Infrastructure Engineer

XIAG is a Swiss IT company that employs leading developers. The main strategy is partnership with business, not outsourcing: the company holds stakes in most projects. Among their projects are platforms for an airline, a Swiss bank, a B2B marketplace, a job search platform, and many other projects.

Must-have requirements:

• Knowledge of TLS/x509 certificates, encryption basics
• Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Team collaboration skills
• Ability and motivation to learn about new technologies and approaches
• Experience in system administration (Debian, Ubuntu)
• Solid understanding of Linux systems and network stack
• Hands-on experience with SCM (git) and configuration management tools (Ansible/SaltStack)
• Familiarity with distributed systems

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience running Kubernetes
• ClusterEngine: Corosync, Pacemaker
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and architectures.

Additional requirements:

• 5 years of experience in a similar position
• Knowledge of TLS, Debian, Ubuntu, Linux system, Salt Stack
• English language skills

What you will do:

• Manage and monitor Unix-like systems (primarily Debian/Ubuntu)
• Coordinate tasks with developers and other sysadmins
• Work with a professional and experienced sysadmin team
• Maintain infrastructure across local and remote environments
• Communicate task scope and complexity to stakeholders and managers
• Adopt new technologies and implement automation to improve maintainability of infrastructure and processes
• Ensure the security and reliability of systems
• Share 24x7 coverage of monitoring alerts in coordinated shifts with the rest of the team