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Job Description

We're looking for an experienced software engineer to lead the infrastructure efforts of secunet's Software Factory.

Any secunet Location
Involves occasional travel

The Software Factory is secunet's innovation program, designed to provide the technical means to develop entirely new product classes. It consists of a team of highly motivated software engineers focused on cutting-edge, security-focused shared components, and a DevSecOps platform that supports the entire lifecycle of our products. This is a dynamic and evolving team, offering exciting challenges and opportunities for growth.

This position combines both software and systems engineering to build and run IT infrastructure. You will keep an eye on the capacity and performance of our systems, ensuring that they run reliably and have an appropriate uptime for our needs. We value fast and incremental improvements. Your software development efforts will focus on building infrastructure, optimizing systems, and eliminating work through automation.

Technologies we use:

• Nix is the glue that keeps all our software together
• NixOS is our OS of choice
• Rust is the lingua franca of our development efforts
• Terraform
• OpenTelemetry
• Grafana LGTM stack
• GitLab
• OpenStack

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, extend, and continuously improve our infrastructure
• Ensure solid observability across all our services (visualization, alerting, log aggregation)
• Design, build, and own Nix build infrastructure
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners
• Liaison with secunet's internal IT to keep strategy aligned
• Document your work, both for users of the infrastructure as well as for fellow developers
• Ensure the security of our services using modern technologies

Qualifications:

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Expertise in architecting and operating on-premises deployments
• Extensive experience with the NixOS ecosystem
• Know-how in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Proven skills in contributing to open source
• Programming experience in Rust, Python, Go or similar
• Ability to execute autonomously in alignment with other teams in the broader Software Factory

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with the German language is an advantage but not strictly required

Company Culture: We value open communication, innovation, and teamwork, fostering a collaborative environment with flat hierarchies.

Work-Life-Balance: Flexible working hours and remote work options support a balance between professional and personal life.

Career Growth: We offer ample opportunities for professional development, including coaching, mentoring, and leadership pathways.

Tech Stack: Work with cutting-edge technologies and help shape secunet's future by influencing the long-term technological vision.

Competitive Compensation: We provide an attractive salary, bonus structures, and a range of benefits, including health and wellness programs.

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