Check if acceptance criteria and process is according to guidelines. Maintain Release Plan and Accepted Change.
- Contributing to Transition Plan
- Chair of CAB (Change Management related task)

Service Operation & Control

- Solve incidents and write user stories for structural improvement to prevent reoccurring incidents (analyzed problem).
- Monitor batch processes, availability and capacity
- Maintain system tables and application Firewalls & security measures, which can result in analyzed security events.
- Audit and verify granted user access on the application (SOLL-IST comparisons) resulting in adjusted user access (RBAC roles) or updated SOLL Matrix.
- Execute and test Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, Backup Restore Plan, Security Plan.
- Contribute to (Operational) Service Improvement Proposals.
- Perform Risk analysis for reported security events, manage Security Products Renewals and advise service manager.
- Contribute to Escalated Incident/Security Event and Operational Service Improvement Proposals/Service Reporting (with Service Manager).
- Contribute to Risk Profile (with Business).

Service Request:

- Deal with service requests (fulfilled requests).

All based on Scrum/Lean way of working, which means a.o.:

- participate in planning & estimation process,
- participate in sprint demo's, Stand-ups, retrospectives and product backlog refinement

CERTIFICATION:
General:

- HBO (IT) or WO (IT)
- Ops Engineer education plan (within 24 months, 50% within 12 months)
- Certification on software package or SAAS solution (as far as required from Ops perspective)
- ITIL Foundation + ITIL Advanced modules where applicable for specific role
- SAS

Focus Area Security:

- HBO Specialization IT Security
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- IT Sourcing Minimum Standard (Policy House)

LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE:

- Relevant IT experience - 3 years
- Relevant domain experience - 2 years

Please send me your CV to ASAP for immediate consideration.

If you are not interested in this role and you know anybody that may be interested and you refer them to me, I will pay up to 1000EUR if they are successfully placed.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.