Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

ABOUT US

At BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASF´s position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

 At our unit “Data Foundation - Big Data Management” we aim to offer organizations a robust and scalable solution for managing and deriving insights from vast quantities of data. By utilizing Azure's PaaS components, our platform streamlines the deployment and handling of Big Data workloads, empowering our clients to make data-driven decisions and propel business expansion. Our team is accountable for the creation and upkeep of the Big Data platform built on Azure PaaS components EDL (Enterprise Data Lake). We collaborate intensively with stakeholders to comprehend their needs and devise solutions that fulfill their expectations. The team is also in charge of guaranteeing the platform's scalability, dependability, and security, and for staying abreast with the newest technologies and trends in the big data domain.

About the Job:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented candidate who will be responsible for the Azure Enterprise Data Lake Infrastructure and is able to maintain/scale the platform in an ambitious team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To make sure that the platform is optimally maintained through monitoring, performance measurements, and automation.

• Develop continuous deployment and monitoring solutions.

• Together with us, empower and improve our DevOps culture mindset.

• Development and deployment of infrastructure as code (Terraform) and using Azure DevOps.

• CI/CD – develop, test and automate pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Github Actions)

• Continue learning new technologies and evaluating new tools.

• Design the implementation of our cloud strategy and automation technologies in the context of CI / CD, Azure, Python and Spark - automate everything.

• Monitoring of our cloud environment with focus on availability, performance, and security.

• Incident/Change/Problem Management – Continual Service Improvement.

• Ensure BASF compliance and security guidelines on our platform.

• Patch management of cloud infrastructure.

• Creation and implementation of Backup and Recovery concepts.

• Manage and monitor 3rd party tickets for supplier support.

• Demonstrate fluent communication skills in English (spoken and written).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related fields.

• Minimum 3-4 years’ related working with cloud infrastructure and familiarity with Big Data concepts.

• Experience in Azure, Python and Terraform.

• Experience operating and troubleshooting production environments, including monitoring, alerting & log analysis.

• Experience in securing cloud environments and implementing best practices in regards of cyber security.

• Experience with development and deployment of infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar tools) and using Azure DevOps.

• Experience with installation and usage of monitoring tools (DataDog or similar tools).

• Working flexible and agile (Scrum knowledge appreciated) with a DevOps mindset.

NICE TO HAVE

• Ideally, backed up by vendor certifications (e.g. Microsoft, Linux).
•  Team player with strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

BENEFITS

• A secure work environment because your health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority.
• Flexible work schedule and Home-office options, so that you can balance your working life and private life.
• Learning and development opportunities
• 23 holiday days per year
• 5 additional days (readjustment)
• 2 cultural days
• A collaborative, trustful and innovative work environment
• Being part of an international team and work in global projects
• Relocation assistance to Madrid provided
• Developing and supporting custom made business intelligence software in a broad range of business topics in an international team

At BASF, the chemistry is right.

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.