Job description
You will join our Cloud Infrastructure team to boost expertise and performance.
We run all the workload in the cloud so your daily bread will be infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and sometimes even Oracle Cloud and AWS.
Although it's infrastructure, it is driven by code and as such you'll use Terraform, Terragrunt and Ansible to describe the desired states and Gitlab CI in combination with ArgoCD to build and deploy stuff.
Sometimes you'll need to dig into issues and troubleshoot things. We use Grafana Cloud for this purpose with custom data sources.
We want to have our environments secure, so you'll work with PKI built on Hashicorp Vault, cert-manager on K8S, IPsec VPNs from our branch offices and third-parties, firewalls (we use Fortinet devices), cloud identities to name a few.
With the BESS projects, we started to work on networking and industrial PCs as part of our daily job, so networking will be something you'll see very often.
Sometimes we need to write a simple app for specific jobs, so your scripting skills won't stay untouched. Python, GO, BASH and PowerShell are the languages we use the most on the Cloud Infrastructure team.
You'll constantly work on infrastructure modernization to make the developers happy, infrastructure more secure and performant and business growing every day.
What makes you a great candidate
- Perfect knowledge of networking principles such as routing, switching, VPNs, DNS, etc. is essential. Especially IPsec VPNs and BGP routing.
- You have solid, almost an expert knowledge of Terraform.
- Good knowledge of Kubernetes, ideally you have heard about Stateless Microservices and you have an idea of how things communicate in and out of the clusters.
- You also know how to package apps with Helm and Kustomize.
- You know how to write scripts in BASH/PowerShell, Python or GO and you are not afraid of other languages if necessary.
- Not everything is a container nor immutable, so you should have some knowledge of Ansible or another configuration management tool for provisioning such systems.
- To be able to troubleshoot the systems, you should have a deep knowledge of Linux operating systems because sometimes, you'll need to tweak it a bit to make it more performant.
- You have hands-on experience with Azure. We also use other cloud providers, but majority of the workload is in Azure.
- You enjoy observing with Grafana stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir).
What we offer
- 25 days of paid holiday
- Daily refreshments and meals in the office, including lunch
- Work phone and laptop of your choice
- Company tariff covering unlimited calls, SMS, and data package
- Flexible working hours and home office options
- Events and teambuilding activities
Pay & benefits
About this role
About Second Foundation
Company
Second Foundation
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Founded2019
SizeApproximately 350 employees worldwide (source: linkedin.com).
What They Do
Second Foundation is a private technology-driven energy trading company that has rapidly evolved from an innovator in the spot market to a global leader in algorithmic trading and renewable energy management. They focus on energy algorithmic trading, renewable energy optimization, virtual power plants (VPP), and grid balancing, utilizing advanced mathematical methods, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive weather models. Their platforms manage over 2 GW of capacity across solar, wind, and battery systems (BESS) (source: second-foundation.de).
Projects and History
Significant projects include the acquisition of Nano Energies Trade in 2022, which strengthened synergies in trading solar, wind, and battery resources. They currently manage approximately 1.5-2 GW of renewable capacity within their market activities. Current projects include the acquisition of 60 MWh of BESS in Finland and the first investment in BESS in Romania, enhancing their presence in Central and Eastern Europe (source: second-foundation.eu).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Second Foundation announced plans for a full acquisition of the Nano Energies group, expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024. They also established a long-term partnership with Bochemie Group, which includes a minority stake and enhancement of global energy services. Additionally, they announced the acquisition of a 60 MWh BESS project in Finland and an investment in the Japanese market with IQg (source: second-foundation.eu).
Working with Them
Second Foundation is looking for employees in trading, technology and development, quantitative roles, meteorology, and engineering. Employees have the opportunity to work in offices in Prague, Berlin, Zug, Charlotte, and Tokyo. The company emphasizes recruiting individuals with financial trading experience and an interest in mathematics and energy markets, reflecting their rapid global growth (source: second-foundation.de).
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