Linux Engineer

You can restart pretty much any device. Also, a bank?

Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in almost 50 countries. The world is changing, becoming digital, and so are we. We are leaving the traditional bank behind us, and we are choosing to move forward as a digital enterprise.

As part of this strategy, Commerzbank continues the expansion of its Digital Technology Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. We need motivated people who will join us on this journey, and we are looking for a Linux Engineer in our Data Center Base Infrastructure team.

Your responsibilities would consist of:

• Designing, installing and configuring Linux servers (physical, virtual, cloud)
• Architecture designing for high availability, scalability and security
• Operating and maintening complex RHEL Linux environments
• Incident analysis and root cause analysis for complex technical issues
• Performance analysis and tuning (CPU, memory, I/O, network)
• Developing automation scripts and tools (e.g. shell, Python, Ansible).
• Building standardized deployment, patching and release processes.
• Network configuration (IP, routing, VLANs, firewall, DNS, NTP, load balancing)
• Integration with virtualization and cloud platforms (e.g. VMware)
• Implementing hardening guidelines and security best practices
• Patching and managing in close cooperation with security teams
• Logging, auditing and integration with SIEM solutions

The skills and experience we would like you to have:

• Ability to design, create, and modify CI/CD pipelines using tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, and others.
• Ability to design and implement new technological solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
• Linux systems Knowledge is required (disk management, process handling, package management, network interfaces).
• Programming Vendor APIs such as Red Hat Satellite API, Azure, GCP or VMware APIs, MS Defender for Endpoint Linux would be a plus point but not important.
• Ability to code and understand Ansible’s YAML and JINJA templates.
• Use configuration management tools like Red Hat Ansible to automate routine tasks.
• Solid understanding of containerization and CI/CD pipelining concepts and tools.
• Understanding and worked with lifecycle management, code testing and Version Control System.
• Familiar in interacting, configuring Red Hat Suite (RHEL, Ansible, Openshift).
• Ability to write Python and have good understanding of Git.
• Strong ability to read, understand, write, investigate, and debug code effectively.
• Understanding of Software architectures (example monolith, N-tier).
• Plan and deploy all RHEL application servers in production based on the defined processes .
• Proficient in understanding and working with HTTP web servers and APIs.
• Design and code complex ansible workflows with multiple nodes and nested structure.
• Cloud Technology Knowledge, (RHEL on Azure, GCP and Google BMS).
• Good skills for cooperation.
• High result and goal orientation.

In return, we offer:

• Good work-life balance, including 25 days annual paid leave (increasing with 1 day per year up to 31 in total), flexible working hours, work-from-home and work from abroad opportunities;
• Luxury package of additional health and dental insurance;
• Food vouchers in the amount of EUR 80 monthly;
• 6 additional annual days off for exceptional circumstances
• Employee assistance program for psychological, financial and legal consultations;
• Multisport card;
• Annual contribution of EUR 153.39 net per child for a summer camp/school/kindergarten for children up to age of 15;
• Possibilities for building career-advancing skills by covering training/certification courses and conferences based on individual learning and development needs, access to an online learning platform;
• Opportunities for long-term professional development in a stable, 150-year-old company while contributing to the vision of a new, just starting Digital Technology Center;
• Friendly and supportive multicultural environment, open to new opinions and ideas.

Commerzbank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age, or any other characteristics.

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Due to the high volume of applications, we contact only the candidates who best match the role requirements. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider that we won't proceed with your application at this stage.