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Application Engineer / Administrator.

Experienced Application Engineer/Administrator with expertise in Elasticsearch and microservices, seeking to enhance enterprise applications within a large IT infrastructure.

Experience

8–15 yrs

Location

The Hague

Hybrid · South Holland, Netherlands The


The Brief

TITLE

Application Engineer / Administrator

TEAM

HR

TYPE

Freelance

POSTED

Nov 10, 2026

JOB ID

01a1c581

Elasticsearch Kubernetes Docker Helm Rancher Puppet Ansible Chocolatey Shell Scripting Powershell Itil Processes Azure Aws Devops Microsoft Sql Server Postgresql Kong Api Gateway

We are seeking an Application Engineer / Administrator to join our team. The role involves deploying, administering, and supporting enterprise applications in a medium to large IT infrastructure environment.

Key responsibilities

• University studies of at least 4 years plus at least 9 years of relevant professional experience after the

diploma; or university studies of at least 3 years plus at least 10 years of relevant professional

experience after the diploma.

• At least 6 years as an IT professional in mid-size or large IT infrastructure environments, including

application deployment, support and maintenance.

• At least 5 years in application administration.

• At least 2 years with microservices, container orchestration and container-based stacks such as

Docker or Kubernetes.

• At least 2 years administering and supporting Elasticsearch.

• At least 5 years working with enterprise Microsoft or Linux server solutions.

Mandatory knowledge and skills

• Deployment and administration of Elasticsearch clusters.

• Microservices, container orchestration and container stacks using Kubernetes, Helm charts, Docker

and Rancher.

• Configuration-management concepts and technologies such as Puppet, Ansible or Chocolatey.

• Shell and/or PowerShell scripting.

• ITIL processes, including incident, change and release management.

Desirable experience and knowledge

• At least 2 years with public or hybrid cloud services and solutions, Azure or AWS.

• DevOps practices.

• Relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL and their interaction with

applications.

• Kong API Gateway.

• Relevant certifications in the technologies listed above.

Typical tasks and responsibilities

• Install, configure and administer applications in production and non-production environments.

• Monitor applications, tune performance and continuously improve service efficiency and quality.

• Provide application support and maintenance, including incident, change, release and problem

resolution.

• Write and validate application procedures, troubleshooting guides, backup plans and restore plans.

• Automate recurring system-administration procedures and produce installation and technical-

support documentation.

• Contribute to the structure, maintenance and development of the ICT Operations technical

knowledge base.

• Report on application availability, performance, capacity and usage when required.

About the company

About Meerab Group

Meerab Group is a Belgium-based Software Development and IT Consulting company serving clients across Europe. We provide end-to-end technology consulting, software engineering, and digital transformation services, helping public- and private-sector organizations address complex business and technology challenges.

Our core capabilities include Software Development, IT Consulting, Cloud & DevOps, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, ServiceNow, SAP, Digital Transformation, IT Staffing, and Project Delivery.

We collaborate with leading technology partners, consulting firms, and public- and private-sector organizations to deliver innovative, scalable, and reliable IT solutions. Our experience includes consultancy engagements with organizations such as STIB-MIVB and YPTO, alongside business relationships across the European IT consulting ecosystem.

At Meerab Group, we focus on building long-term partnerships, providing highly skilled technology professionals, and delivering solutions that create measurable business value. We continue to expand our capabilities across Europe, with a strong focus on emerging technologies, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Meerab Group — Your Trusted Partner for Software Development and IT Consulting Across Europe.