Hybrid DevOps Engineer, DNS, Observability

at IONOS

• Job title: DevOps Engineer, DNS, Observability
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Grafana, Java, Linux, Microservices, Puppet, Python, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bucharest, Romania

About the role

• Join the DNS and Observability team at IONOS, leading the design and development of high-available services on Linux. Collaborate with groups to automate operational tasks and improve infrastructure performance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with our team to design, develop, and operate high-available services on Linux, ensuring seamless integration with our operational requirements and product requirements;
• Take ownership of the full stack, from hardware to application, including configuration management and monitoring, and drive continuous improvement and development;
• Contribute to our open-source projects, such as DIM (github.com/ionos-cloud/dim) and monzero (github.com/ionos-cloud/monzero), and help shape the future of our infrastructure;
• Support our system administrators in automating operational tasks and rollouts, and provide interfaces for integration with our hosting products;
• Participate in an on-call service rotation, ensuring the smooth operation of our complex infrastructure.

Requirements

• A completed computer science degree or equivalent qualification;
• 5+ years of practical experience in administering 100+ Linux systems (Debian/CentOS) in 3+ data centers;
• Experience with monitoring, configuration, VCS and visualization tools (Icinga2, Puppet, Ansible, git, grafana);
• Understanding of modern software architectures and their deployment (REST, Microservices, Docker, CI/CD);
• Knowledge of network and infrastructure services (DNS, BGP, VLANs, Firewalling, IPv6)
• Scripting/programming knowledge (bash, python, golang, Java, etc.);
• Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus).

Benefits

• Access to local/international trainings, development and growth opportunities, including access to e-learning platforms, covering both technical and soft skills areas;
• Modern technologies, product responsibility;
• Flexible work schedule;
• Hybrid work option;
• Medical services package from one of two private providers;
• 25 vacation days per year;
• Substitute days off for public holidays that occur on the weekend;
• Meal tickets;
• Internal referral program;
• Employee Anniversary Program;
• Internal anniversary rewards;
• Team events, networking events organized to promote a passionate, creative and diverse culture;
• Summerfest and Winterfest parties;
• Of course, coffee, soft drinks and fresh fruits are on us in the office.