Are You Our New Observability Engineer?

Are you a seasoned expert in observability with knowledge of the Elastic stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana) and Observability as a Service? Have you also become familiar with Prometheus and Grafana? Do you know how to build a monitoring platform that enables users to optimally manage their environments? Do you have the competencies to translate functional needs into built-in functionality? Then read on.

About TenneT

TenneT is the first cross-border electricity transmission operator in Europe. With 21,000 kilometers of high-voltage connections and 41 million end users in the Netherlands and Germany, we are among the top 5 electricity transmission operators in Europe.

In our role as an independent European grid operator, we work intensively with our environment to create a brilliant energy future – more sustainable, reliable, and affordable than ever before. The energy transition is a challenge that requires new ideas, technologies, and behaviors building on the strong foundation we have laid. It necessitates doing things differently and learning from one another across all sectors, as we know we don't have all the answers ourselves. We enjoy collaborating to share the knowledge and experience that keeps the lights on, enabling us as a society to design and deliver the energy system we all need for tomorrow. Together, we are lighting the way ahead.

Job Vacancy: Observability Engineer (Platform Engineer)

To strengthen the new Business Technology Organization (BTO), we are looking for an: Observability Engineer (32-40 hours, Arnhem).

Your Role Within the Team

You will work within the monitoring team of Infrastructure, Integration & Cloud (IIC). This team provides generic databases and middleware platforms within the organization, including integration, monitoring, and CI/CD. The monitoring team believes in self-service and automation. Using tools such as Ansible and CI/CD, you will manage the Elastic stacks and Prometheus together with your DevOps colleagues. You will contribute to the setup and management of systems like Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, and Grafana. Together with the DevOps teams, you will ensure that new deployments proceed smoothly and contribute to the 24/7 service of TenneT's IT infrastructure.

Your Responsibilities

You are responsible for developing and managing the observability services offered to application teams within the organization. The Elastic stack plays a crucial role in TenneT's application landscape. It is your task to ensure that the services optimally align with the work of your users and to technically integrate them with adjacent areas such as CI/CD pipelines and our basic infrastructure. You will collaborate with engineers from other teams to ensure that the services meet needs and adhere to the agreed SLAs.

Main Tasks as an Observability Engineer at TenneT?

• Implementing and managing observability tools: including Elastic stack, Prometheus, and Grafana;
• Developing standard observability building blocks that make it easy for teams to manage their applications;
• Analyzing our infrastructure to identify monitoring elements;
• Taking actions for the incident management process;
• Developing, implementing, and executing test plans for new and existing features.
• Writing automations in the form of Python scripts, HELM charts, Ansible playbooks, and Go programs.
• Managing the environment by executing upgrades and patches and by troubleshooting and resolving issues with the relevant tools.

Practical Information

Availability: It is important that the candidate is available for the entire requested period in the application.
Together, we ensure a stable and sustainable energy grid. Netherlands on – together with you.

Duration: 10 NOV 2025 - 31 DEC 2026 with an option for extension
Location: Arnhem
Freelance: not allowed
Applications can be submitted until: 28 Oct. 2025 10:00

What do we expect from you?

• Demonstrable experience with the Elastic stack, preferably Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes;
• You have experience with some of the following technologies:
  • Setting up and managing distributed data systems using software like Elasticsearch and/or Kafka;
  • Establishing and managing CI/CD workflows with tools like Jenkins;
  • Programming in languages such as Go and Python;
  • Setting up or managing observability in Kubernetes clusters;
  • Establishing automation based on Ansible, HELM charts, and ArgoCD;
• Knowledge of automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, Bitbucket, Jenkins);
• Experience with monitoring platforms such as Prometheus and Grafana is a must;
• Experience with Kubernetes is a must;
• Experience with Linux server environments is desired.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role is required;
• You are open to feedback and contribute to team results, even when it doesn’t directly serve your own interests;
• A proven track record of working with DevOps in a Scrum team;
• Experience building and maintaining your own CI/CD pipelines;
• Willingness to provide 24x7 support is a must (approximately once every 6 weeks or less).

Competencies:

• Customer orientation;
• Ability to work independently in an agile environment;
• Working accurately;
• Thinking in terms of processes;
• Decisiveness;
• Persuasion skills;
• Willingness to express your opinion;
• Strong communication skills;
• Organizing and planning work.

Working conditions: This job role offers a balanced split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a distribution of 75% operational and 25% project-related tasks. To minimize the impact on business operations, some changes may be scheduled outside of regular business hours.

Do you want this too? Do you aspire to be the best version of yourself? We are delighted to support your development and invest in an environment where continuous learning is encouraged. We provide you with the freedom to innovate and take initiative. By offering numerous growth opportunities, we help you exceed your own expectations and excel in your work, enabling you to grow both personally and professionally.

Moreover, you can expect the following benefits based on a 36 or 40-hour working week:

• An Employee Benefit Budget equivalent to 10% of your monthly income, which you can use according to your preferences. This budget allows you to purchase additional holiday days or make additional contributions to your pension.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of location-independent work, depending on the team's planning.
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel using public transportation. If you commute by car or motorcycle, you can opt for a commuting allowance.
• A pension scheme with a contribution rate of only 5% from your side.

Let's get to know each other.

Are you the person we are looking for? The new colleague who wants to strengthen our client's team and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Please note: Even if you don't meet all the criteria mentioned in the profile, but you believe you can fulfill the role effectively, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses to applications are handled in accordance with our vacancy management process.

If you have any questions about the application process, ww will be happy to assist you via email (info@if-solutions.nl) office +31 10 210 87 90 or through the provided application link.

Screening is a standard part of the application process. We assess candidates based on the screening procedures followed by our client to ensure that new employees are reliable and suitable for their roles.

For this vacancy, an individual assessment and skills testing may be included as part of the application process.

We believe that everyone is unique, and it is precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious to know more about you.