As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, maintaining, and continuously improving our engineering platform. Your focus is not only on infrastructure, but also on creating a smooth, secure, and efficient development experience for your colleagues.
Your responsibilities include:
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Designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, including reusable workflows, release automation, and managed runners.
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Maintaining and gradually migrating existing Azure DevOps pipelines to GitHub where appropriate.
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Designing, deploying, and managing Azure cloud infrastructure, including Container Apps, networking, identity management, Key Vault, and supporting cloud services.
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Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and/or Terraform.
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Creating reusable templates, pipeline blueprints, and platform components that enable development teams to deliver software efficiently.
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Managing GitHub at an organizational level, including repository governance, branch protection, environments, secrets, access control, and required checks.
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Implementing logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing to ensure platform reliability and observability.
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Continuously improving security, compliance, and operational reliability, including ISO 27001 compliance, secrets management, and supply chain security.
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Automating repetitive tasks to improve developer productivity and reduce operational overhead.
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Leading incident response for platform-related issues and driving continuous improvements based on post-incident reviews.
About SkillsTown:
At SkillsTown, we build technology that makes learning accessible, measurable, and impactful. Our engineering teams rely on a modern platform that enables them to develop, deploy, and operate software efficiently and securely.
Within our engineering culture, craftsmanship, ownership, and collaboration are central. We work according to a domain-driven approach where important architectural decisions are documented and shared through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). We believe that great engineering starts with thoughtful design, automation, and continuous improvement.
AI-assisted engineering is an integral part of how we work. We actively use AI coding agents to automate repetitive tasks, improve workflows, and accelerate development while maintaining full ownership of every technical decision.
Salta Group is een bundeling van meer dan 25 particuliere opleiders, elk met hun eigen expertise. Gezamenlijk streven we ernaar om een leven lang ontwikkelen mogelijk te maken voor jongeren, volwassenen en werkenden in de Benelux. Ongeacht leeftijd, levensfase, privéomstandigheden of beroep.
You'll become part of an ambitious engineering organization where you'll have significant influence on the technical direction of our platform.
We offer:
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A challenging full-time position (32–40 hours per week).
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A gross monthly salary between €5.000 and €6.000, based on a full-time workweek, depending on your experience (Medior/Senior).
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A high degree of ownership and autonomy.
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The opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies, GitHub Actions, Azure, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering best practices.
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Extensive opportunities for professional development, learning, and certifications.
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A hybrid working environment with flexibility to work from home and collaborate at the office.
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A collaborative engineering culture where knowledge sharing and continuous improvement are encouraged.
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Competitive employment conditions in accordance with the Salta Group employment package.
#LI-LV1
You're an experienced Platform Engineer who enjoys building reliable, secure, and scalable platforms that enable others to do their best work. You combine technical expertise with a pragmatic mindset and enjoy taking ownership of complex infrastructure challenges.
You also bring:
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent working and thinking level.
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At least five years of experience in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Infrastructure role.
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Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including networking, identity (Entra ID), Key Vault, and cloud-native infrastructure.
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Strong expertise with GitHub, particularly GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, and repository governance.
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Experience working with Azure DevOps pipelines and migrating workloads to GitHub.
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Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or both.
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Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
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A security-first mindset with strong knowledge of cloud security, identity management, and operational reliability.
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Excellent communication skills in English; proficiency in Dutch is a plus.
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You are currently based in the Netherlands.
Nice to have
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Experience with Azure Container Apps, AKS, Kubernetes, or other container orchestration platforms.
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Knowledge of software supply chain security, including artifact signing, dependency scanning, and SBOMs.
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Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor.
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Familiarity with Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and managed database services.
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Experience supporting .NET and Vue development teams.
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Experience building or managing an Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
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Experience working with AI coding assistants such as Claude or similar tools within platform engineering workflows.
A reference check is part of the selection process.
Salta Group, de grootste particuliere opleidingsorganisatie van de Benelux, bestaat uit 26 bekende opleiders, zoals NCOI, NTI, LOI, Schoevers, Luzac en Tio. Werk je bij ons, dan maak je het verschil voor de meer dan 1 miljoen mensen die zich jaarlijks via onze opleiders of platformen ontwikkelen. En over ontwikkelen gesproken, zelf raak je bij ons ook nooit uitgeleerd. Want naast tal van doorgroeimogelijkheden mag je als collega onbeperkt en kosteloos al onze opleidingen en trainingen volgen. Dus wil je niet alleen onze leerlingen en studenten laten groeien, maar ook jezelf, dan heten je 3.000 collega’s jou van harte welkom.
