Senior Deployment Engineer
Gent
|Oost-Vlaanderen
|Devops Engineer
|System Engineer
|Freelance
|Nederlands
|Engels
# INWE25533
Function
About the Role
For a long-term project with a leading organization, we are looking for a Senior Deployment Engineer with a strong background in Networking, Security, or Infrastructure Engineering.
In this role, you will take full ownership of the technical delivery of projects from build and implementation to a smooth handover to operations. You will play a key role in bridging the gap between design and production, ensuring that all components are properly built, tested, documented, and ready for operational support.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Implementation & Delivery
- Take end-to-end ownership of deployments, including configuration, validation, and quality control of infrastructure, network, or security components
- Ensure implementations align with architecture standards, technical guidelines, and security baselines
Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Produce clear and complete technical documentation, including:
- Build documentation
- Technical designs
- Runbooks
- Handover logs
- Provide high-quality knowledge transfer sessions to L2/L3 Run Engineers to ensure smooth operational takeover
Hypercare & L3 Support
- Act as L3 expert during hypercare for critical (P0/P1) incidents on delivered solutions
- Perform root cause analysis and collaborate closely with architecture and engineering teams
- Ensure system stability after go-live
Quality Assurance
- Guarantee that deployments comply with internal standards, change procedures, and security guidelines
- Execute validation and integration testing to confirm alignment with design specifications
Your Profile
- 5–7+ years of experience as a Deployment Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer in medium to large environments
- Proven experience with deployment automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and validation testing
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills (build-to-run documentation, handovers)
- Hands-on expertise in at least one of the following domains:
- Networking (LAN/WAN, routing & switching, firewalls)
- Security Engineering
- Cloud & Infrastructure (Azure/AWS, compute, storage, identity, automation)
- Experience in enterprise or regulated environments is a strong plus
Certifications (at least one required)
- CCNP (Routing & Switching or Security)
- Azure or AWS Associate certification
- ITIL Foundation
Contactperson & Reference
- Reference #: INWE25533
- Marilyn Weytens
- marilyn.weytens@i4m.be