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# Staff System Engineer - DNS / DHCP / Automation

- **Company:** Workwise GmbH
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, AWK (Programming Language), Bash Shell, Unix, Data Systems, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Software Debugging, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Network Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Squid (Proxy Server), Sed (Programming Language), Git, Vertica, Puppet, Golang
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5832253106

## About the Role

* You have experience with DNS / DHCP / proxy / time technologies such as PowerDNS (authoritative, recursor, dnsdist), ISC DHCP (experience with or appetite for Kea is welcome), Squid, and chrony
 * You are skilled in platform and automation tools like Enterprise Linux 9, Puppet (GitOps), BIRD, rsyslog, and collectd
 * You are proficient in languages such as Python, Go, Java, Bash, and the classic Unix toolbelt (awk, sed, git) that still does more than people expect
 * You have experience with data technologies like ClickHouse, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
 * You do not need to have mastered all of these on day one, but you are the kind of engineer who is comfortable reaching for the right one and going deep when it matters
 * You have operated DNS, DHCP, or comparable network services in production, ideally at scale and under real reliability obligations
 * You read RFCs for fun, debug with packet captures, and are not satisfied by "it works again" without knowing why it broke
 * You automate by default and treat configuration as code
 * You bring radical candor, saying the uncomfortable thing early in service of the work, not the ego
 * You think in terms of blast radius, using AI-assisted tooling in development and test workflows, but ensuring production changes are always human-gated, as risk awareness is a feature, not a brake

## Description

* Modern office space with very good transport connections, and at some locations, a subsidized canteen and various free drinks
 * Various employee discounts for activities and products
 * Numerous training and development opportunities to enhance your skills
 * Various health offers, such as sports and health courses, to keep you fit and healthy
 * Employee events such as summer and winter parties, as well as workshops, to foster team spirit


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