DevOps Engineer & Linux Systems Administrator

Quick Facts

• Role: DevOps Engineer & Linux Systems Administrator
• Focus: Ubuntu server operations, Linux/Laravel infrastructure administration, monitoring, performance, and security
• Work style: Flexible working hours with partial remote work

Description

You will help ensure stable operations of Ubuntu servers and Laravel/PHP applications in a modern Linux infrastructure. The role includes administering, monitoring, and optimizing Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Redis, Supervisor, Plesk, and SSL/TLS certificates, plus structured troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. You will also support external penetration tests and contribute to ongoing improvements in the security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stable operation of Ubuntu servers and applications
• Administer, monitor, and optimize server infrastructure
• Install security updates and plan/execute Ubuntu upgrades
• Administer and troubleshoot Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Redis, Supervisor, Plesk, and SSL/TLS certificates
• Analyze and resolve performance issues and outages
• Monitor the full system landscape and proactively detect errors
• Perform root-cause analyses for failures or abnormal system behavior
• Work closely with the development team
• Narrow down technical issues and, when needed, formulate precise Laravel hotfix requirements
• Ideally implement smaller Laravel hotfixes
• Prepare for, technically support, and follow up on external penetration tests
• Support continuous improvement of the security architecture

Requirements

• Multiple years of experience with Linux servers (Ubuntu)
• Very good knowledge of Nginx
• Experience with PHP applications
• Good knowledge of MariaDB/MySQL
• Experience with Redis and Supervisor
• Secure handling of Plesk
• Experience with SSL/TLS, certificates, and server security
• Analytical thinking and structured troubleshooting
• Independent and reliable working style
• Experience with Laravel
• Knowledge of debugging complex Laravel applications
• Experience with Git
• Knowledge of web security and hardening (OWASP)
• Experience assisting with or conducting penetration tests
• Experience with performance tuning and monitoring

Benefits

• Ongoing technical challenges with high expectations for availability, performance, and security
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• Company support for further education (company-paid training)