Ready to unleash the power of open finance with smart data solutions?
We are looking for a Senior Operations Engineer who is responsible for the operation of the Qwist PSD2 solutions and open banking products and also acts as a supporting service for all areas of the company.
You support others with enthusiasm and are ready to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to make a difference company-wide!
About the position:
Department: Platforms and InfrastructureTeam: Operations
Locations: Munich (Germany)
Remote status: Hybrid
Number of positions: 1
This position follows a hybrid working schedule with semi-regular in-person events and meetings onsite.
We have 3 offices in Germany; one in the beautiful harbor city of Hamburg (Germany), the second in the Bavarian capital Munich (Germany), and the third in the German capital Berlin (HQ). We come together a minimum of twice a year to celebrate our successes together.
Your role and goals:
- You will act as an expert in our operations team for private cloud management and DevOps implementations (ArgoCD, Ansible).
- You are responsible for our server systems and our operating environment, as well as the design, implementation and maintenance of our product portfolio based on Java, Kubernetes (Openshift) and various database cluster systems (MySQL/Galera, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
- You understand the importance of monitoring and metrics, and how to work with technologies like Prometheus, Grafana and similar applications.
- You act as a sparring partner for our development teams and solve complex infrastructure challenges.
- You are an active participant in high-level team activities such as architecture and process improvements.
What you bring to the team:
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Operations, coupled with a degree in computer science or a related field, is required.
- The ability to convey complex infrastructure concepts to technical and non-technical contacts is a central component of your skillset.
- You have experience with Openshift / Kubernetes cluster and CI/CD (ArgoCD, helm).
- You prioritize customer satisfaction and demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining high standards of quality.
- Experience in Java application management and in Databases would be excellent.
- Business fluency in English and at least good German languages skills are essential.
- Work with a true open banking pioneer and witness the journey/revolution from open banking to open finance and beyond. Work with colleagues with years of experience in the industry and a true passion and vision for the future of open banking.
- Healthy work-life balance: Time is precious. Make it count. We enable all our employees to organize their living and working hours flexibly, making it possible to combine personal life with work life!
- We are ever-evolving and so are you. We have business goals (OKRs) but also personal development goals. Our formalized bi-annual feedback process, regular Engagement checks and personal development budget are available to make sure that we grow together and find everyone's perfect spot at the table.
- You will become part of a cross-functional environment where you will be empowered through ownership and collaboration.
- A relocation package and/or visa support for those who need it.
- While we offer the opportunity to work at our offices in Germany with all the amenities, we have a distributed working style, with semi-regular in-person events and meetings. Productive at home? So are we.
Qwist is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.