We are looking for:

Are you an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer who enjoys taking the lead in building and maintaining advanced integration platforms? Do you have a passion for cloud technologies, such as the Google Cloud Platform, and proficiency in using tools like Apigee and serverless functions in Python? If so, we are looking for you!

Our Integration team is the core of our company, we make it easy for applications to integrate into our landscape. By transforming to a data-driven organization, Pets Place will be able to provide pets and their owners with exactly what they need. Enriching the lives of pets and their owners is the driving force behind everything we do, every single day.

With us, you'll have the opportunity to:

Make an Impact: Your work forms the backbone of our digital strategy. By optimizing and expanding the integration platform, you'll help our organization operate smoothly and innovate rapidly.

Be Innovative: We encourage creativity and innovation. Your ideas and expertise are valued and can have a direct impact on how we improve our processes and seize new opportunities.

Learn and Grow: Development and growth are central to us. Whether you want to explore new cloud technologies, strengthen your leadership skills, or expand your areas of specialization, we support your ambitions.

Your Responsibilities:

Design and Implement: Build and maintain the integration platform on our Google Cloud Platform, with a focus on utilizing Apigee for API management and serverless functions in Python for efficient and scalable integrations.

Optimize and Scale: Identify opportunities for optimization and scalability of the integration platform, and implement enhancements to meet the growing demands of our organization.

Troubleshoot and Support: Resolve technical issues and provide support to internal teams using the integration platform, ensuring maximum availability and reliability.

Collaborate: Work closely with various teams, including development, infrastructure, and architecture, to understand our organization's integration needs and deliver effective solutions.

Mentor: While the team grows, you are expected to mentor their technical and professional skills

What do you get in return?

• A competitive salary that fits your knowledge and experience.
• Good work-life balance:
  • 25 vacation days based on 40 hours (possibility to purchase up to 5 additional days);
  • Hybrid working;
  • Flexible working hours.
• A flat, informal, and dynamic work atmosphere, where there is plenty of room for individual input and personal and professional development;
• If your one-way commute is more than 10 km, you are eligible for a travel allowance of € 0,21 per km;
• Of course, we expect you as a colleague to be enthusiastic about our products, so you will receive a 15% staff discount;
• Fresh lunch in our beautiful, new company restaurant for a small fee;
• Do you have a dog? Then they are welcome at our headquarters;
• And of course, regular social gatherings with colleagues.

Your profile:

• Experience and Expertise: Extensive experience with cloud technologies, preferably the Google Cloud Platform. Profound knowledge of Apigee and experience in building serverless functions in Python are essential. As this is one of the first roles we hire, we need somebody with decent experience.
• Passion for Innovation: You are driven by innovation and have a constant desire to learn and explore new technologies.
• Team Player: You excel in collaborating within multidisciplinary teams and possess excellent communication skills.
• Problem-Solving Skills: You can tackle complex technical issues and implement effective solutions.
• Optimistic and Positive: You have a positive attitude and enthusiasm for the challenges and opportunities this role presents.
• Communication: In the team we use English as the main language of communication. Within our department and the rest of the company, Dutch is used. We need someone who is fluent in English and can communicate well in Dutch.

About us:

Pets Place Boerenbond; The number one for all animal and garden lovers.

Our customers (in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany) and employees share a great passion for animals and gardens. Thanks to our expertise and service, we help our customers become experts themselves. This enables them to make the right choices and enjoy the outdoors and their pets worry-free. And all of this starts with the knowledge, enthusiasm, and commitment of our colleagues in the stores, the distribution center, and the head office in Ede. Our growth creates many opportunities for advancement and professional development throughout our entire organization.

The head office of IJsvogel Retail is located in Ede. IJsvogel Retail owns the retail formula Pets Place and Pets Place Boerenbond. With 185 stores, our webshops, 1900 employees, 37,000 m2 of warehouse space, and over 20,000 items, we strive every day to meet the high expectations of our customers.

IJsvogel Retail / Pets Place Boerenbond wants to be a diverse organization, so we don't care where you were born, what your background is, what you believe in, or who you love. Differences - whether in age, culture, origin, belief, physical ability, or sexual orientation - bring new perspectives. We are curious about your talent and how you make a difference for our colleagues and customers.

Apply now!

We have exclusively outsourced the recruitment for this position to The Search Company, a recruitment agency specializing in the placement of IT professionals. For more information about the position and/or the procedure, please contact Daphne van Steijn from The Search Company at phone number: +31 6 273 89 459 or email: daphne@searchcompany.nl.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.