DevOps Engineer (Hosting)

TL;DR

DevOps Engineer (Hosting): Maintaining and scaling highly reliable infrastructure systems for a global hosting platform with an accent on Linux, distributed storage, and orchestration. Focus on designing scalable storage systems, automating infrastructure provisioning, and ensuring 24/7 system availability.

Location: Hybrid (Leiden, Netherlands)

Company

hirify.global is a global provider of hosting and digital services operating through multiple specialized brands.

What you will do

• Deploy and maintain highly reliable and scalable systems and applications within the Infrastructure & Engineering team.
• Provide support and mentoring for operational and development teams regarding Linux systems and configuration management.
• Create, design, and improve storage systems and related applications for the DTAP environment.
• Define and implement internal processes, standards, and automation workflows.
• Collaborate with other departments to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Manage the full life-cycle of tools, including documentation and version control.

Requirements

• Expertise in provisioning techniques such as Puppet and Ansible.
• Strong experience with Linux servers (Ubuntu, FreeBSD) and distributed storage systems like OpenZFS and CEPH.
• Proficiency in virtualization and orchestration using QEMU, Libvirt, Kubernetes, and Rancher.
• Experience with enterprise applications (DNS/BIND, LDAP, GIT, Elastic stack) and databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ETCD).
• Ability to automate tasks via Bash or Python.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment that values diversity, respect, and trusted collaboration.
• Strong bias towards open-source technologies with opportunities to represent the business on open-source projects.
• Commitment to sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals.
• Collaborative atmosphere within a team of highly-skilled technologists.