Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- IT, Network, DevOps
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this position, you will evolve the AWS-based infrastructure, optimize container orchestration with Kubernetes, and manage the performance of Kafka deployments along with the security of the Istio service mesh.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Join Bitpanda as a Senior DevOps Engineer and take a leading role in shaping the next generation of our high-performance, cloud-native infrastructure that powers the future of digital finance.
- As a senior member of the team, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor and guide junior engineers, and ensure our platforms remain secure, scalable, and resilient.
- You'll work with a motivated group of highly skilled engineers, contributing your experience while continuing to grow in a cutting-edge, fast-moving environment.
- Design, develop, and evolve our AWS-based infrastructure using best-in-class tooling, including Terraform and ArgoCD, leading the operation and optimisation of our container orchestration platforms, with a focus on multi-cluster networking and service-to-service communication.
- Take ownership of our cross-cluster Istio service mesh-implementing policies, improving traffic management, and enhancing mesh-level networking performance and security.
- Übernehmen Sie die Verantwortung für die Leistung und Skalierung unserer Confluent Kafka Messaging-Deployments, identifizieren Sie proaktiv Engpässe, verbessern Sie Konfigurationen und arbeiten Sie mit den Engineering-Teams zusammen, um Anwendungen zu optimieren.
- Monitor, optimize, and automate systems to ensure high availability, strong security posture, and superior performance using Datadog, Opsgenie, and AI-powered tooling.
- Build scalable, robust solutions for complex technical challenges, ensuring infrastructure design aligns with best practices and long-term platform goals.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promote engineering excellence, and contribute to team knowledge sharing and process improvements.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Strong expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
- Advanced understanding of cloud networking, including routing, load balancing, VPC design, hybrid connectivity, and service-mesh-based networking - familiarity with multi-cluster service mesh (Istio) and related capabilities is preferred.
Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building and managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, KMS, and related services).
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building, managing, and optimizing either cluster-level Kafka deployments (Confluent preferred) or cloud relational/NoSQL database infrastructure in AWS, with a strong understanding of underlying engine mechanics and performance tuning.
- Proficiency in CI/CD systems, with deep experience in GitLab CI/CD and working knowledge of ArgoCD.
- Proven experience deploying, maintaining, and scaling critical cloud infrastructure components in production environments.
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What we offer
- We offer a comprehensive relocation package to support candidates who are moving to join our team.
- Our goal is to make your transition as smooth as possible, and we provide assistance throughout the whole process.
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Bitpanda GmbH
Wien
At Bitpanda, we strongly believe in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digital assets and blockchain technology. Our mission is to remove barriers to personal finance and bring traditional financial products into the 21st century. With 1.2 million users and more than 270 team members from over 44 different countries, Bitpanda is leading the way in inclusive finance.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Founding year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance, Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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Senior DevOps Engineer
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
