Remote Platform Engineer: Linux, Proxmox & Automation

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Contabo seeks a Platform Engineer to own the operation and evolution of its hosting platform. You will manage Proxmox/KVM virtualization, ZFS/Ceph storage, networking, and observability to ensure services stay fast and reliable for customers worldwide.

You will automate with Ansible and Git, plan maintenance and migrations, and help shape capacity planning. Collaboration with Platform, Support, Dev, Network, and Security teams is essential, with English as the common language.

Qualifications

• Experience operating large-scale Linux and virtualization environments (5+ years).
• Hands-on with Proxmox/KVM, Ansible, and monitoring tools.
• Familiar with ZFS and Ceph storage.
• Networking fundamentals (BGP, L3 routing, VLAN, OVS).
• Strong English; German language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate and develop the hosting platform with reliability and performance.
• Use Ansible and Git for automation, plan maintenance, upgrades and migrations.
• Contribute to capacity and hardware planning, including new locations.
• Document decisions clearly and share knowledge with the team.
• Collaborate across Platform, Support, Dev, Network and Security teams.

Skills

Linux

Proxmox/KVM

Ansible

Monitoring

ZFS

Ceph

Networking

Git/CI

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Kubernetes

Terraform

Open vSwitch

Education

IT specialist training in system integration

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Proxmox

KVM

Zabbix

Prometheus

Grafana

Git

Job description

Contabo seeks a Platform Engineer to own the operation and evolution of its hosting platform. You will manage Proxmox/KVM virtualization, ZFS/Ceph storage, networking, and observability to ensure services stay fast and reliable for customers worldwide.

You will automate with Ansible and Git, plan maintenance and migrations, and help shape capacity planning. Collaboration with Platform, Support, Dev, Network, and Security teams is essential, with English as the common language.