About us
At Optimax Energy, we have been developing smart solutions for automated trading systems and promoting the transition to green energy for over 10 years. This makes us a leader in international electricity trading.
Our culturally diverse team shares a common vision and fosters a culture of appreciation and equal opportunities. We believe that we can achieve extraordinary things if we develop freely. That's why we place great value on a healthy work-life balance and encourage creative freedom.
We embrace diversity, equality and inclusion. Different perspectives and backgrounds strengthen our team and lead to creative solutions. To achieve this, we create an appreciative working environment that recognizes the uniqueness of all employees and retains talent in the long term.
In order to actively shape the future of the energy sector, we are looking for outstanding, committed individuals who share our vision and corporate culture.
Your responsibilities
- Develop and support server infrastructure based on HW servers and ESXI
- Monitoring everything
- Database configuration and administration
- Develop and support self-hosted Kubernetes clusters
- Automate recurring processes
- Implement SRE/DevOps principles, provide technical support to developers
- Implement security measures (in collaboration with the security team)
- Manage system-wide user accounts and permissions
- Assisting/mentoring support engineers
Status Quo
We work with the following tech stack:
Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Traefik, Portainer, Ansible, MySQL8, Clickhouse, Kubernetes, Zabbix, Prometheus and Grafana, Gitlab and Jenkins, Active Directory (LDAP) and Office 365/Azure, RabbitMQ, Kafka, ProxySQL, HAProxy, GrayLog, Datadog
Your skills
Must-haves:
- Bachelor's degree or training in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Informatics, or equivalent
- Expert in Ubuntu/Debian Linux administration
- Proficient in Docker, networking
- Monitoring experience (Zabbix, Prometheus and Grafana)
- Database administration experience (MySQL)
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible or similar)
- Proficient in at least one scripting/programming language (Bash, Python, etc.)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Self-management and flexibility
- Willing to learn and share knowledge
- Fluent in English
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience in Working with ESXI, Kubernetes, Clickhouse
- German skills
What we offer
Health & well-being:
- Freshly cooked lunch every day
- Massages and Pilates in the office
- EGYM Wellpass
- Sports and mobility offers, such as subsidies for a new bike
Flexible working arrangements and benefits:
- 30 days paid vacation
- Flexibility in working hours depending on company needs
- Additional vacation for the honeymoon
- Subsidies for childcare
Team culture and working atmosphere:
- Regular team events (game night, table tennis tourament, excursions, etc.)
- Work in a mission-oriented, international team that values diversity and equality
- Working atmosphere with open doors and flat hierarchies
- Modern, green office in the heart of Leipzig
Professional development and further training:
- Independence and responsibility in project management
- 10% of weekly working time for personal and professional development