Junior DevOps Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Set up, configure, test, and maintain infrastructure across development, staging, testing, and production environments.

• Contribute to the implementation of Infrastructure as Code by adhering to established modules, conventions, and review processes.

• Assist in the configuration, maintenance, release preparation, and deployment activities of CI/CD pipelines.

• Investigate incidents by gathering logs and monitoring evidence, conducting initial triage, and documenting resolution strategies.

• Configure monitoring checks and alerts.

• Engage in backup and recovery procedures.

• Adhere to security best practices, including least-privilege access management and secure handling of secrets.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure, deployment instructions, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.

• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, security experts, and operations teams.

• Continuously enhance technical skills through mentoring, certifications, and participation in projects.

• Contribute to international projects as part of a DevOps team comprising over 30 specialists.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with at least one public cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Strong understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, services, packages, and system metrics.

• Familiarity with CI/CD principles and practical experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or TeamCity.

• Knowledge of containerization concepts and practical experience with container images and runtime environments.

• Experience in scripting with Shell and either Python or PowerShell.

• General understanding of Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.

• Insight into SDLC processes and DevOps principles.

• Basic understanding of databases, monitoring, logging, backup, storage, and security concepts.

• Familiarity with authentication and authorization concepts, TLS, and secure secrets management.

• Experience in responsibly utilizing AI assistants while validating outputs and maintaining data security standards.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• At least an Upper-Intermediate level of English proficiency.

• A strong desire to learn and grow within a professional DevOps environment.

• A proactive and ownership-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

• Attention to detail and a structured approach to operational tasks.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

• Support for continuous learning.

• Mentoring opportunities.

• Growth and support for certifications.

• Clear career development pathways.

• Mentorship from senior and principal-level professionals.