Senior DevOps Engineer

• Operational Optimization & Support: Design, implement, and manage scalable logging, monitoring, and alerting systems; utilize Python and Bash scripting to automate operational tasks and improve efficiency; configure and manage our API ecosystem using APISIX Gateway, and provide on-call support according to scheduled rotation.

• Technical Advocacy: Contribute to project planning, including task estimation and the creation of comprehensive technical documentation; continuously investigate and suggest improvements to enhance system performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with peers and architects to ensure compliance with company standards and security best practices.

The Ideal Candidate (Profile)

The ideal candidate combines strong infrastructure and automation expertise and a passion for reliability engineering with a proactive mindset. You should be able to translate complex technical requirements into robust, scalable solutions, while possessing the communication skills necessary to engage both software engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

What you will bring:

• Education: A University degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Expertise: 6+ years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role, including a minimum of 4 years working with UNIX/Linux systems, configuration, troubleshooting, and scripting with Python and/or Bash.

• Technical Knowledge: A solid grasp of Terraform, Ansible, Docker containerization, the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Packer), Git/GitHub, and networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and cloud networking concepts (VPCs, firewalls, load balancers); hands on experience with cloud providers, ideally GCP and OCI.

• Communication: The ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.

• Languages: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must.

Strongly Valued

• Container Orchestration: Production experience with Kubernetes.

• Platform Experience: Previous background managing API gateways such as APISIX, and building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build.

• Monitoring Knowledge: Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, or cloud-native solutions.

• Certifications: GCP or OCI certifications are nice to have.

• Global Mindset: Proven experience in multicultural environments and/or supporting internationally distributed engineering teams in a scale-up setting.

Mindset & Key Skills

• Technical Rigor: A curious, detail-oriented professional who maintains high engineering standards while managing complex infrastructure.

• Continuous Improvement Mindset: A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and learning new technologies, balancing system reliability with pragmatic delivery decisions and translating infrastructure improvements into team and business benefits.

• Self-Organization: A structured thinker with strong prioritization and project management skills, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

• Agile Collaboration: Comfortable working within Agile frameworks, including Scrumban, as part of a regionally distributed team.

While our foundation is in Athens, our talent pool is spread across Europe, with a strong culture of remote collaboration. Our team is highly experienced in distributed Agile workflows and communicates exclusively in fluent English.

Your career journey with us includes, among others:

• A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology and research

• A competitive compensation package tailored to your unique expertise and professional background.

• A remote-first work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, giving you the autonomy to thrive from anywhere.

• An annual training budget and endless opportunities to learn, while helping transfer new technologies from academia to clinical practice worldwide.

Saphetor is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Source: Himalayas