Junior Infrastructure Engineer

CloudLinux is a global remote-first company. We are driven by our principles: do the right thing, employees first, we are remote first, and we deliver high-volume, low-cost Linux infrastructure and security products that help companies to increase the efficiency of their operations. Every person on our team supports each other and does what we can to ensure we all are successful. 

Check out our website for more information: cloudlinux.com

We are looking for a Junior Infrastructure Engineer to join the CloudLinux Infrastructure team. Our team is responsible for a wide range of tasks - from managing access and providing compute resources and internal services to developing infrastructure projects and automation.

This job is perfect for you if you:

• Have a solid foundation in Linux systems and networking

• Are eager to expand your knowledge of new technologies

• Are able to independently investigate problems, troubleshoot them, and come up with solutions

• Are committed to helping people resolve their issues

• Are passionate about infrastructure, DevOps, and system administration

Responsibilities

As part of the Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for tracking and resolving tasks such as:

• User management, including onboarding, offboarding, and access management

• Provisioning new hosts and maintaining existing production servers across bare metal, public cloud, and private cloud environments

• Managing DNS records, domain registrations, renewals, transfers, and decommissioning

• Performing security-related tasks, including firewall configuration and regular operating system updates

• Monitoring infrastructure, responding to alerts and incidents, and ensuring minimal disruption to services

• Handling requests through the Jira ticketing system within agreed response times

• Creating new services and integrating them into the existing infrastructure based on specifications provided by development teams

• Developing and implementing CI/CD pipelines to automate routine administration tasks

• Writing and maintaining clear documentation for services, tasks, and procedures

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of RHEL-based operating systems, including CentOS and AlmaLinux

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals

• Experience with different compute environments, including bare metal servers, virtual machines, and containers

• Basic understanding of infrastructure and service monitoring

• Familiarity with Ansible or other configuration management tools

• Proficiency in spoken and written English, with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation

• Ability and eagerness to learn new concepts quickly, investigate problems independently, and find effective solutions

Nice to have:

The following skills are considered an advantage but are not mandatory:

• Experience with at least one commercial cloud provider, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Familiarity with a scripting language such as Bash or Python

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI or Jenkins

• Familiarity with the Git version control system

• Familiarity with FreeIPA, LDAP, or Google Workspace administration

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• A focus on professional development.

• Interesting and challenging projects.

• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide.

• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.

• Compensation for private medical insurance.

• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement.

• Budget for education.

• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent.