DevOps engineer

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes) to join the team running managed Kubernetes services for a Dutch managed services provider.

• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents in production Kubernetes clusters, on-premises and at scale - this is the core, day-to-day work of the role
• Deploy, upgrade and maintain the lifecycle of the clusters
• Work directly with the customers running on the platform: helping them deploy their workloads, and diagnosing problems with them when something breaks
• Improve the platform through automation and GitOps
• Write and maintain runbooks, so operational knowledge sits with the team rather than with individuals
• Join the on-call rotation after an onboarding period

• 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience, including running and debugging production clusters - diagnosing what fails under load, during upgrades, and at the networking and storage layers
• Strong Linux fundamentals and systematic troubleshooting
• GitOps in practice, preferably ArgoCD
• Helm - writing and maintaining charts, not only installing them
• Kubernetes networking at CNI level: Cilium, ingress, load balancing, DNS
• Kubernetes storage: CSI, persistent volumes, stateful workloads
• Working directly with customers: explaining a technical problem and its consequences to someone outside your team
• English at C1 level - the working language with the client's engineers and with the customers running on the platform
• Takes ownership: picks up a problem, decides how to approach it, and carries it through without needing to be chased for progress
• Spots problems before they become incidents: notices what is degrading in the environment and raises or fixes it rather than waiting for a ticket
• Gets productive fast in an unfamiliar estate: learns by working in it and asking the right questions, rather than waiting for complete documentation
• Будет плюсом: CKA, CKAD or CKS, CKA preferred - a current certification confirms the fundamentals are covered before you start; Cluster lifecycle tooling - Cluster API, kubeadm, or Rancher/RKE2 - cluster deployment and upgrades are part of the day-to-day, so experience here shortens the ramp-up; Python scripting and automation - most platform improvement work on this team is automation work; Public track record: open-source contributions, talks, blog posts or further certifications such as Kubestronaut

• Flexible and remote cooperation options
• International projects with leading global clients
• Travels related to international projects
• Non-corporate atmosphere
• Access* to language classes
• Access* to knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Access* to private healthcare and life insurance
• Access* to multisport card
• The availability and terms of individual benefits may vary depending on the chosen form of cooperation.