OPS Engineer - Windows System Administrator

Bank Mendes Gans (BMG) is a niche bank for liquidity and information management services, providing customized global liquidity management solutions for multinational corporate companies around the globe. BMG serves its multinational client base with an integrated range of liquidity and information management services supported by a high level of professionalism and personal service. BMG is a full subsidiary of ING and is part of ING Wholesale Banking.

BMG Company culture

• A customer centric and result driven mentality with professional, high-quality standards
• An organization that values initiative and entrepreneurship
• A true hands-on mentality
• An informal working environment

Agile way of working

At BMG delivery we work Agile in DevOps squads whom are fully responsible for their application from A to Z, this means that feedback and fast learning is a critical part of your day to day job. We believe that feedback is essential for growth and put high value on effective feedback skills. We have an open culture to facilitate this and short lines to ensure support for valuable feedback. This requires that you work intensely together with your colleagues inside and outside your squad.
 

The team

You will be part of the Data & Regulatory team. The team is responsible for providing relevant, high quality business information as a single source of truth to various internal stakeholders, ING and regulators to enable data-driven decision making and to support efficient and effective internal business processes.

The team consists of  Dev- and Ops engineers, a Customer Journey Expert, helped by a Product Owner.
 

Roles and responsibilities

As an Ops Engineer, you will collaborate closely with other Ops and Dev Engineers to ensure the optimal performance and reliability of our platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Management: Configure and maintain core backend applications (Tableau, Denodo, Grafana) adhering to SRE principles.
• Infrastructure and Networking: Maintain and optimize the underlying infrastructure, including servers, networks, and storage systems, to support the platform's performance and scalability.
• Incident Response: Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve platform incidents to minimize disruptions.
• DevOps: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to streamline deployments and improve efficiency.
• Automation: Identify and implement automation opportunities across testing, performance, security, deployments, and monitoring processes.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure adherence to IT risk and security controls to protect system integrity.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Ops Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate is a passionate problem-solver with a strong technical foundation and a collaborative spirit.
 

Your education, experience and background:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as an Operations Engineer
• Strong understanding of IT risk and security concepts
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Dedication to your job
• True hands-on mentality
• Team player
• High standard of work (Clean coding)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Advanced proficiency in:
  • CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
  • Microsoft Windows Server administration
  • Networking fundamentals (messaging, RESTful APIs)
  • Git version control
  • Scripting languages
  • Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus)

Nice to haves:

• Experience with Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
• Experience in PowerShell scripting
• Knowledge of enterprise scheduling solutions (Like UAC)
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL Server, Always On, PL/SQL)

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at  https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

•  A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button.

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.