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Senior DevOps Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
Senior · 6+ years
Job description
Senior DevOps Engineer joining Saphetor's engineering organization to support engineering teams across the full lifecycle of systems, from designing and provisioning cloud and on-premises infrastructure to deploying, monitoring, and continuously improving applications. The role ensures reliability, scalability, and performance of the platforms that power VarSome.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain 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 across GCP, OCI, and ON-PREM environments
- Design, implement, and manage secure and scalable network architectures, including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, and load balancing in cloud environments
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build for seamless application delivery, managing 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
- 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 the API ecosystem using APISIX Gateway
- Provide on-call support according to scheduled rotation
- 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
What we're looking for
- University degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 6+ years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role
- Minimum of 4 years working with UNIX/Linux systems, configuration, troubleshooting, and scripting with Python and/or Bash
- Solid grasp of Terraform, Ansible, Docker containerization, the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Packer), Git/GitHub, and networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and cloud networking concepts (VPCs, firewalls, load balancers)
- Hands-on experience with cloud providers, ideally GCP and OCI
- Ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must
Nice to have
- Production experience with Kubernetes
- Previous background managing API gateways such as APISIX, and building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build
- Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, or cloud-native solutions
- GCP or OCI certifications
- Proven experience in multicultural environments and/or supporting internationally distributed engineering teams in a scale-up setting
Your team
engineering organization
Benefits
- A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology and research
- A competitive
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About Saphetor
Key facts
- Athens
- Our foundation is in Athens
- Our talent pool is spread across Europe, with a strong culture of remote collaboration
- Our team is highly experienced in distributed Agile workflows and communicates exclusively in fluent English