Senior DevOps Engineer

Qualifyze; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Free drinks at the office

Regular company events

Mentoring and career development

Work from abroad up to 3 months a year

Flexible compensation plan with Eden红/

Job summary

Qualifyze is seeking a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to shape infrastructure strategy within the engineering department in Barcelona. You will define, implement and maintain cloud-based server and database infrastructure, managed with Kubernetes, and own monitoring with Datadog.

Collaborating with team leads and architects, you’ll drive CI/CD, enforce security and compliance, mentor peers, and push pragmatic infrastructure decisions aligned with product direction and growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm and cloud-native apps.
• Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform) and CI/CD automation.
• Experience with Datadog-based monitoring and observability.
• Security and regulatory compliance mind-set for cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and maintain Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure.
• Own monitoring and observability with Datadog across environments.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines with automation for fast, safe software delivery.
• Ensure security and regulatory compliance in cloud environments.
• Mentor engineers on DevOps best practices and infrastructure topics.
• Collaborate with architects and team leads to align infra strategy with product goals.
• Identify system improvements and drive implementation across the stack.

Skills

Kubernetes

Datadog

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

CI/CD pipelines

Security & Compliance

IaC

Helm

Leadership

Job description

• At Qualifyze, we view infrastructure as a critical component of our overall business strategy. As our Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer, you will play a strategic role within our engineering department, directly reporting to the VP of Engineering and contributing to the departmental strategy from an infrastructure perspective
• You will define, implement, and maintain our servers and database infrastructure, ensuring our systems are secure, compliant, and scalable
• This role is integrated into the Tech department. The team member shall perform the tasks inherent to such a position, including, but not limited to, the following:
• Define, implement, and maintain cloud-based server and database infrastructure, managed with Kubernetes
• IaC as the base philosophy for managing infrastructure
• Own and manage our monitoring setup, utilizing all modules of Datadog for proactive infrastructure monitoring
• Collaborate closely with team leads and the software architect to ensure alignment across our engineering efforts, and be an active part of our tech guild
• Guarantee the security and compliance of our environments, working towards achieving necessary certifications and standards
• Contribute to strategic decision-making on infrastructure to ensure pragmatic solutions that align with product direction and future growth
• Collaborate with development teams to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines that foster fast and safe software delivery
• Mentor other engineers on DevOps best practices and provide guidance on infrastructure-related topics
• Proactively identify opportunities for system improvements and drive the implementation of those solutions

Benefits

• Truly flexible schedules
• A selection of free drinks at the office
• Regular company events
• Mentoring and career development
• The hotel room is your office - we allow working from another country up to 3 months a year
• Flexible compensation plan - our Edenred and become.1 cards are an open door to customisable benefits and tax savings

Experience creating and managing pipelines and workflows, with GitHub Actions or similarSignificant experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, Helm, and tools like DatadogAbility to work autonomously, take ownership of projects, and drive them to completion with minimal oversightPassion for creating pragmatic solutions that align with product and business needsA strategic mindset, with a willingness to participate in high-level discussions on product and infrastructure strategyStrong understanding of security and compliance requirements, with experience implementing compliant solutions in a cloud environmentEffective communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders across various departmentsGood knowledge of managing IaC with TerraformAbility to lead initiatives independently and provide technical expertise to the engineering teamExperience collaborating with software development teams and technical leadership, including architects and team leads