Career at DENIC

System and Infrastructure Support, LINUX

What we offer:

• Extensive home office arrangements, flexible working hours through flexitime
• 30 days holiday plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve free
• Continuous further education and certifications
• Performance-related bonuses
• 100% reimbursement of public transport commuting expenses
• 40% employer contribution to the company pension scheme
• Capital-forming benefits, accident insurance
• Employer allowance for canteen, membership in a fitness center and company bike

Key Responsibilities:

• As an experienced DevOps Engineer (m/f/d), you’ll be right at home managing systems and infrastructure and will be actively involved in the further development and operation of our services.
• We operate the authoritative name servers for the German ccTLD .de (and other TLDs), along with the necessary infrastructure, whilst placing a strong focus on stability and high availability.
• We place great importance on automating tasks; for us, information security and high availability are not a burden,
  but a challenge.
• Our technology stack includes, amongst others, Linux, VMware, SaltStack, Ansible, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Grafana, Prometheus and ElasticSearch.
• We are constantly consolidating and expanding our skills by attending external and internal training courses and conferences.

Your profile:

• A degree or technical qualification, along with relevant or comparable practical experience – what you can do is more important than your qualification.
• You have at least 5 years’ professional experience in relevant fields.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux administration.
• Basic technical knowledge of the entire technology stack: operating systems, virtualisation, containers, data backup, monitoring, networks, storage and databases.
• Experience with automation tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of DNS / DNSSEC and nameserver software (BIND, Knot, NSD) would be an advantage.
• An advantage: Python, Golang, Bash.
• Experience with agile working methods (Scrum) is a plus.
• Fluent in German and good written and spoken English.
• Your strengths: quick on the uptake, solution-oriented thinking, good customer service.
• Your style: committed, self-reliant, a team player – with an eye for the ‘big picture’.

What we offer:

• 130 motivated people who want to make a difference together with you
• Flexible working hours thanks to flexitime and home office
• 30 days of holiday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are free
• Continuous training and certification
• 100% reimbursement of public transport costs
• 40% DENIC contribution to company pension scheme
• VWL, accident insurance 24/7
• Employer subsidy for the canteen, fitness centre and job bike

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

Key Responsibilities

• You will develop services and APIs using Go (Golang) – with Python used as a supplementary language – for our big data and BI platform.
• You will build scalable back-ends for dashboards, data products and technical analyses.
• You will design, maintain and optimise data models and ETL/ELT processes that reliably feed our BI applications and reporting structures.
• You will develop and maintain BI dashboards and standardised reports using Grafana and SQL
• You will automate recurring processes, e.g. using GitLab CI and Salt. 
• Together with the team, you will ensure the stable operation of the data platform.

As part of the agile team

• You will work directly with analysts, data engineers and internal stakeholders to implement new requirements in a technically sound manner. 
• You will integrate new data sources, automate recurring processes and ensure traceable data quality. 
• You will carry out technical proof-of-concepts for new tools, architectures and platform components.
• You’ll play an active role in architectural decisions, code reviews and the day-to-day operation of our platform. 
• You’ll act as a committed team player with an eye for clean solutions and stable systems.

Your profile:

Must

• A successfully completed degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Informatics or an equivalent qualification (including those acquired through professional experience).
• Solid programming skills in Go/Golang; good knowledge of Python as a second language.
• Experience in developing backend services, APIs or data pipelines.
• Experience with SQL, data modelling and high-performance queries.
• Confident use of Git in a team environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI). 
• Good command of German and English.

Plus

• Practical experience with Kubernetes or similar container platforms.
• Experience in operating data pipelines or production-ready applications.
• Experience with monitoring, logging and fault analysis in a production environment.
• Knowledge of ClickHouse and Grafana.
• Experience with distributed databases, large data sets or analytical data platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, containerisation or platform automation.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux.
• Experience with BI tools and their technical integration into a data platform.
• Understanding of data governance and data quality processes.
• Ability to explain technical matters in a way that is understandable to non-technical team members.
• Experience in agile software development, e.g. Scrum or Kanban.
• Confident use of modern development tools, including the effective use of support tools in day-to-day development work. 
• A confident manner and a passion for interdisciplinary and international collaboration.

How to join us:

We look forward to receiving your detailed application, stating your salary expectations and earliest possible start date. Please note that we will temporarily store your data during the selection process.

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