Platform Engineers

As a Platform Engineer at Sofico, you’ll directly contribute to modernizing critical infrastructure, scaling a cloud-first platform, and enabling seamless experiences for top-tier automotive and mobility customers worldwide.   

You’ll join our Platform Operations Team or  Platform Engineering Team, part of Sofico’s global Platform organization. We’re a close-knit group of engineers spread across multiple time zones, who collaborate daily to build and maintain the backbone of Sofico’s solutions.  

The work can be challenging, but what makes it worth it is the bond we share: we support each other, share laughs along the way, and always have each other’s back.

In Belgium:  In our Ghent office, you would become part of a global team, collaborating with people all around the world.

Your responsibilities include:

• Setting up and managing scalable infrastructure (e.g. VM’s, Spoke’s, peering, firewall, …) in Azure,
• Through automation using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining infrastructure for global customers.
• Zabbix, OpsGenie, Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit & Loki
• Setting up and maintaining Site-2-Site IPSEC VPN tunnels between our infrastructure and our customers.
• Setting up and maintaining Cloudflare (WAF, tunnel, DNS, custom hostnames, …)
• Managing global firewall, networks ranges and availability.
• Supporting customers & other Sofico teams directly and providing technical consulting.
• Modernising legacy components into scalable, cloud-native solutions.
• Sharing knowledge within the team and across Sofico.

We’re aiming high because we want the best, but what’s on your resume isn’t everything. You don’t need to tick every box, but if you recognize yourself in most of these:

• Proven experience with at least one cloud provider, preferable Azure but others providers can be useful as well (AWS, OCI, …). 
  Azure is our main stack, so proven Azure knowledge is a great advantage.
• Proven experience with Linux systems (& commands).
• Experience with Firewall tool (e.g. Fortinet, Fortimanager, Forti analyser)
• Extended networking knowledge (DNS, Firewall, VDom, Adom, routing, Cloudflare…)
• Strong communicator, comfortable explaining infra topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Customer-oriented: able to jump on a call, ask the right questions, and solve problems.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn new technologies.
• A true team player who enjoys helping colleagues succeed.
• Fluent in English, any other language is a plus. 

Join an international, multicultural company with more than 35 years of experience, which doubles in size every 5 years. We encourage a horizontal, open corporate culture where career development and personal growth are central. You benefit from a comprehensive 6-month onboarding, including a dedicated job coach, and receive ongoing learning opportunities. Participate in fun team activities such as after-work drinks, barbecues, family days, and company weekends. Additionally, you work in a modern and easily accessible office, equipped with charging stations for electric cars and bikes, as well as free shared bikes.

• Competitive salary package
• Company car with fuel card/ charging card
• Meal vouchers
• Group and hospitalization insurance
• Additional benefits: bike leasing and flexible working hours