About this role
Platform/ DevOps Engineer
Do you want to contribute to an intelligent and sustainable energy system? At Withthegrid, we're looking for a Platform/ DevOps Engineer!
Full-time · Utrecht
About Withthegrid
Withthegrid is a rapidly growing European scale-up in the cleantech sector. We assist grid operators and renewable energy producers in managing their infrastructure more intelligently and efficiently.
Our Asset Monitoring Platform (AMP) provides real-time insights into the condition of networks through IoT technology. This enables our clients to monitor their assets more efficiently, resolve faults faster, and plan maintenance more effectively.
Our Teleport team focuses on increasing flexibility in the electricity grid. With our Teleport Gateway, owners of renewable energy sources and batteries can smartly control their assets and better respond to fluctuations in supply and demand. This helps both grid operators and energy producers accelerate the energy transition.
We collaborate with major players such as Vandebron, Groendus, Stedin, TenneT, Gasunie, Vattenfall, and Eneco. Would you like to contribute to this while further developing your technical and problem-solving skills? Keep reading!
Your position as Platform/ DevOps Engineer
As a Platform/ DevOps Engineer in the cloud team of Withthegrid, you will focus on developing the infrastructure our products and company run on and keeping it secure. To date we run most of our services on AWS but we are moving away from all American cloud providers. For us that means we have recently ditched GitHub in favor of self hosting Forgejo. We are in the process of deploying Kubernetes across two European cloud providers and you will help us move all of our databases, caches, Kafka clusters, containers, load balancers etc there.
Collaboration will be a key aspect of your role. You’ll collaborate closely with your fellow engineers and the CTO. The dynamic environment of a scale-up and the uptime demands of running software that the electricity system relies on will allow you to flex your problem-solving muscles, bring your ideas to life, and contribute directly to accelerating the energy transition.
How does this role contribute to the success of the company?
- The uptime and security scores for our production infrastructure should rival those of amazon while being all European. You will keep our infrastructure reliable , scalable and secure.
- For our internal infrastructure, you empower your colleagues by making sure everything just works. Forgejo is only reachable for your colleagues and our build infrastructure. The VPN is always up. Our laptops update their software seamlessly.
What you’ll do
- Build new infrastructure (as code). Migrate us off AWS onto our own platform at several European providers
- Keep it available. Make it survive the loss of an entire provider and cold-start without outside help
- Scale it up. Run replicated, stateful systems in production
- Empower your colleagues. Be the infra counterpart for ~30 engineers, and find out what they actually need (Kubernetes, containers, dev environment, MDM, office network)
- Keep it secure. Keep the infrastructure secure (vulnerability management services, SBOMs, break-glass access)
Who we’re looking for
- Technically experienced. You have deep fundamentals in Linux, networking, and storage. You understand not just how things work, but why. You reason about data in terms of read/write paths, replication, and durability. You can reason about stateful distributed systems and explain them clearly, including quorums, replication strategies, and split-brain scenarios. You treat security as a design property, not an afterthought. Experience with Kubernetes internals, Kafka (or similar), running clustered data systems, or managing macOS with Jamf is a plus.
- Technically curious . You can program in at least one C-style language and feel mentally flexible enough to sometimes help us out on some programming tasks in NodeJS. You are eager to dive into new technologies and stay up to date.
- Proactive & independent. You take initiative, thrive in dynamic environments, and enjoy turning ambiguity into action.
- Goal-oriented . You’re motivated to understand our challenges and translate them into smart, scalable solutions.
- Great communicator. You’re confident in both written and spoken English (Dutch is a bonus), and comfortable working across teams and stakeholders.
How do we work at Withthegrid?
At Withthegrid, we operate in a dynamic and rapidly growing environment where collaboration and innovation are central. Our office is in Utrecht, but we offer flexibility for remote work. Mondays and Wednesdays are our regular office days, but you're welcome at our office any day.
Every day, we start together at 9 AM with a short stand-up to ensure everyone is informed and can support each other. We believe in a culture of trust and responsibility, providing you ample space to develop. You'll receive guidance from experienced professionals and access to a network of experts in the sector.
Diversity and inclusivity are highly valued: we appreciate different perspectives and believe they contribute to innovation and better results.
What do we offer?
- A challenging role in a high-impact sector
- A salary between €3605 - 4378
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth, working alongside an experienced team that supports your development
- Pension contribution, 25 vacation days and travel reimbursement.
- The chance to be part of a fast-growing cleantech scale-up accelerating the energy transition
Ready to make an impact?
Do you want to make an impact in the energy transition and become part of a rapidly growing team? Let's get to know each other!