Company Description

Since its creation in 2007 in the financial city of Frankfurt am Main, Solactive AG has grown to one of the key players in the indexing space. The German multi-asset index provider focusses on tailor-made indices, offering to its clients a faster service, with greater flexibility and at a reasonable cost. Solactive AG and its subsidiaries have become one of the fastest growing index providers over the past few years and support the leading investment banks and asset managers across the globe. We have gained global recognition for our role in the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, where we rank among the top providers worldwide for underlying indices. We also excel in diverse areas such as Structured Products and investment mandates, showcasing the wide range of our capabilities. The impact and value we bring to the market is palpable, but also in the reputation we have proudly built by being close to our customers, solidifying Solactive AG as a trusted and reliable ally in the ever-evolving global financial landscape.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring our infrastructure and also developing automation strategies and deployment processes. You will become an integral part of the team, making every problem of the platform a problem of your own, and solving them accordingly. Big data, real-time computation, high availability and scalability are the challenges the Tech Platform Operations team is facing. To match this growth, we are hiring a Site Reliability Engineer to boost our team in the heart of Berlin.

Your Tasks

You are there not just to solve problems: you rather find automation rules for a permanent solution.

• Supporting, maintaining and developing our on-premise environment
• Executing daily operations to keep production systems running efficiently
• Scripting and developing automation in Python
• Developing and maintaining configuration management solutions & task schedulers
• Developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Maintaining documentation for procedures, configurations, and programs

Your Profile

• An open mind and creative approach to problem solving with open source-based solutions
• 4+ years of experience as a SRE and Linux System Administrator
• Advanced knowledge in Linux, Python, and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of monitoring and performance analysis of systems and applications (e.g., Zabbix, InfluxDB, Grafana, ...) as well as of automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Rundeck, ...)
• Hands-on experience with virtualization (XCP-ng, Proxmox) and storage technologies (e.g., Ceph, ZFS, DRBD, …)
• Solid know-how when it comes to administering high-availability production systems such as Apache, Nginx, MySQL and FTP
• Experience in understanding network and routing technologies like BGP, PFSense is a plus
• Hands-on experience in cloud technologies is a plus
• Fluent in English; German Language is a plus

Our Offer

• Global Team: Join our motivated international team at Solactive
• FinTech Excellence: Experience FinTech excellence at Solactive
• Modern Culture: Enjoy our modern, flat hierarchy and startup-like culture
• Responsibility & Connections: Take over responsibility from day one and build relationships in- and outside the company
• Vacation: Enjoy 30 annual vacation days, plus extra time off for Christmas Eve and New Year
• Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package
• Special Benefits: Job ticket, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits
• Community & Networking: Engage in our various networking events
• Professional Development: Grow both personally and professionally through our diverse training offers
• Flexibility: Embrace a flexible work culture with the freedom to choose y our work hours, including a hybrid work model, all within a diverse and dynamic environment

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