Freelance IT Engineer

Hello! 👋 Are you the Freelance IT Engineer we are looking for?

At Seafar, you are solely responsible for all our internal and customer-facing IT. From establishing and executing internal IT policies, to implementing the technology behind us remotely and autonomously controlling ships/vessels - you will immediately add value and help an innovative scale-up company cement its place as market leader.

We're looking for a highly motivated technical expert to join our equally energetic, driven and intelligent team and take us to the next level!

🤓 Main responsibilities

• Accountable for IT surrounding the Remote Operating Centre (Stations remotely controlling ships and vessels) and Vessel Control System (Ships/vessels (other vehicles in progress) in need of integrating with to enable remote and autonomous control):
  • Procuring, installing, configuring and maintaining hardware (firewall, switches, joystick PLC, UPS, screens, cabling, 4G/5G/satellite, cameras…)
  • Installing/configuring  software for new and existing vessels
  • Providing Remote Operating Centre application/services testing
  • Providing 2^nd level IT support for the in-house operational team (captains/operators/traffic controller/…)
  • Providing 2^nd level IT support for the systems onboard of our vessels
    
• Cloud deployment/configuration support in Azure (IaaS & PaaS) for new or existing vessels
  
• Create/maintain documentation for:
  • Station software usage by operators or traffic controllers
  • Vessel, Station & Cloud software deployment/configuration
  • IT environment
    
• Responsible for internal IT infrastructure and policies:
  • Maintain and secure our server infrastructure.
  • General IT systems monitoring (Zabbix, PRTG, Azure monitoring)
  • General IT maintenance, support, and documentation
  • IT deployment/maintenance optimisation management
  • Helps CTO shape the future of the IT team

👇 Does this sounds like you?

Bachelor, Master or PhD Degree in IT or a Computer Science-related subject

• Experience/knowledge of Windows (Server) administration with Intune
  
• Experience/knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g. specifically Zabbix, Azure Monitoring)
  
• Experience/knowledge of Linux operating system
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure, mainly Microsoft Azure
• Cisco Certificatied Network Associate
• 3+ years of experience in networking
• 5+ years of experience in system administration and support or ICT infrastructure implementations
• Affinity with software development and DevOps in a .NET & Azure environment
• You like taking charge and have good communication and social skills 
  
• English should be perfect written and spoken, Dutch and French are an asset
• Experience in setting-up or leading an IT team is a plus

🤝 What’s our offer?

Seafar is the only technology and service company within the autonomous shipping sector that is commercially operating at scale. By joining Seafar you would:

• Be accelerating your career at an innovative and unique maritime tech company in full growth mode, with lots of exciting challenges to crack
• Work on building from the ground up the technology and service company transforming the shipping industry
• Get offered a salary tailored to your needs 
• Making an impact in collaboration with a team of enthusiastic and determined colleagues just like you
• Be celebrating many industry firsts – ever landed on the moon? That’s how it feels like when working at Seafar!

🤩 Excited?

Don't hesitate to apply! Get on board because we need you over here!