SysOps Engineer

Description

The company delivers digital projects for EU institutions and public and private organisations, with over 8,900 professionals across Europe.

You would join the Systems Management and DevOps Services team, which runs and improves complex enterprise environments spanning on-premises infrastructure and AWS.

Your work covers Linux, automation, containers, monitoring, databases and CI/CD platforms, with the goal of keeping services reliable, secure and performing well.

In Athens you would be one of 2,300+ tech professionals at the company, working alongside experienced colleagues on challenging, large-scale projects that reach millions of citizens worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Run, support and improve infrastructure across AWS, on-premises and virtualized environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux systems, covering users, packages, upgrades, storage, services and firewalls.
• Automate configuration, deployments, backups and routine operations with Ansible and Bash.
• Set up and support HAProxy, GitLab, GitLab runners and CI/CD pipelines.
• Operate Kubernetes, Helm, Docker and Docker Compose environments.
• Manage and troubleshoot Elasticsearch, Kibana and APM for monitoring and performance analysis.
• Install and maintain MongoDB and MySQL, including backups, SSL/TLS, users and privileges.
• Support OpenStack operations such as virtual machines, networking, resizing and storage.
• Configure Prometheus and Grafana, including dashboards, alerts and metrics.
• Troubleshoot big data platforms including Spark, Hadoop HDFS, Hive and Airflow.
• Investigate incidents, make systems more reliable and keep technical documentation up to date.

Requirements

• A BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years in systems administration, SysOps, DevOps or a similar role.
• Strong skills in Linux administration, Ansible and Bash scripting.
• Hands-on work with AWS, plus experience with on-premises infrastructure.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker and Helm.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, MongoDB, MySQL, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with virtualized or private cloud environments, with OpenStack preferably.
• Familiarity with Spark, Hadoop, Hive or Airflow.
• A good understanding of networking, security, backups, high availability and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to operational incidents.

Conditions

The role follows a hybrid working model and is based in Athens, with access to three modern, sustainable offices.

The company ensures equal opportunities and treatment for all candidates and prohibits discrimination based on sex, origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected factor.

Benefits

• A modern working environment and a seamless onboarding process with a buddy for your first steps.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Health and life insurance.
• A meal and commuting allowance.
• On-premises well-being activities.
• Continuous learning, including unlimited access to Udemy for Business and ad-hoc training.
• A personalised development plan for targeted career growth.