DevOps Engineer/SRE (Cloud IaaS)

Company Description

This position is available only under an employment (labor) agreement. 

The world’s digital experiences run on something invisible: the infrastructure and software that keep them fast, reliable, and secure. At Gcore, you’ll help design and deliver that foundation for an AI-driven world. 

We’re a global provider of infrastructure and software solutions for AI, cloud, network, and security, powering everything from real-time communication and streaming to enterprise AI and secure web applications. With 210+ edge locations, 50+ cloud regions, and thousands of GPUs, your work here can reach users and businesses across the globe. 

You’ll collaborate with leading technology partners such as Intel, NVIDIA, Dell, and Equinix, and work on platforms that power digital products used around the world. Our vision is simple: to connect the world to AI, anywhere, anytime. 

Want to work on technology that goes beyond a single product or industry?  Join a global team of 550+ professionals building infrastructure and software that supports the entire digital ecosystem. 

We are looking for a talented DevOps Engineer/SRE to join our Edge Cloud IaaS Team. 

Job Description

Our Edge Cloud platform powers virtual machines, networking and storage services across a globally distributed infrastructure spanning 210+ edge locations and 50+ cloud regions. As part of the team, you’ll help build, operate and evolve the platform that delivers reliable, scalable and high-performance cloud infrastructure to customers around the world.

You’ll work on large-scale Linux infrastructure, automate infrastructure lifecycle management, improve platform reliability and solve complex operational challenges across compute, networking and storage. If you enjoy understanding systems at a deep level, building automation and operating cloud infrastructure at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

What You Will Do

• Deploy and operate Linux-based infrastructure supporting our Edge Cloud platform.
• Build, automate and improve infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Plan and execute infrastructure maintenance with minimal customer impact.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across compute, networking, virtualisation and storage layers.
• Improve the reliability, scalability and observability of our cloud platform.
• Design, implement and improve infrastructure automation and deployment workflows using GitLab CI, Ansible and Terraform.
• Collaborate with engineers across infrastructure, networking and platform teams to continuously improve our services.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production infrastructure.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of production experience as a DevOps/SRE/Infrastructure Engineer.
• Strong Linux administration skills and experience operating production infrastructure at scale.
• Hands-on experience with OpenStack.
• Experience with infrastructure automation using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with virtualization systems such as KVM, Libvirt, and QEMU.
• Ability to write Python and Bash scripts to automate operational work.
• Passion for technology and curiosity to understand how systems work at a low level.
• Comfortable working in a production environment and participating in an on-call rotation.
• Genuine curiosity about how systems work, and comfort diagnosing issues down to the hardware layer.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Ceph or other distributed storage systems.
• Experience with Puppet.
• Experience setting up and tuning monitoring/alerting stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Alert manager.
• Experience with baremetal provisioning tools such as Ironic, PXE or MAAS.
• Experience working in a hosting or cloud service provider environment.

Additional Information

Benefits 

At Gcore, we want you to do your best work and enjoy the journey. Our benefits are designed to support your growth, well-being, and life beyond work: 

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours and hybrid or remote options, depending on your role 
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year 
• Private medical insurance for you and your family* 
• Extra paid vacation and sick leave days* 
• Support for life’s important moments and celebrations 
• Language courses to help you connect and grow 
• Modern, welcoming offices with snacks, drinks, and entertainment* 
• Team sports and social activities* 

*Benefits may vary depending on your location. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

We provide equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.