About the Mission
Join a major European energy infrastructure project that drives sustainability and reliability across Belgium and Germany. You’ll work alongside internal teams and contingent workers to build a green, secure, and future-ready IT environment supporting critical energy operations.
Role Overview
As a System Engineer (Domain Expert) within the IT Infrastructure department, you will:
- Deploy and manage infrastructure for in-house applications in acceptance and production environments.
- Participate in design and architecture discussions for new deployments.
- Handle system architecture, capacity planning, and performance tuning for core shared applications and middleware (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, RabbitMQ).
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex system issues.
- Configure F5 load balancing VIPs and optimize system performance.
- Support implementations on core technologies like RabbitMQ, Redis Cache, and others.
- Maintain operational policies and documentation.
- Participate in a 24/7 duty rotation (1 week every 6 weeks).
Key Responsibilities
- Interface with technical stakeholders to clarify requirements and propose solutions.
- Ensure optimal 2nd/3rd level support and liaise with vendors (Microsoft and others).
- Keep installation and architecture documentation up to date.
- Transfer knowledge to team members and contribute to continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Fluent in English (mandatory) and French or Dutch.
- Strong recent experience in Windows Server administration (2012–2022).
- Knowledge of Linux (RedHat preferred) and hybrid cloud deployment strategies.
- Expertise in IIS management, web deployments, and system integration.
- Scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
- Familiarity with MS-SQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis Cache (training provided if needed).
- Solid understanding of networking (VLANs, DNS, proxies, firewalls, load balancing).
- Strong grasp of security protocols (TLS/SSL, encryption, secret keys).
- Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strategic mindset with risk analysis capabilities.
- Driver’s license and car (required for duty role).
- Mobile phone access for on-call duties.
Additional Details
- Occasional travel to Berlin (expenses covered).
- Non-EU candidates must have valid work and residence permits for Belgium.
- Telework flexibility: 60% remote, 40% onsite.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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What We Do
The Alter Solutions Group is an IT Consultancy group, promoter of Digital Transformation, created in 2006, in Paris. In 2022, Alter Solutions joined the act digital group, constituting a global community of talent in Technology, with presence in twelve countries: Germany, Belgium, Brazil, United States of America, Canada, Morocco, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Serbia. In 2023, we were recertified as a Great Place to Work®. Know more about Life at Alter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alter-solutions-group/life/altersolutionsgroup
