Requirements: English
Company: Giesecke+Devrient
Region: El Prat de Llobregat , Catalonia
At Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), we develop cutting-edge technologies that protect digital and physical identities, payments, and data infrastructures.
We''re looking for a Middleware Engineer to join our IT Infrastructure team in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona to help us operate, secure, and evolve our datacenter platforms.
This is a hands-on role for someone with broad technical curiosity and a strong sense of ownership. If you enjoy working in collaborative environments where everyone gets involved, this might be your next move.
What will you do?
- Operate and troubleshoot infrastructure and middleware platforms.
- Act as a technical point of contact for developers, 3rd-party vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain and evolve the entire datacenter stack: racks, servers, storage, communications, OS, databases, virtualization, authentication, and security.
- Propose improvements across technologies, processes, and tools.
- Enjoy a horizontal team culturehere, everyone gets hands-on with a variety of technologies. We learn and grow together.
What are we looking for?
Your human side:
- Experience matters more than certifications.
- Fast learner with strong self-management skills.
- Problem-solver mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive investigations to resolution.
- Passionate about IT infrastructure, with curiosity and initiative to explore new technologies.
- Creative thinker with the ability to challenge assumptions and find better solutions.
- Strong team playercollaboration is key to our success.
- Confident in your knowledge: youll be interviewed by your future teammates.
- Interested in infrastructure as a whole: OS, virtualization, container orchestration (Kubernetes), SAN, etc.
Your technical foundation (23 years of hands-on experience in):
- High level of English (spoken and written)youll use it daily.
- Networking and firewall administration.
- Virtualization technologies (VMware, XEN).
- Shared storage systems (NetApp, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, Fibre Channel).
- Backup and disaster recovery design and implementation (plus: IBM TSM).
- Monitoring systems (Nagios, Thruk, SNMP).
- Linux server administration (especially Red Hat) and scripting.
- AAA servers/services (external/centralized authentication such as RADIUS, LDAP).
- Database operations (SQL, RDBMSespecially Oracle).
- Familiarity with compliance standards (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, ITIL).
- Experience with observability tools (Splunk and/or ELK).
- Strong knowledge of certificate-based security and PKI.
Whats great about working with us?
- Culture and Diversity: A people-oriented environment with an international team and strong team spirit. Flat hierarchies. Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
- Global Collaboration: Work in Agile/SCRUM teams and collaborate with stakeholders worldwide.
- Innovative Environment: Develop secure solutions for cutting-edge personalization and digital products.
- Career Development: Continuous training, coaching, and participation in talent programs.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Flexible compensation (health insurance, transport, nursery vouchers, training), in-house parking.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible work schedule and hybrid model. Core hours MonThu (9:3017:00), Fri (9:0015:00).
- On-Site Canteen: Subsidized breakfast and lunch service with varied menus, salads, and fresh fruit.
- Location: Easily accessible by public transport (Bus 88 and 110, Metro L10 ZAL-Riu Vell, PR4 from El Prat) or private vehicle.