Hybrid DevOps Engineer

at Saphetor

• Job title: DevOps Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Cloud, Consul, DNS, Docker, ElasticSearch, Firewalls, Google Cloud Platform, Grafana, Linux, Packer, Python, TCP/IP, Terraform, Unix
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Athens, Greece

About the role

• DevOps Engineer for VarSome.com building and managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Collaborating with software engineers and handling CI/CD pipelines and network architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain our cloud and on-premises infrastructure using IaC with Terraform and Configuration Management with Ansible
• Work closely with software engineers to design, deploy and manage applications running on Linux servers in GCP, OCI and ONPREM environments
• Design, implement and manage secure and scalable network architectures, including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules and load balancing in our cloud environments
• Develop and maintain our CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build for seamless application delivery
• Manage code repositories and collaboration through GitHub
• Proactively troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis and implement remediation fixes to ensure business continuity with minimum downtime
• 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
• Collaborate with peers and architects to ensure compliance with company standards and security best practices
• 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
• Provide on call support according to scheduled rotation

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 4+ years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role
• Minimum 4 years of work experience with UNIX/Linux systems, including configuration, troubleshooting and scripting with Python and/or Bash
• Strong, hands-on experience with: -Agile methodologies, including frameworks like Scrumban. -Terraform and Ansible. -Docker containerization. -HashiCorp stack, including Nomad for orchestration, Consul for service discovery and Packer for image building. -Version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub. -Networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and cloud networking concepts (VPCs, firewalls, load balancers)
• Good knowledge of: -API management with gateways like APISIX. -Building and managing CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build. -Logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana or cloud-native solutions)
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.
• GCP or OCI certifications are nice to have.
• Proactive team player with demonstrated ability in self-organization, task prioritization, planning, and estimation.
• Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and learning new technologies.

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package combined with additional benefits
• Remote work if you are based outside Athens
• Hybrid 1 day per week at the office if you are based in Athens
• Endless learning opportunities