IT Operations Engineer for Domains & Global Platform Operations (18 months, hybrid)

At IONOS, the leading European provider of cloud infrastructure, cloud services and hosting services, you will work together with a wide range of teams. We are characterized by open structures, a friendly working culture and flat hierarchies with a strong team spirit. We firmly believe that work and fun are compatible, and offer you the right environment for this. Our constant growth means that we are always looking for new colleagues. Become part of IONOS and grow with us.

About the team:

Our OPS team is distributed across three main locations – Munich, Regensburg, and Bucharest – and collaborates closely with other teams across the IONOS Group. We manage a diverse and modern tech stack, including Kubernetes, Proxmox, Ansible, and databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. We value collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced IT Operations Engineer to help us operate and improve our distributed systems and automation pipelines. You will manage high-availability infrastructure, implement new solutions, and collaborate with colleagues in Munich, Regensburg, and Bucharest. This position offers the opportunity to develop deeper expertise in Linux, automation, and high-availability environments.

Main responsibilities:

• Administration of our Debian Linux server systems, operation of highly available, distributed systems;
• Customizing of complex HA solutions, storage systems and virtualization technologies;
• Administration of Kubernetes;
• Monitoring of server and services;
• Automate system administration tasks and deployments using Ansible, GitLab pipelines, and Kubernetes;
• Support of services for key customers and participate in a rotating on-call schedule.
• Administration databases, mostly MySQL;
• Collaborate with teams in Munich, Regensburg, and Bucharest to maintain service quality and reliability.

Requirements:

•  2–4 years of experience with Linux systems (Debian preferred);
•  Experience managing on-premises data center infrastructure;
•  Proficiency in configuring and maintaining web servers (nginx, Apache);
•  Hands-on experience with MySQL administration and HA setups;
•  Familiarity with Kubernetes, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines;
•  Experience with scripting (Bash, Python, or similar);
•  Proficiency in English (B2 level or higher; B1 acceptable). German is an advantage;
•  A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with attention to reliability and scalability.

Nice to have:

•  Experience configuring and maintaining firewall and VPN solutions (OpenVPN, pfSense);
•  Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios;
•  Experience implementing backup solutions;
•  Networking knowledge (routing, VLANs, BGP).

Tech stack:

Our tech stack is diverse and modern — during your work with us, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with technologies such as Debian Linux, SmartOS, Kubernetes, Proxmox, KVM, VMware, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, MySQL, Percona Cluster, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, HAProxy, ProxySQL, Pacemaker, Heartbeat, Keepalived, PowerDNS, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, OpenVPN, pfSense, and networking components like routing, VLANs, and BGP.

What we offer:

• Access to local/international trainings, development and growth opportunities, including access to e-learning platforms, covering both technical and soft skills areas;
• Modern technologies, product responsibility;
• Flexible work schedule;
• Hybrid work option;
• Medical services package from one of two private providers;
• 25 vacation days per year;
• Substitute days off for public holidays that occur on the weekend;
• Meal tickets;
• Internal referral program;
• Team events, networking events organized to promote a passionate, creative and diverse culture;
• Summerfest and Winterfest parties;
• Of course, coffee, soft drinks and fresh fruits are on us in the office.

About IONOS Romania

Our Engineering Center lives and breathes technology since 2003. We proudly Plan, Build and Run the products and services we are responsible for.

Our engineering culture is shaped by the use of cloud native technologies, microservices combined with a DevOps attitude and an innovative mindset. We have a customer centric culture where every colleague is a contributor to our products’ design and success working closely with teams in Bucharest and abroad. Our strength lies in our team spirit and a positive and respectful interaction.

We value diversity and welcome all applications - regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.