Platform / DevOps Engineer (d/f/m)

About

Become the Sherlock Holmes of the web and help our clients to detect the fraudsters among their customers. In this never ending race, we are beating the bad guys with technology!

As a Platform / DevOps Engineer (d/f/m) you are a member of our team which provides the platform for the latest version of our fraud prevention software FRIDA and DEVICE IDENT. We are looking for someone with a strong background in Linux and Kubernetes. Cloud knowledge is a plus but you should understand how things work behind the curtains. Troubleshooting distributed systems and complex technology stacks are nothing new for you. If you think the team will benefit from your creativity and motivation, take the next step in your career and be part of our growing company. An open mindset and your flexibility to adapt to situations and organise yourself will help you to deal with today's challenges of working remotely.

Tasks

• Maintain and develop our on-premise Kubernetes implementation.
• Maintain and optimise our core services such as Kubernetes, MongoDB, Kafka and Elasticsearch.
• Automation and configuration management via Terraform, Helm and Ansible.
• Configuration and optimisation of our monitoring/metrics infrastructure (Prometheus/Grafana).
• Collaborate with our Development teams to solve challenges around our software product.
• Be part of our on‑call rotation.

Requirements

• Linux is your choice of operating system (at least in the rack) and you feel comfortable with it.
• Basic understanding of IP networking, load balancing, firewalling.
• You understand the concept of container orchestration via Kubernetes and related abstraction layers (we host our stuff on‑premise).
• You have deployed and maintained (upgraded) on‑premises Kubernetes before and know what it takes to make it highly available.
• You are able to deploy an application with high availability to Kubernetes, covering everything from source code to logging and alerting.
• You are able to methodically debug distributed systems.
• Go is part of your toolbox (as we have some custom Kubernetes operators written in Go).
• Bonus points for experience with JVM applications, MongoDB, Kafka and Elasticsearch.
• You are fluent in English (German is not required).

We offer the following benefits

• The possibility to take responsibility and realise your own ideas – from day one.
• Collaborative environment in which everyone works on eye level.
• A team of experts and helpful buddies that allows you to learn something new every day.
• Very friendly, open and supportive working environment.
• Generous remote work guideline with emphasis on team alignment.
• Innovation days to pursue your personal/professional growth.
• Internal coaching and training sessions (our internal coaches may even help with non‑work related topics).
• Budget for conferences, external training, etc.
• Access to two online learning platforms (Udemy and Masterplan).
• Social days, i.e. paid time off for volunteer work on a project close to your heart.
• Possibility to take a sabbatical after three years of employment.
• Free choice between Linux or MacOS on powerful mobile hardware, and everything else you might need to be able to work efficiently.
• Lunch allowance up to 30 € per month.
• Public transport allowance up to 22 € per month.
• Bike leasing via JobRad with insurance allowance.
• Mental health initiatives.
• Reimbursement of travel expenses for company events four times per year for riskies living outside of Hamburg.
• Attractive discounts at various partner shops and gyms, e.g. 15 % discount at or 10 % discount at Fitness First gyms.
• Access to Otto Group’s “Corporate Benefits” platform, which grants discounts with various partners (decoration, travel agencies, car rental, etc.).
• In the office in Hamburg: various free drinks and organic fruit delivered twice a week.
• Shower in the office enabling you to easily integrate active lunch breaks or a bike ride to work into your working day.
• Relocation support: constant contact person, issuing documents, help with public offices, translation support, etc.
• … and many more!

If you would like to apply, please use the application button. Your application should include:

• Your CV (PDF format).
• Motivational letter (PDF format) that describes why you want to work at RISK IDENT. Please make explicit what interests you in this position and our company.
• Your desired salary (EUR gross per year).

Your contact person is Tatiana Miranda (HR Manager). We are looking forward to your application!