Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS)

Astec IT Services provides consulting, custom software development and cloud services. We have helped market leaders to unlock their potential by delivering digital innovation in the automotive , energy and telecom sectors since 1993. Astec teams are hired to advise clients on innovation and to design, build, maintain and support compliant enterprise software solutions.

We are looking for a long-term employee or contractor who will support ongoing development efforts in the following project: **

Development of Board Management Software**

Our client, a leading German automotive manufacturer, needed a solution that would not only become a single source of truth for decisions taking place in the entire organization, but also ensure good corporate governance. This is made possible with a custom-built web application that fits in the category of board management software. **

How You’ll Work**

• Location: 100% remote or office in Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zielona Gora
• Technology Stack: AWS, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Terraform, Elasticsearch, Linux
• Team: 7 Developers, 1 Tech Lead, 1 Project Manager
• Language: Polish or English for communication with team members; English for project documentation and commit comments
• Hardware: modern laptop
• Self development: access to online training courses, sponsored certifications
• Benefits for employees: access to private medical care and MultiSport card

What You’ll Do

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Automotive team at Astec IT Services you will help develop intranet web applications that support our client, a leading automobile manufacturer from Germany , in their daily operations:

• Configure AWS services for client-specific software packages
• Analyze and maintain security configurations (e.g. firewall rules) needed to run software in accordance to the client’s corporate standards
• Create tasks for other teams to perform actions on the client’s infrastructure
• Investigate performance issues and non-obvious problems on production environments
• Document the architecture and write operations instructions in accordance with the C4 model and PMBOK guidelines
• Analyze the impact that functional requirements have on other parts of the system
• Configure test automation in pipelines, incl. automated security testing tools
• Analyze requirements, create concepts and discuss them with the client
• Advise clients in the area of DevOps best practices
• Technical knowledge transfer and communication within the project teams
• Regular participation in client meetings

Skills You Have

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts
• Experience with of public cloud platforms
• Experience in operations of software running on production enrivonments
• Knowledge about public cloud architecture best practices
• Ability to work with other teams of professionals that might be limited by their own instructions
• Ability to confidently communicate with clients
• Good knowledge of English language (level B2 or better)

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of web application security
• Ability to administer Linux systems
• Demonstrated success as part of a distributed team
• Knowledge of German language (B1 or better)

Why Apply

• You love collaborating with, teaching, and learning from high-performing peers on software projects
• You work best in teams of high-performers rallying around achieving a common goal

Steps After You Apply

• You’ll be invited to an online meeting with our recruiter
• Afterwards, we’ll ask you to do a small assignment, which will then be discussed with one of our technical leads
• If everything goes well, we will make you an offer and invite you to a final interview