Senior DevOps Engineer I -Subsidy Projects (fixed-term 24months)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.
Who we are
Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS) is a brand of PNED G.I.E. an organisation created by the Luxembourg Government, to implement Luxembourg’s strategies in research, innovation, and digitalisation. LNDS enables value creation from secondary use of data, for public and private partners and supports the sharing and re-use of public sector data, in a trustable manner. The LNDS service portfolio includes know-how, capabilities, tools, infrastructure, and data services. Through efficient & responsible use of data and improving the secondary use of data, LNDS will support the acceleration of economic, ecological, and societal transitions.www.lnds.lu | LNDS on LinkedIn
Purpose of the job / project
Play a key role in designing, operating, and continuously improving the technology platforms that support LNDS' growing portfolio of European and nationally funded initiatives in the fields of health data, artificial intelligence, data governance, and digital public infrastructure.
As part of a dynamic agile team, you will contribute to the delivery of secure, scalable, reliable, and compliant services supporting complex multi-stakeholder environments. You will help establish modern DevOps practices, automate infrastructure and operations, and ensure the resilience and performance of critical digital platforms throughout their lifecycle.
You will be part of the Technology team, working closely with data specialists, AI experts, software engineers, and governance teams to deliver impactful digital solutions that advance innovation, interoperability, and trusted data sharing at national and European levels.
As a Senior DevOps engineer, you will design IT solutions and integrate new services with the existing data-centric infrastructures. You will be a key actor of continuous improvement and innovation within the organisation, focusing on developing, deploying and maintaining internal and external tooling, and automating processes to enable the company to establish and maintain a data-driven culture. You will serve as a senior technical partner and mentor for less experienced colleagues. You will be part of the Technology and Infrastructure team.
What you will do
Design and deploy internal and external IT services for the company
Contribute to data driven company culture
Identify and deploy data related IT services
Design, configure, and manage operational services of the Platform
Setup tooling and automation around DataOps and DevSecOps
Apply security- and privacy-by-design practices and constantly improve our security posture
Serve as a technical expert in European Union (EU) projects
Contribute to establish high quality agile deployment practices
Write and maintain related documentation
Be responsible for IT services continuity in terms of availability, scalability and security
Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues and outages/incidents
Provide technical consultancy to external parties regarding e.g. best practices of data exchange
Represent the Platform in various meetings, conferences, and gatherings with the respective stakeholders.
Who you are
MSc or PhD in a scientific, technological, or engineering discipline related to computer science, information technology, or computing
5 to 10 years of relevant experience with programming, deployment, and maintenance of IT services, such as secure data exchange, data management, web applications, as well as Linux / Windows systems and web servers administration
Experience in implementing change management processes
Working knowledge in more than one technological stack, covering backend to frontend
Working Knowledge of security- and privacy-by-design principles
Expert knowledge of one containerization engine, such as Docker
Strong knowledge in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java
Good knowledge in at least one configuration management platform, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible or SaltStack
Experience with database systems, both SQL and NoSQL
Proven experience in GitOps and setting up CI / CD pipelines
Good knowledge of git vcs, git platforms and IAAS tooling (e.g. Terraform)
Expert in VM orchestration, deployment and administration (Linux / Windows)
Strong Knowledge of back-end (Python/Javascript/Java) and front-end-related (HTML/CSS/SASS) programming languages, and algorithmic
Proven experience with static page generators (e.g. Jekyll, Hugo)
Working knowledge of authentication protocols like OpenID Connect, SAML or LDAP/AD, and solutions like Keycloak
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the abilities to well articulate the technical needs and to work within an interdisciplinary setting and communicate with external partners
Creative, solution oriented with good analytical skills and a mindset for quality
You have critical thinking, you are adaptable, flexible and you are able to accept and manage changes in the workplace
You have cultural intelligence and diversity consciousness
Excellent communication skills in English
Working knowledge of one of Luxembourg’s official languages (French, German or Luxembourgish) is a plus.