efiport GmbH is a subsidiary of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH and has been an innovative provider of technology-supported education solutions in Germany for 20 years. We offer solutions for maximised learning efficiency to global concerns, SMEs, and educational institutions, including universities.
At efiport, we value smart ideas and brave, curious people. We experiment, we share, we learn and we grow together. The team is deliberately not too large, and the atmosphere deliberately moderately corporate. We want to work with people who want a safe environment in which to grow, be their best selves, and contribute to all aspects of the business in their unique way.
Right now, we are looking for a DevOps engineer!
Your main responsibilities:
- Administration of Linux servers, including setting up new systems;
- Responsible for regular software / security updates and patches for OS, application servers, Java runtime, databases, and similar software components;
- Administration of infrastructure, focusing on AWS, including VPC, IAM, EC2 instances, Firewall, Mailservers, load balancers, RDS, DNS entries etc;
- Consulting / supporting the development team regarding infrastructure choices, especially on AWS;
- Handling of certificate tasks, like ordering new certificates, renewal, configuring of subdomains, etc;
- Administration of databases, especially Oracle;
- Infrastructure monitoring 24/7;
- Supporting, improving and updating the system stack OS (Linux), App-Server (Apache, java, wildfly, database), AWS technology;
- Security tasks, monitor and classify CVEs, implement solutions;
- Creating and configuring environments (new, PEN-Test);
- Supporting Dev team (bug fixing, basic scripting knowledge, search for solutions,…);
- Supporting business team (input for bids,…);
- Supporting support team (support customers with technical problems, where appropriate);
- Supporting security team (answer questions, support PEN-Tests, fix findings);
- Backup/restore data;
- AWS setup for Linux servers, MongoDB databases, setting up domains, working with load balancers;
- Managing ReactJS, NodeJS, TypeScript, and Golang applications with Docker through AWS image repos;
- Documenting whole DevOps procedures for setting up the environments and later on working on scripts to automate the process;
If you want to join us, here is your skillset and profile:
- Passion for learning and working with others to improve yourself, the team, the product, the company;
- Knowledge of Agile/Lean/DevOps methodologies and strategies and experience with agile software development, modern DevOps practices and release cycles;
- 2+ years of experience in distributed cloud-based software development with strong automation mindset;
- Experience in building CI/CD pipelines for code builds, automation, and deployment to multiple platforms, experience administering source, and/or CI/CD tools;
- Knowledge of administering code versioning / code merge tools. Knowledge of standard branching/merging practices in distributed version control tools;
- Experience conducting vendor evaluations, product proofs of concepts, pilots and enterprise implementations;
- Knowledge of financial services concepts, practices, and procedures, with emphasis on payment processing ecosystem, platforms, and integrated applications and system;
- Ability to initiate and foster collaborative relationships as well as demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace;
- Strong organizational skills along with outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services and Azure as well as Linux sysadmin experience;
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills;
- Bachelor’s degree and two years of related work experience OR a comparable combination of education, training, and/or experience;
What you care about:
- Strong interest in Learning Technologies and Human development;
- Enthusiasm and passion for collaboration and knowledge exchange;
- Readiness for lifelong learning;
- Authenticity, integrity and empathy – and you're willing to work on it!
What we offer you:
- The opportunity to help shape a new area of responsibility from the ground up.
- Work in a small team with a lot of ownership.
- Interesting activities and independent work.
- Modern technology in an established, yet growing company.
- Visits to and exchanges with our location and team in Germany.
- Personal working atmosphere in small, dynamic teams.
- Flexible working hours and remote work, wherever applicable.
- 30 vacation days.
- Additional healthcare benefits.
Please make sure to include a cover letter explaining your interest in the company and the job. We look forward to meeting you!