Senior IT Operations Engineer (f/m/d)

Y-Axis; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn in Berlin, Germany is seeking a Senior IT Operations Engineer (f/m/d) to join our IT Operations Team. You will optimize, monitor, and manage our application performance across databases and servers while contributing to scalable, secure operating environments.

You will liaise with internal stakeholders and external partners, support audits, and participate in on-call duty as part of business continuity. Immediate start preferred; visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or business informatics or comparable qualification.
• Experience planning, operating, and optimizing complex application environments.
• Familiar with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and web servers IIS/Apache.
• Understanding IT systems from applications to hardware with security in mind.
• Structured, solution-oriented, independent work style with clear communication.
• Fluency in German and proficiency in English; willing to participate in on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Support IT Operations Team in optimizing and managing application performance.
• Contribute to infrastructure and operations strategy for scalable, secure environments.
• Serve as the main contact for internal stakeholders, developers, and partners on infra topics.
• Assist audits and assessments by preparing technical information in a structured way.

Skills

Degree in CS

Business informatics

IT specialist training

IT systems electronics

German language

English proficiency

Structured working style

Independent work

Clear communication

On-call readiness

IT security awareness

SQL & DB knowledge

IIS / Apache web servers

HAProxy / Nginx

Distributed apps hosting

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

Vocational IT training (IT specialist)

Tools

MS SQL

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

IIS

Apache

HAProxy

Nginx

Job description

Senior IT Operations Engineer (f/m/d) at LinkedIn

Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Nov, 26

0.0

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Description

THIS IS YOUR JOB

• Application Operations & Performance: You will support our IT Operations Team in optimizing and managing the performance of our application operations. This involves working with databases, servers, applications, and monitoring and alerting systems, ensuring stable, high-performing, and reliable applications.
• Infrastructure & Operations Strategy: You will contribute to the planning of our overall strategy for infrastructure and application operations. This involves evaluating complex system landscapes, understanding technical interrelationships from the application to the hardware, and supporting us in further developing our operating environments to be scalable, secure, and future-proof.
• Stakeholders & technical partners: You are the point of contact for internal stakeholders, external developers, and technical partners regarding questions about infrastructure, IT operations, and application operations. You ensure that technical requirements, dependencies, and solutions are clearly communicated.
• Audits & Assessments: You will support audits and assessments and prepare technical information in a structured manner. In doing so, you will contribute to ensuring that requirements for stability, safety, and traceability are clearly defined in operations.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Qualifications : You have a degree in computer science or business informatics, vocational training as an IT specialist, IT systems electronics technician, or a comparable qualification. You also bring relevant professional experience in the planning, operation, and optimization of complex application environments.
• Technical skills: You are familiar with database servers such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or MariaDB, as well as web servers such as IIS or Apache. You also have experience with reverse proxies such as HAProxy or Nginx and hosting your own distributed applications.
• Systems Understanding & Security: You understand the technical interrelationships from applications and operating systems to infrastructure and hardware, and possess a broad understanding of IT. Security is an integral part of stable and reliable operations for you.
• Working style: You work in a structured, solution-oriented, and independent manner. In communication with internal stakeholders, external developers, and technical partners, you explain technical topics clearly and work transparently and reliably.
• Language skills & on-call duty: You are fluent in German and proficient in spoken and written English. Participation in a cyclical on-call duty system as part of business continuity is generally possible for you.