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Kubernetes & Infrastructure Engineer

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  • Level
    Experienced
  • Job Field
    IT, Network, DevOps
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Salary
    from 4.000 € Gross/Month
  • Location
    Linz, Vienna
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    You will be responsible for building and operating Kubernetes clusters, managing the cluster lifecycle, and implementing security standards. Additionally, you will optimize workloads and automate deployments using modern technologies.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • Setup, operation, and further development of Kubernetes clusters on own on-premise infrastructure (VPS, Proxmox).
    • Management of cluster lifecycle: upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
    • Provisioning and maintaining deployments via Helm charts, Docker Compose, and GitOps workflows.
    • Operation and configuration of reverse proxies and ingress controllers (Traefik).
    • Monitoring and alerting of the infrastructure (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.).
    • Troubleshooting and performance optimization of workloads and cluster components.
    • Implementation and enforcement of Pod Security Standards, Network Policies, and RBAC.
    • Securing the container supply chain: image scanning, registry hardening, and secrets management.
    • Implementation of TLS/mTLS configurations and Zero-Trust approaches.
    • Hardening of VPS and host systems (Linux security, SSH, firewall rules).
    • Regular security audits and implementation of compliance requirements.
    • Incident response for security-related incidents.
    • Planning and management of network infrastructure: VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, DNS.
    • Network segmentation for production, staging, and development environments.
    • Management and automation of VPS deployments for client instances.
    • Operation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines or similar).
    • Diagnosis and resolution of network issues and performance bottlenecks.

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    Our expectations of you

    Qualifications

    • Solid knowledge of container security, network policies, and RBAC.
    • Understanding of network fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, firewalling, VPN, VLAN.
    • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
    • Independent, solution-oriented working style.
    • Fluent German and English skills are definitely an advantage.
    • Certifications such as CKA, CKS, or CompTIA Security+ are advantageous.
    • Knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC and Identity Management (Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID) is advantageous.
    • Scripting and automation with Bash, Python, or Go are advantageous.
    • Interest in AI/ML infrastructure and GPU hosting is advantageous.

    Experience

    • Experience in operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments - ideally on-premise.
    • Solid Linux knowledge (Debian/Ubuntu) and experience with system hardening.
    • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and/or Docker Compose.
    • Experience with Service Meshes (Istio, Linkerd) or API Gateways is advantageous.
    • Experience with virtualization platforms such as Proxmox or VMware is advantageous.
    • Experience with observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, ELK, Loki) is advantageous.

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    What we offer

    • Implementation of socially relevant projects with noticeably positive impacts.
    • Building an innovative network with decision-makers.
    • Great freedom in idea generation & implementation.
    • Young, highly competent, and entrepreneurial team with the implementation capacity of a corporation.
    • Learn forever: Numerous opportunities for further education and specialization.
    • State-of-the-art working environment and collaboration with universities.
    • Team events (Meetups, Get-Togethers, Team Building, etc).
    • The minimum salary is €4,000 gross per month (based on a 38.5-hour week), the actual salary depends on qualifications and experience.
    • The salary is paid 14 times a year.

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    • Location Vienna

      Austria

    • Location Linz

      Oberösterreich

      Austria

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    Kubernetes & Infrastructure Engineer

    Salary
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    Location
    Linz, Vienna
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
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