Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) & Security Engineer

XLINQis an enterprise software development and SaaS company catering to regulated industries. Our mission is to revolutionise the software development lifecycle by simplifying and automating the entire process—from requirements engineering to deployment. We empower our clients with composable services that maximise agility and reusability.

As a spin-off of ING Bank, XLINQ works with leading global banks, financial institutions, and utilities. Our high-performing, diverse team comprises some of the industry’s most experienced professionals, dedicated to delivering high-availability, high-integrity solutions. We value diversity, inclusion, and open collaboration, believing that unique perspectives lead to the development of thebest products and services.

Job Description

This is afull-time remote position (in Europe)with XLINQ’s SRE and Security team. You will contribute to building and securing highly available, scalable systems and play a key role in ensuring operational excellence. You’ll collaborate closely with development teams, participate in architecture discussions, and take ownership of production environments.

We operate in a flat structure and highly value autonomy and initiative. Expect to be involved in everything from coding and automation to performance tuning, researching new technologies, incident response, and infrastructure-as-code.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines usingAzure DevOps
• Manage and monitorKubernetes-basedcontainerized environments in production
• DriveInfrastructure as Code (IaC)practices for scalable and repeatable provisioning
• Leadincident management and supportroot cause analysis.
• Implement and improvecloud securitypolicies and hardening inMicrosoft Azure
• Supportidentity and access management (IAM)and networking for cloud systems
• Work withdistributed, mission-critical systems,ensuring high availability and resilience
• Automate routine operations with a focus onself-service, observability, and efficiency
• Engage inIT compliance, change management, and support regulated environment standards
• Maintain AI infrastructure for DSLs

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Security and Reliability are key ingredients in your way of working.
• Ability toexplain complex systemsand abstractly
• Self-driven,flexible, and comfortable in fast-paced environments
• Strongcommunication skills, team collaboration, and problem-solving mindset
• Strong understanding ofKubernetesand cloud-native applications
• Proven experience withAzureinfrastructure, security, and networking
• Deep knowledge of cybersecurity best practices along the SDLC
• Hands-on experience withCI/CD, especially usingAzure DevOps
• Experience withInfrastructure as Code(e.g., Terraform)
• Knowledge ofIT processes: incident management, compliance, and performance optimization
• Track record withhigh-availability (HA), distributed systems in production
• Comfortable withon-call responsibilitiesand 24/7 availability as needed
• Demonstrated interest in AI and automation

What We Offer

• A hybrid work environment
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and architecture
• A flat team structure with high autonomy and ownership
• A collaborative, diverse, and inclusive work culture
• Projects that make a tangible impact in critical industries