Cloud Engineer

Freelance Cloud Native / Platform Engineer 16–24 hours per week | Remote | Initial 6 months We are looking for an experienced freelance Cloud Native / Platform Engineer to support the further development of a highly automated cloud platform. The platform is designed to deploy data services fully automatically. A central environment determines the configuration, after which ArgoCD and Argo Workflows handle the deployment process. The goal is a fully declarative setup: from configuration to running service, without manual steps in between. Responsibilities Build and improve cloud-native platform components and automationDevelop scalable and declarative deployment workflowsWork extensively with Kubernetes and DockerBuild and maintain automation and tooling in PythonWork with ArgoCD, Argo Workflows and GitOps principlesImprove CI/CD processes using GitHub ActionsContribute to technical choices, platform design and automation standardsHelp ensure a secure, stable and maintainable platform environmentRequired experience Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and DockerStrong Python skillsExperience with ArgoCD and GitOpsExperience with CI/CD and GitHub ActionsStrong understanding of cloud-native and declarative infrastructureComfortable working independently in a small technical teamProactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented mindsetNice to have Experience with Argo WorkflowsPlatform engineering / internal developer platform experienceSecurity / Kubernetes hardening experienceExperience with open-source technologiesExperience with data platforms or data servicesProject details 16–24 hours per weekFully remoteDaily stand-up on Tuesday and Thursday, 09:30–10:00Initial duration: 6 monthsGood possibility of extensionStart: as soon as possibleDutch-speaking and based in the Netherlands