System Administrator (f/m/d) – Defense Products (Revaler Straße 28-31)

Webhosting; Berlin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IONOS, the leading European provider of cloud infrastructure and hosting services, seeks a System Administrator to join a highly skilled team. You will plan and operate cutting-edge defense platforms with site reliability and network engineers to protect hosting products and infrastructure.

You will contribute to DDoS mitigation, WAF, Zero Trust, and CDN, while working in a DevOps environment with agile methods, responsible for CI/CD pipelines and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education.
• Interest in security topics and strong networking knowledge.
• Fluent English communication; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administration and troubleshooting of highly available infrastructures, including on-call rotation.
• Further development of distributed DDoS defense platforms, and analysis/visualization.
• Monitoring of systems, analysis of security attacks, and tracking industry trends.
• Evaluation of new technologies and products.
• Development and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
• Planning and operating international setups.
• Lean processes in an agile DevOps environment.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Security awareness

English communication

German language (nice-to-have)

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Hybrid Full-time Not specified Infrastructure

Job Description

At IONOS, the leading European provider of cloud infrastructure, cloud services and hosting services, you will work together with a wide range of teams. We are characterized by open structures, a friendly working culture and flat hierarchies with a strong team spirit. We firmly believe that work and fun are compatible, and offer you the right environment for this. Our constant growth means that we are always looking for new colleagues. Become part of IONOS and grow with us.

Join our highly motivated team of experts dedicated to combating cybersecurity threats. As a System Administrator, you will plan and operate our cutting-edge defense platforms alongside site reliability engineers and network engineers. These platforms are crucial for protecting our hosting products and infrastructure, encompassing classic DDoS mitigation, modern Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Zero Trust strategies, and our Content Delivery Network (CDN). We foster a culture that highly values creative ideas, agile working methods, initiative, and participation.

Tasks

• Administration and troubleshooting of highly available and complex infrastructures, including participation in an on-call service rotation.
• Further development and optimization of distributed DDoS defense platforms, as well as analysis and visualization mechanisms.
• Monitoring of systems, analysis of security attacks, and active tracking of current industry trends.
• Evaluation and assessment of new technologies and products.
• Development and implementation of new functions, as well as planning and operating international setups.
• Supporting company goals through efficient operating architecture, active lifecycle management, and lean processes in an agile DevOps environment.
• Conception, setup, and further development of CI/CD pipelines and supporting technical processes.

You have completed a degree in Computer Science or a comparable professional education. Additionally, you have a keen interest in security topics, strong networking knowledge, fluent English communication skills (German is a plus), and the following qualifications:

About IONOS

IONOS is the leading European digitalization partner for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). The company serves around six million customers and operates across 18 markets in Europe and North America, with its services being accessible worldwide. With its Web Presence & Productivity portfolio, IONOS acts as a 'one-stop shop' for all digitalization needs: from domains and web hosting to classic website builders and do-it-yourself solutions, from e-commerce to online marketing tools. In addition, the company offers Cloud Solutions to enterprises who are looking to move to the cloud as their businesses evolve.

We value diversity and welcome all applications - regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.