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Senior DevOps Engineer

Saphetor

WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
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Key highlights

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • 6+ years of DevOps experience required.
  • Remote‑first work environment.
  • Fluency in English mandatory.
  • Expertise with Terraform and Ansible.
  • Hands‑on experience with GCP and OCI.

Role overview

Saphetor is a global precision‑medicine company focused on enabling access to comprehensive human genome data through its VarSome suite of bioinformatics tools. The Senior DevOps Engineer will operate at the intersection of infrastructure and software delivery, designing, provisioning, and maintaining both cloud and on‑premises systems while ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of the platforms that power VarSome.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain cloud and on‑premises infrastructure using Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible).
  • Work closely with software engineers to design, deploy, and manage applications running on Linux servers across GCP, OCI, and on‑prem environments.
  • Design, implement, and manage secure and scalable network architectures, including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, and load balancing.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build, manage code repositories through GitHub, and ensure seamless application delivery.
  • Proactively troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement remediation fixes to ensure business continuity with minimal downtime.
  • Design, implement, and manage scalable logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
  • Automate operational tasks with Python and Bash scripting to improve efficiency.
  • Configure and manage the API ecosystem using APISIX Gateway and provide on‑call support according to a scheduled rotation.
  • Contribute to project planning, task estimation, and creation of comprehensive technical documentation.
  • Continuously investigate and suggest improvements to enhance system performance, scalability, and cost‑effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with peers and architects to ensure compliance with company standards and security best practices.

Requirements

  • University degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 6+ years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
  • Minimum of 4 years working with UNIX/Linux systems, configuration, troubleshooting, and scripting with Python and/or Bash.
  • Solid grasp of Terraform, Ansible, Docker containerization, the HashiCorp stack (Vault, Packer), Git/GitHub, and networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S).
  • Hands‑on experience with cloud providers, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, architects, and cross‑functional stakeholders in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Nice to have

  • Production experience with Kubernetes.
  • Background managing API gateways such as APISIX.
  • Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Workflows or Cloud Build.
  • Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, or cloud‑native solutions.
  • GCP or OCI certifications.
  • Proven experience in multicultural environments or supporting internationally distributed engineering teams in a scale‑up setting.
  • Curious, detail‑oriented mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and learning new technologies.
  • Strong prioritization and project‑management skills, comfortable in fast‑paced environments.
  • Comfortable working within Agile frameworks, including Scrumban, as part of a regionally distributed team.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package tailored to your expertise and professional background.
  • Remote‑first work environment that promotes a healthy work‑life balance and autonomy to thrive from anywhere.
  • Annual training budget and endless learning opportunities, helping transfer new technologies from academia to clinical practice worldwide.
  • Position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain at the cutting edge of technology and research.

Additional details

  • Saphetor’s mission is to enable anyone to find, share and use the most comprehensive human genome data and to collaborate to improve health and lives worldwide.
  • VarSome has more than 6,000 citations in scientific papers and over 60,000 registered professional users.
  • Customers include academic, clinical, and industry laboratories analyzing NGS data for research and diagnostic purposes.
  • The company operates with distributed teams across Greece, Spain, the UK, Switzerland, France, the MENA region, South America, and other countries.
  • The work environment is high‑pressure and high‑performance, balancing rapid growth with rigorous organization and clear processes.
  • While the foundation is in Athens, the talent pool is spread across Europe, with a strong culture of remote collaboration and exclusive communication in fluent English.
  • Saphetor is an Equal Opportunities Employer, providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.
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