OX Cloud DevOps Engineer (m / f / d)

Open-Xchange; Leipzig; Remote; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An open-source technology company in Germany is searching for a motivated team member passionate about infrastructure automation and open-source technologies. As part of a remote-first team, you will utilize tools like Terraform and Kubernetes to enhance system reliability and scalability. Ideal candidates will have solid experience in CI/CD pipelines and distributed systems, alongside exceptional communication skills to thrive in a collaborative environment.

Leistungen

100% remote work flexibility

Flexible working hours

Corporate benefits and subsidies

Qualifikationen

• Intrinsic motivation to take ownership and passion for open-source technologies.
• Solid experience with infrastructure as code tools.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes clusters.

Aufgaben

• Automate provisioning of infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.
• Operate containerized applications on Kubernetes.
• Contribute to database management and optimization.

Kenntnisse

Infrastructure as code expertise

Kubernetes management

CI/CD pipeline contribution

Linux troubleshooting

Database and storage solution engagement

Remote communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Helm

Jobbeschreibung

Our Mission

Are you a motivated experienced person, used to working in an international multi-cultural environment, who really wants to make a difference in the open-source world?

At Open-Xchange, we decided to leave dead-end jobs where you don't make an impact and offer passionate experts the opportunity to be part of an agile, international team that connects the world and millions of people by developing and delivering open-source technologies.

We believe it’s crucial to work in an environment where people feel valued, are energized by their work and deliver added value.

Discover what Open-Xchange offers you

• Our non-hierarchical organization not only ensures much better value creation for our customers, it also provides the best possible work environment for every one of us.
• We believe that everyone at OX will always do what is best for the company. We believe that the full potential for high performance is only realized within an organizational structure that enables each individual to work with clear focus and to take full responsibility for their tasks.
• At OX we focus a lot on mastery. It influences our decision-making processes and is a great part of how we look at professional development.
• We believe in openness and diversity, which are crucial to OX’s success. Different opinions, ways of thinking, and cultures enrich us and help us to better understand the bigger picture.
• At OX you'll be working with the whole tech stack, using open source technology, and delivering excellent products to our customers.

Your team

The OX Cloud team is at the heart of Open-Xchange to make millions of users worldwide happy by supplying them our open-source products. We collaborate with various engineering teams to automate deployment processes, increase system reliability, and enhance scalability. We drive diverse non-functional feature of our products like availability, reliability, security, and observability in close collaboration with all the other engineering teams. Yes, this is a very communicative team.

Technology-wise, we work with Linux, Kubernetes, and various components of the CNCF ecosystem, such as Prometheus and Grafana. We use automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Chef, as well as a mix of databases including key-value stores and MariaDB / MySQL with Galera clustering. For object storage, we rely on S3. Our CI / CD pipelines are managed with GitLab (gitlab-ci), and we use PagerDuty for incident management. Our scripting languages of choice are Python and Shell.

Right now, we are on a journey towards a more wholeheartedly approach to DevOps and transforming our engineering organization.

As our new team member, you would

• automate the provisioning of infrastructure, products and configuration with tools like Terraform, Ansible and Helm in collaboration with other engineering teams,
• run our production environments,
• operate containerized applications on Kubernetes and consult others with Helm-based deployments,
• contribute to the management and optimization of storage and database infrastructure,
• join our on-call rotation to handle incidents and improve overall system reliability,
• collaborate closely with developers and other teams to ensure smooth integration, delivery and operations across all stages of the product lifecycle.

You need to have

• an intrinsic motivation to take ownership and a passion for open-source technologies to succeed in our world without a lot of hierarchy,
• solid experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, Ansible and Helm,
• practical experience operating Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads,
• contributed to CI / CD pipelines using tools like GitLab or Jenkins,
• troubleshooted distributed systems running on Linux,
• engaged with some of our databases and storage solutions,
• have a solid understanding how to actively communicate in a remote-first environment.

This is what you get at Open-Xchange

• The flexibility to work 100% remotely ensures a work environment that suits you best.
• Flexible working hours that allow you to successfully combine your home and family responsibilities with work.
• Stay up to date with latest tech, by working on modern private cloud software in a dynamic, international team.
• Sharing ideas and collaborating with each other to drive the company’s success is part of our DNA.
• Getting together in-person for workshops and fun team events.
• Time off to volunteer – and mental health support when you need it.
• We provide financial relief through corporate benefits and a subsidy for ergonomic chairs and desks.
• We can discuss further location-related benefits together in an initial talk.

Join the team

Be ready to shape your personal future, and the daily lives and future of millions of people.

Does that sound like the perfect working environment for you? Join us in our fight for an open internet and deliver added value! Simply click the 'apply now' button, fill out the form, and get in touch.