Job Description

Excited to work for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape?

The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this? As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side-by-side with your talented colleagues, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint.

Only together can we make the biggest impact possible! We believe in the power of diversity: we are convinced that an inclusive and diverse work environment leads to more innovation, creativity and better results.
Data Cloud Engineer
Requisition ID:  10534
Posting Start Date:  28/11/2025

Function

 

Elia Group is driving the decade of electrification, accelerating the energy transition and adapting to new consumption behaviours. Elia Group is building an operations team for the new Elia Digital Platform (EDP). The EDP Platform is a service oriented, cloud-native platform that is being built to provide application teams with self-service capabilities to develop, run and operate their software products. EDP Platform provides services for application infrastructure, data, service lifecycle management, application build and delivery as well as services to operate their software products. The EDP Platform is deployed as a hybrid cloud, encompassing both private cloud and select public clouds. The EDP BE operations team will focus on the operational tasks for Elia Transmission Belgium’s private cloud. 


The team is now looking for a Data Cloud engineer.


As Data Cloud engineer, you will be focusing on ensuring stability & reliability in operations of our day-to-day data technologies (databases, message broker, …) including automating typical deployment and maintenance tasks. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, monitoring, and performance of our private cloud-based services. You will be responsible for operating, maintaining and managing data-related services and technologies within our Kubernetes infrastructure. You’ll collaborate closely with customer success, platform operations, software engineers, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders to enhance the performance and availability of our services.

 

Scope of responsibilities:

  • Delivery and operations on all our application-facing data technologies in our private cloud. 
  • Able to function in a virtual, cross-functional team as an ambassador for the EDP project and ensure development methodologies are aligned to the EDP project principles, standards and implementation.
  • Automate deployment and operations on our data processes. Responsibilities include the deployment and maintenance of databases and message brokers.
  • Implement observability solutions to monitor the data services health, performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement and follow-up on policies, compliance and security.
  • Help establish an operations team comprised of internal and external employees. Work collaboratively with other members of the team, infrastructure teams, and others. Work with the delivery team for the operationalization of our data technologies for our internal clients.
  • Reinforce our operations: executing service requests, handle incidents and follow-up on problems
  • Contribute to the platforms documentation and share knowledge.
  • Contribute to the development of the data products with a focus on reliability and stability.

Your Profile

 

Technical skills

  • At least 5 years of experience with managing PostgreSQL databases in an enterprise private/hybrid cloud environment, preferably extended with TimescaleDB.
  • Hands on experience with cloud data technologies, especially message streaming with Kafka message streaming (bridge/broker/connect/iceberg), is a must have. 
  • Knowledge of Apicurio Registry, JupyterHub and Apache Spark is strongly recommended.
  • DevOps toolchain knowledge (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Gitlab CI/CD) 
  • Experience with Kubernetes operators is required, with custom-build operators being a plus.
  • Scripting & programming (e.g. Shell, YAML, Python and Ansible)

 

Non-technical skills

  • Minimum of 5 years of operational experience with productive applications or systems (ideally containerized and distributed) 
  • Fundamental understanding of core operations processes (incident management, change management, problem management, IT Service Management)
  • Fluent in English in speech and writing. Knowledge of Dutch, French and/or German is a plus.
  • Must have excellent communication and leadership skills

 

Other

  • In possession of a valid driving licence.
  • On-call support: participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems and infrastructure.

Offer

 

  • Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€8 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results. 
  • Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance. 
  • Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment). 
  • Social fund: Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs. 
  • Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement. 
  • Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill. 
  • Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget. 
  • Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price. 

Location

Schaerbeek (close to train station) + telework with occasional travel to Berlin

There’s something electric in the air with this job offer!

In exchange for your work and dedication, you enjoy the following benefits:

  • A job full of variety with a top employer: Elia encourages innovation and collaboration. Within our company you will be at the forefront of the energy transition, and you will have the chance to contribute to ground-breaking technologies designed to accelerate this transition. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills.
  • Focus on personal growth and well-being at work: Discover a wide range of professional training and coaching opportunities that are guaranteed to give your personal growth a solid boost.  At the same time, as a top employer, we put maximum effort into a positive work culture in which your well-being is central.
  • Development opportunities for a challenging career: At Elia, we encourage you to seek out and seize new professional opportunities. You will enjoy complete freedom to shape your career on your own terms.
  • A diverse team of passionate colleagues: Elia puts a high value on diversity and inclusion. You will join a diverse and passionate team that enjoys sharing knowledge and leading the way towards a more sustainable future together.

These are just a few of the benefits that distinguish Elia as a Top Employer. We are convinced that your contribution to our team will be invaluable and look forward to welcoming you soon!
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