Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Miaplaza, a company dedicated to innovative online learning platforms, as a Senior DevOps Engineer. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure for our educational platforms. This role involves optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and enhancing system reliability. You will work closely with software engineers and leverage your expertise in cloud services, containerization, and automation. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Miaplaza is expanding and offers multiple positions across departments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related role
• Expertise in GCP
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes
• Extensive experience with Linux system administration and networking
• Experience managing PostgreSQL installations
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (Jenkins, Circle CI, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Solid understanding of networking, security best practices, and system administration
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and optimise system performance
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure focusing on scalability, performance, and security
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software development and deployment
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment
• Monitor system performance and security, responding proactively to incidents and optimizing resource utilisation
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes clusters, containerised applications, and microservices architecture
• Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and uptime
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate DevOps best practices into the development lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with security standards and implement best access control and data protection practices
• Research and introduce new DevOps tools and methodologies to enhance system reliability and developer productivity

Preferred Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science or similar
• Experience with GKE
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)
• Experience with C#/.NET
• Experience with Entra or alternative SSO solutions
• Experience or passion for education
• An inspiring leader and mentor to junior engineers
• An independent thinker & problem solver
• An action-oriented self-starter
• A team player
• Open to feedback
• A strong and proactive communicator

Benefits

The expected starting pay range is 80,000€ - 110,000€/year