System Engineer – Managed Kubernetes

Leaseweb

System Engineer developing and managing Kubernetes clusters for Leaseweb's product offerings. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance services and support customers in a remote environment.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsMid-LevelSenior💰 €64,000 - €79,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDNSKubernetesLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Automate deployment, monitoring, and management of Kubernetes clusters across Leaseweb's compute offerings worldwide
Explore, evaluate, and integrate new Kubernetes versions and components, advising on best practices and identifying issues before they reach production
Support customers and the development team with Leaseweb's Kubernetes product
Integrate new features into Leaseweb's Kubernetes product
Participate in regular on-call duty (Engineer on Duty)
Collaborate closely with software engineers, the product owner, and the scrum master to design and iterate on new features
Assess new components and technologies, recommending trade-offs and optimal implementations, and proposing ideas that could expand or improve the product offering
Delivering across the full lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and aftercare
Writing customer-facing documentation and how-to guides
Sharing Kubernetes expertise across the wider engineering department (~110 engineers) and actively supporting teams in container adoption
Troubleshoot cluster issues and contribute to runbooks that help the team resolve problems faster

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deploying and managing clusters in production
Experience operating Kubernetes at scale, managing multiple clusters across different environments
Proficiency with Helm and Kustomize for application packaging and deployment
Experience with ArgoCD or a similar GitOps tool for continuous delivery, with a solid understanding of GitOps, SRE, and DevOps principles
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or demonstrable knowledge of Kubernetes networking and storage fundamentals (CNI plugins, Ingress controllers, API Gateway patterns, Storage Classes) and cluster lifecycle management using ClusterApi
Experience architecting cloud-native applications with resiliency & scalability in mind
Solid knowledge of Linux operating systems (Ubuntu and Flatcar) with experience performing standard system administration tasks (OS maintenance, DNS, backups)
Good communication skills (in English)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in annual company bonus scheme and company pension
Internet allowance and travel allowance
Working from home policy
Work from abroad: Up to 4 weeks per year, following policy guidelines
Lease bike plan
25 days of paid time off (and the option to buy or sell up to 5 more days)
Free lunch, parking, and fresh fruit provided when in the office
Access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering a variety of studies, (Dutch) courses, and trainings
Attractive relocation packages and an agency that takes care of the entire visa process
Fun events year-round – from virtual pub quizzes to summer parties, company runs, quarterly hackathons and much more
A multicultural work environment (our colleagues are from over 60 countries!) in a company where you can truly make a difference

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesHelmKustomizeArgoCDGitOpsSREDevOpsLinuxClusterApicloud-native applications

Soft Skills

communication

Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)