System Administrator - DevOps and Automation
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Job description
- Independently designing, administering, and further developing the technical operating environment for our OJS application, including the underlying server, container and deployment infrastructure
- Ensuring stable, secure, and high-performance application operations across development, test and production environments, including monitoring, security management, fault analysis, and troubleshooting
- Design and further development of automation and deployment processes, in particular based on GitLab CI, Ansible, and container-based deployment methods
- Providing technical advice and working closely with application support, software development, and other stakeholders on the further development of the application and operations platform; contributing to the further development of our DevOps and container strategy
- Creating and maintaining technical documentation, operational processes, and knowledge documentation, Within the Publishing Services team, staff members work across various fields to facilitate free access to academic information (Open Access). The TIB supports you in your plans for professional and personal development and, through the Digital Service Development competence area, among other initiatives, offers opportunities for cross-project exchange on organizational and technical topics. You will work in a small team with experienced OJS colleagues., 1. Acting in the capacity of the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, our forward-looking services secure the infrastructural requirements for providing researchers in science and industry with high-quality information and literature.
- Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB's role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology.
- Offer library services for the Leibniz University Hannover.
TIB is an equal opportunity employer, providing ideal working conditions, and continuously taking action to enable its employees to combine career interests with family life. It wants to promote equal career opportunities for women and men in particular and therefore urges qualified women to apply.
Severely disabled candidates and those with equivalent status will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability. If you wish your rights as a person with a severe disability or as a person deemed equivalent to a person with a severe disability to be taken into account during the selection process, please inform us of this voluntarily at an appropriate place in your application (e.g. in the cover letter or CV, or at another clearly highlighted point) and enclose appropriate proof (e.g. a copy of the disability certificate).
Equal opportunity is one of our core organizational values. We therefore welcome applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social origin, gender identity, gender expression and/or gender characteristics, religion and worldview, age, sexual orientation and identity.
Please indicate in the subject of your application which job exchange brought our offer to your attention.
Please note that your application documents will not be returned, and application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.
Requirements
- A completed university degree (Bachelor's degree/FH diploma or equivalent), preferably in Computer Science or a related field OR at least three years' relevant professional experience
- Experience with automation and deployment tools
- Knowledge of container technologies such as Podman or Docker
- Practical experience in operating Linux servers and web-based applications
- Knowledge in the areas of system administration, IT security, monitoring, and fault analysis
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to explain technical matters in a way that is tailored to the audience and to develop solutions in collaboration with people in different roles
- A structured, independent, goal- and solution-oriented approach to work with proven implementation skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good command of German (at least B2 level)
Desirable Qualifications
- Basic knowledge of PHP applications and an interest in familiarising yourself with existing application components
- Experience in producing technical documentation
- Experience with Ansible, GitLab CI/CD or similar automation tools
- Basic understanding of Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms, In the case of foreign university degrees, it is mandatory to submit a Statement of Comparability from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) for the final assessment of the hiring requirements during the hiring process (link for more information). A fee will be charged for this. This obligation does not apply if the foreign university degree has already been assessed by an expert and is listed in the ANABIN database of the ZAB as an equivalent university degree (link to ANABIN database).
Benefits & conditions
The position is initially limited to two years with envisioned extension. The regular weekly working time is 19.90 hours (part-time, 50 %). The remuneration is based on pay scale group 11 TV-L. If you are interested in taking on additional work, we will consider the option of extending your weekly hours by involving you in related projects., * a job in the public service oriented towards the common good on the basis of the collective agreement for the public service of the German states (TV-L) with a salary in pay scale group 11 TV-L, provided that the personal requirements are met.
- a special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week as well as additional days off on Christmas Eve (December 24^th) and New Year's Eve (December 31^st).
- a flexible workplace in terms of time and space with offers to reconcile work and family life, such as mobile and remote work options as well as flexible working time models (flexitime).
- a modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
- an employer with a wide range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector (VBL).
- Discount for employees in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of the University Sports Hannover.
- independent and future-oriented activities that offer variety and room for personal development.
We value the diversity of our staff and place great importance on an open, error-tolerant, and collegial working environment.