DevOps Engineer

Zagreb | Varaždin | Podgorica | Skopje | Remote

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

An analytical mind with both feet on the ground and their head up in the cloud.

We’re a team of 11 DevOps engineers, working mostly with web application developers (Ruby on Rails, Java, JavaScript, WordPress, .NET). Our main task is to provide a stable and scalable platform for our applications and ensure our developers can continuously build and deploy new features. To achieve this, we rely on Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Sensu, and a whole suite of AWS and Azure services.

We like turtles and automation and know where the skeletons are buried. As proud holders of the Power of Root at our fingertips, our motto is simple – we find a way or make one.

Qualifications & Experience

scripting & automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash)

communication and training skills to create resources and promote best practices

problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, proactive in identifying and resolving issues

experience with Amazon Web Services or 2+ year of experience working with other cloud services (e.g. Azure, GCP)

excellent knowledge of the Linux operating system

knowledge of relational database services

monitoring and performance optimisation skills

backup and recovery experience

experience or familiarity with git

experience with the setup, maintenance or troubleshooting of HA infrastructure

working knowledge of IaC, Terraform or CloudFormation

design and implementation of CI/CD processes

experience with the design, implementation and monitoring of microservice architecture

good problem-solving and analytical skills

excellent knowledge of English

a drive to make your infrastructure better every day

Bonus points

Linux related certifications

AWS/Azure certifications

strong understanding of security best practices, compliance requirements, and SSO/SCIM integration

familiarity with collaboration tools like GitHub and DataDog

proficiency in Slack administration, including user & workspace management, security, and integration management

Your responsibilities

deployment and maintenance of various software solutions

defining tasks and giving time estimates

writing clean, maintainable code and testing it

rolling out new features, and analyzing (and reacting) to the results you learn about from our QA Engineers and user feedback

collaborating with stakeholders and both project and technical teams

being able to present your solutions in front of stakeholders and/or a group of colleagues

proactively communicating with other team members and stakeholders

using agile methodologies in development (if you don’t know them yet, we will teach you)

participating in code reviews, pairing, and other forms of knowledge-sharing

continually improving your skills and pushing others to expand their knowledge

working in a cross-functional team

The hiring process, explained

01 Application review

We compare your experience and skills with our current needs and projects.

02 Technical interview

You talk to Team Lead, and the HR person leading you through the selection process. You get to know Infinum, your potential future team, and position, while we also get to know you and assess your technical knowledge.

03 Final interview

Usually you talk to the Management or Head of the department, Team Lead, and an HR person. You get a deeper insight into the position and our expectations, while we get the opportunity to ask you more specific questions.

04 An Offer

All going well, in this stage we send you the offer, which includes all the information from salary details, vacation days, and educational budget, to other perks and benefits of working at Infinum.

04 Next thing you know

Next thing you know, you’ll be brewing your coffee using Terraform.

Tools we use

AWS and Azure

Our cloud platforms of choice. Utilizing various building blocks they provide for designing the most scalable and reliable infrastructure

Ansible

Ansible is used to automate server configuration, application deployment and centralize configuration management.

New Relic

New Relic is our tool of choice for aggregating, managing, and displaying all kinds of logs: applications, Docker containers, services, and servers.

Terraform

Tool for provisioning infrastructure and ensuring our deployments are repeatable.

GitHub

We keep our work in GitHub (or Bitbucket – depending on the project/client) and use pull request flow as our daily routine. We practice Continuous Integration and utilize GitHub Actions

Docker

We rely on Docker in various ways, from simplifying the setup of a local development environment to packaging and running our applications as containers.

Slack

Whether remote or in the office slack enables us to exchange information, discuss code, make decisions quickly and stay on top of things.

What do we offer?

Feedback and feedforward

Honest communication fuels growth. In our 1 on 1 sessions, 360 reviews, and career progression meetings, we discuss what is great and what could be improved.

Additional equipment budget

A little extra to supplement your standard work equipment. Pick a latest-model mobile phone, tablet, e-book reader, or a pair of earphones you’ve been dreaming about. Mix & match, why not.