About the role
Spotware Systems is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in supporting Java-based product environments. This role is ideal for someone who blends deep infrastructure knowledge with automation expertise, has a solid understanding of modern DevOps practices, and thrives in complex, distributed systems. You will be instrumental in ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across our production environments.
Responsibilities
* Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and Jenkins. * Automate infrastructure and application deployments with Ansible. * Manage Kubernetes clusters, including CNIs, networking, and troubleshooting. * Deploy and manage services using Helm and helm-file. * Implement and maintain monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, VictoriaMetrics, ELK). * Set up distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry. * Profile applications and systems using tools like perf, pprof, and Java heap dump analyzers. * Ensure security best practices across CI/CD, secrets management (Vault, Sealed Secrets), and static code analysis (SonarQube). * Optimize containerization workflows, focusing on image layering, distroless builds, and runtime management (containerd, CRI-O). * Manage networking in Kubernetes: Services, Ingress, NetworkPolicies, DNS, and external load balancer integrations. * Troubleshoot complex networking issues using tcpdump, traceroute, Netstat, and other diagnostic tools. * Contribute to infrastructure as code (Terraform, where applicable). * Develop and maintain scripts and tools in Go, Python, Bash, and Groovy. * Support and optimize Java-based microservices in production.
Requirements
* 3+ years of experience in DevOps or SRE roles. * Proven expertise with Helm, helm-file, and Ansible in production. * Strong background supporting Java-based microservices. * Hands-on experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins pipelines. * Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (core components, CNIs, networking). * Strong understanding of Linux systems in production. * Experience with monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, VictoriaMetrics, VictoriaLogs. * Familiarity with distributed tracing using OpenTelemetry. * Experience with secrets management (Vault, Sealed Secrets). * Strong troubleshooting skills with networking (TCP/UDP, DNS, load balancing, ingress controllers). * Competency in Go, Python, and Bash scripting. * Understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven architecture and the CAP theorem. * Proven ability to support incident response and on-call rotations.
Nice to Have
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). * Familiarity with Service Meshes (Istio, Linkerd). * Knowledge of advanced networking (eBPF, Calico, Cilium, IPVS). * Experience with profiling tools and JVM troubleshooting (Eclipse MAT, jmap). * Exposure to CI/CD security best practices and static analysis tools like SonarQube.
Working Conditions
* Competitive salary. * Private medical insurance. * Relocation support (if applicable), including an entry permit, relocation bonus, flight tickets, and airport pickup. * Support with settling into life in Cyprus, including accommodation, banking, healthcare, and everyday guidance. * Comfortable office environment with fresh fruit every day, treats or pizza on Wednesdays, and snack day on Fridays. * Fair remuneration based on your experience, skills, and level of responsibility. * Welcome Baby Bonus and Baby Box. * Birthday voucher. * Partial compensation for sports activities and wellness initiatives. * Greek language classes.