Site Reliability Engineer (f/m/d) - Defense Products

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.

Join our highly motivated team of experts dedicated to combating cyber security threats. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will work closely with system administrators and network engineers to develop and operate our cutting-edge defense platforms. These platforms are crucial for protecting our hosting products and infrastructure, encompassing classic DDoS Mitigation, modern Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Zero Trust strategies, and our Content Delivery Network (CDN).

We foster a culture that highly values creative ideas, agile working methods, initiative, and participation.

Tasks

• Design, develop, and fine-tune our defense logic to effectively mitigate complex DDoS attacks across the network and application layers.
• Optimize and enhance current pipelines for automated threat detection, mitigation, and comprehensive reporting.
• Collaborate with system administrators to drive the automation of operational tasks and infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop and maintain robust APIs/interfaces to facilitate seamless integration of our defense capabilities into hosting products.
• Manage and troubleshoot our high-availability and complex defense infrastructure, including active participation in a rotating on-call service schedule.

Qualifications

You have a degree in Computer Science or a comparable educational background. You possess a strong interest in security topics, excellent networking knowledge, and meet the following qualifications:

• Several years of experience in system-near development of highly available, scalable software artifacts using languages such as Go, C, Python, PHP, or Bash.
• Experience in writing application logic with Lua scripting, particularly in combination with NGINX.
• Practical hands-on experience operating and configuring NGINX as a reverse proxy, load balancer, or Web Application Firewall (WAF).
• A deep commitment to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation as core tenets of your engineering methodology.
• Familiarity with advanced networking concepts, including BGP, flowspec, anycast routing, and a solid understanding of network protocols within Linux systems.
• Excellent analytical skills for evaluating complex DDoS attacks, designing effective countermeasures, and continuously evolving our defense platforms.
• The ability to communicate fluently in English with an international team is required; German language is a bonus.

We are looking for someone in Berlin or Karlsruhe!

Benefits

• Hybrid working model.
• Flexible working hours through trust-based working hours.
• At some locations a subsidized canteen and various free drinks.
• Modern office space with very good transport connections.
• Various employee discounts for activities and products.
• Employee events such as summer and winter parties, as well as workshops.
• Numerous training and development opportunities.
• Various health offers, such as sports and health courses.

About IONOS

IONOS is the leading European digitalization partner for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). The company serves around six million customers and operates across 18 markets in Europe and North America, with its services being accessible worldwide. With its Web Presence & Productivity portfolio, IONOS acts as a 'one-stop shop' for all digitalization needs: from domains and web hosting to classic website builders and do-it-yourself solutions, from e-commerce to online marketing tools. In addition, the company offers Cloud Solutions to enterprises who are looking to move to the cloud as their businesses evolve. 

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.