Team Lead, DevOps

Agfa-Gevaert · Gent

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Agfa HealthCare, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).　At Agfa HealthCare, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.　 From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Team Lead to join and lead our DevOps team. This role is a player-coach position where you will not only guide and mentor the team but also actively contribute as an engineer. You will help shape our cloud-native transformation, drive the adoption of GitOps and DevSecOps practices, and ensure the efficiency, scalability, and security of our development and deployment pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & Coaching
  • Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
  • Support career development and skill-building within the team.
  • Act as a bridge between DevOps, Architecture, and Development teams to align strategies and execution.
• Hands-On DevOps Engineering
  • Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Gradle.
  • Optimize infrastructure for cloud-native deployments, ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • Support and refine build automation, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containerization strategies.
  • Develop and maintain observability solutions, ensuring reliability, security, and performance of services.
• Cloud-Native & GitOps Transformation
  • Drive the transition towards GitOps practices, automating deployment workflows and reducing manual interventions.
  • Implement DevSecOps principles to enhance security automation and compliance within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Guide the team in leveraging cloud-native architectures and technologies effectively.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
  • Work closely with development teams (Java & Angular) to enhance developer experience and streamline software delivery.
  • Partner with security teams to embed security-by-design principles into DevOps workflows.
  • Communicate technical strategies and progress to senior management and stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.
• 2+ years of leadership experience (formal or informal) in a DevOps or software engineering team.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Gradle, and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux).
• Solid background in cloud-native architectures and deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Understanding of DevSecOps best practices and security automation.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, able to work across teams and geographies.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their DevOps toolchains.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Background in performance tuning and system reliability engineering (SRE).
• Familiarity with progressive delivery techniques (e.g., feature flags, canary releases).

Location: Ghent, Belgium (hybrid working)

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and technically engaging environment.
• Opportunities to lead and shape the future of our DevOps practices.
• Support for training and professional development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you're a passionate DevOps leader looking to make an impact in a fast-moving, cloud-native environment, we’d love to hear from you!

We offer a rewarding career in a field that impacts lives, the opportunity to work with a talented and committed team of individuals, training and career development programs, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you want to be part of this experience, we'll take you there!　

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