Senior System Administrator

At Íslandsbanki, we are committed to empowering our customers to succeed through progressive thinking, collaboration, and professionalism.

Our IT department is a dynamic team of software development and operations professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality software solutions and capabilities. We value agile methodologies and cross-team synergy in product ideation and delivery, achieving our goals through team autonomy, modern technology stacks, automated processes, deployment pipelines, testing, and quality gates.

We're seeking a System Administrator with a strong Linux and Kubernetes background to maintain system stability, optimize performance, and enhance security across our infrastructure. You will support critical applications, drive automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipeline development. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, observability, and operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support Linux systems (mainly EL based distributions), ensuring stability, performance, and security.

• Manage and support applications running on top of Linux systems.

• Maintain and support Kubernetes clusters.

• Take part in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, enabling efficient and reliable deployment of internal applications.

• Create automation scripts and tools using PowerShell and/or Python to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual workload.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and monitoring of new features and services.

• Participate in structured incident and change management workflows, ideally following ITIL best practices.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years experience in a similar role, 

• Hands-on experience managing Linux systems

• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters

• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (e.g Ansible, Puppet, Saltstack)

• Practical knowledge of PowerShell and/or Python for automation and scripting,

• Advanced command of English,

• Optional) Experience working with Azure DevOps pipelines, including implementation, debugging, and optimization

• (Optional) Understanding of ITIL processes or structured incident/change management workflows

• (Optional) Experience working with hypervisors (VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox)

• (Optional) Experience working with SAN storage solutions (EMC, Pure Storage, HPE)

• (Optional) Experience working with physical servers (Cisco UCS, Dell, HPE, SuperMicro)

WHAT ARE PERKS AND BENEFITS:

Self-development:

• Upskilling trainings

• Up to 10% of your week dedicated to self-development

• Conference and education budget – you name events!

Physical wellbeing:

• Multisport card

• Healthcare plan

• Life insurance policy

• Restaurant pre-paid card

• On-site restaurant and fully equipped kitchen including healthy snacks and breakfasts/coffee/refreshments

Work arrangement:

• up to 150 PLN/hr on B2B (EC is an option too)

• 25 days 100% paid time off (B2B)

• Premium hardware (PC, screens, headphones)

• Company phone

• Flexible work schedule, emphasis on work-life balance

• Remote work model. But we ask you to participate in 3-day all team workshops that happen in general every 3 months.

• Modern office in the Center of Warsaw in CIC, offering yoga, game and wellness rooms, rooftop terrace, children's playroom, events and networking

• Occasional business travel to Iceland with some extra days on-site to visit the island

• Social events and team building activities