Senior Linux System Engineer (m/f/d)
Permanent position, full-time - Cologne
Your tasks
* Managing the system administrators within the "Cloud Based Platforms" competence team
* The conception and further development of our automation and container-based solutions
* The planning, development, optimization and implementation of individual system solutions for our business and education customers
* Securing and hardening centralized and decentralized Linux systems
* The monitoring of provided services
* Creating scripts and playbooks for automation solutions in the server environment
* Advancing digitalization in the education sector
* The willingness to occasionally participate in on-call duty
Your profile
* You have completed training as an IT specialist (or comparable) and have already gained at least 5 years of professional experience
* You have several years of experience in the administration and operation of Linux systems
* You have knowledge of automating processes with the help of Ansible or similar tools
* A good technical understanding, a strong service and solution orientation as well as a structured and careful way of working characterize you
* You work just as well independently as part of a team
We require you to be fluent in written and spoken German
Your experience
Sound knowledge (at least in combination) in the following areas is desirable:
* Administration of Debian-based Linux distributions in a business environment
* Provision of Platform as a Service and Software as a Service
* Setup and operation of virtual servers on highly available VMware clusters
* Experience in the use of Ansible, Docker, GIT and relational databases
* Monitoring and performance analysis
* High availability cluster
* Network and firewall
* Directory services
What we offer you
You can expect a varied job in the development of the IT division in the NetCologne Group as well as an innovative and dynamic company with flat hierarchies that is geared towards growth.
In an exciting working environment with short decision-making paths, you will be part of a friendly and highly motivated team. We are happy to support you in shaping your professional goals with individual development measures.
* A permanent, financially secure and long-term position
* Regular internal and external training
* Flexible working hours and a home office arrangement
* Ultra-modern office space based on the "New Work" concept and chill-out & creative areas
* An attractive company pension allowance including individual advice from an external service provider
* A Germany ticket and JobRad offers for a comfortable ride to work
* Flat hierarchies and open communication
* A team kitchen and a canteen
* Regular team events
* 30 days vacation (if desired, you can choose between 25 and 35 vacation days) + 4 custom days
* Fresh fruit every week as well as coffee, tea and water as much as you like
Interested?
Then we look forward to receiving your detailed application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date.
NetCologne IT Services GmbH
Human Resources Department | Elisa Zube & Michèle Polcyn
Adolf-Grimme-Allee 3 | 50829 Cologne
About us
We, NetCologne IT Services, are a subsidiary of the regional telecommunications provider NetCologne. As a reliable strategic partner from Cologne, we provide companies and schools with innovative ICT technologies and offer them advanced solutions for their digitalization.
From IT strategy consulting to the development, service and support of complex IT infrastructures, we offer everything from a single source. We are also responsible for taking over our customers' IT operations in accordance with the ITIL framework - through our Cologne service desk or on site. From our modern, certified data center in Cologne, we offer innovative managed services, including individually tailored cloud computing solutions.
With our education services, we turn school IT into enterprise IT. From IT infrastructure to cloud services, identity management, hardware and software through to IT support, administration and training. With us, teachers and students get everything they need for the modern classroom and thus have digitalization fully under control.