Senior Netops Engineer

We are Outbrain.

We’re one of the world’s largest content recommendation platforms, delighting audiences with engaging, personalized content recommendations while serving as the primary engagement partner and platform for the world’s top digital media companies.

Outbrain’s recommendation system is powered by a hybrid large-scale infrastructure, based on bare-metal infrastructure managed in our own Data Centers along with Public clouds infrastructure (AWS, GCP & Azure).

Outbrain servers fleet consists of over 8000 physical servers, and produces over 300 Billion personalized recommendations on a monthly basis, reaching over 800M unique users every month.

Scalability, reliability and “building the right thing” are in our genes, and we embrace automation and open-source. We love data and what it can tell us about our systems and we make sure to balance life and work to extract the best of both worlds.

We are looking for..

An experienced, passionate team player to join our Cloud Infra team. You will be part of a talented group of professionals responsible for our core infrastructure, providing scalable solutions from concept and design to implementation.

A day in the life

• Manage, plan and configure the data center networking stack including all routing switches, FWs and load balancers, using code and automation pipelines.
• Provide self-serve tools for configuration management, CI automation and Infrastructure as a Code for both our private clouds and public cloud environments.
• Maintain core network services such as: Consul, DNS, LDAP, DHCP, CDN providers.
• Build and maintain server-side APIs using, among other things, Python.
• Manage the base Linux OS configuration over 8000 servers and multiple types of systems and services.

What you’ll bring

• Proven understanding of the network stack, TCP/IP, routing protocols, IPSEC VPN, L4 & L7 load balancing, etc.
• Solid understanding of common Internet protocols such as: HTTP, DNS, SSL.
• At least 4 years of proven experience in production environment as an SRE/Production/Devops engineer with strong troubleshooting skills.
• At least 3 years of experience with Linux based OS and Bash scripting.
• Experience in automating deployments using configuration and deployment management tools such as Chef, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform or others.
• Experience in writing code in one of the following: Python, Ruby.
• Experience using version control tools such as Git - Advantage.
• Interest in the interaction between systems, bottlenecks and scale.
• Experience with docker and Kubernetes and delivery systems - Advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, out of the box thinker, independence, accountability and proactivity.

Personal Skills

• You have the ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• You have excellent communication skills.
• You have self-learning capabilities and eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Self-motivated with a real can-do attitude.

Our team believes that sometimes potential and capabilities come before experience.

If you believe that your experience does not fully match our requirements but you think you are up for that challenge - attach a note to your CV and we promise to review it!

More than snacks!

• Office and home hybrid working
• Expand your toolbox with our mentorship program and internal learning tools
• Happy hours
• …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!

We Recommend #LifeAtOutbrain

Outbrain is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Did you know "trust" is one of our core values? We apply this value to our day-to-day by working collaboratively on a global scale. With managers and teammates often sitting in other countries and time zones, we value communication, patience, and open-mindedness to all cultural backgrounds. We encourage all ideas, and everyone gets a seat at the table!

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups –employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change. From OB Green (environmental), OB WE (women empowerment), OB Good (charitable initiatives) to OB4E (diversity, equity, and inclusion), you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.

Dive into the Outbrain experience via our Instagram account!

Hungry for more? Have a closer look at #LifeAtOutbrain exploring our company manifesto, Youtube channel , Outbrain Culture blog and social media channels Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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