Infrastructure Engineer

As an Infrastructure Engineer at Leaseweb, your primary responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and supporting our infrastructure systems. You will also provide third-line incident support and troubleshooting, ensuring the availability and performance of our Customer Portal and Website services. Your role involves identifying improvement opportunities and collaborating with various teams to implement effective solutions.

To apply for the Infrastructure Engineer role at Leaseweb, candidates should have strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, experience with GIT and CI/CD pipelines, and familiarity with CDN and HAProxy. Additionally, hands-on expertise with the ELK stack, Docker, and Chef Automation for configuration management is essential. Familiarity with Apache/Nginx web servers and monitoring experience with Icinga will also be advantageous.

The work environment for an Infrastructure Engineer at Leaseweb is remote, allowing for a comfortable and flexible setup across Europe. We embrace a multicultural atmosphere with colleagues from over 60 countries, promoting diversity and collaboration. Our company culture encourages innovation, teamwork, and creativity, ensuring that your contributions have a significant impact.

Leaseweb supports professional development through access to the Leaseweb Academy, a personalized learning platform offering courses and training in various fields. This ensures that as an Infrastructure Engineer, you can continuously improve your skills and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Infrastructure Engineers at Leaseweb enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes participation in an annual bonus scheme, a flexible working from home policy, an internet allowance, and 25 days of paid time off with options to buy or sell additional days. Other perks include a lease bike plan, free lunches when in the office, fun year-round company events, and more.

In the interview, highlight your experience with tools like Icinga and your systematic approach to monitoring infrastructure. Discuss how you identify performance issues and ensure system reliability. Providing examples of previous incidents you resolved can demonstrate your hands-on experience effectively.

Share specific examples of the Linux distributions you have worked with and tasks you’ve managed, including server setup, configurations, and troubleshooting. Discuss any automation tools you used and how they contributed to efficient system management, showcasing your depth of knowledge.

Outline your incident response process, emphasizing your methodical approach to identifying and resolving issues. Talk about tools you’ve used for monitoring and troubleshooting and provide specific examples of incidents you successfully handled, which will demonstrate your problem-solving skills.

Discuss the CI/CD tools you've utilized in previous roles. Provide examples of how you’ve implemented CI/CD pipelines in projects, the benefits it brought, and how you collaborated with development teams to integrate their needs into the pipeline.

Select a past situation where you identified a recurring problem within your infrastructure and describe your analysis and the improvement you proposed. Detail its impact on efficiency or reliability, illustrating your proactive approach to problem-solving.

Explain your strategy for prioritizing tasks, which may involve assessing urgency, potential impact, and resource availability. Highlight specific tools or methods you use, and talk about your ability to communicate and collaborate with team members to align priorities.

Closely detail your level of experience with automation tools like Docker and Chef, along with specific use cases. Talk about how you used these tools to streamline processes and improve infrastructure management, emphasizing the benefits of automation in your previous roles.

Highlight your understanding of best practices in infrastructure security, citing specific measures you've implemented for securing systems. This could include firewall configurations, regular updates, and incident response plans, illustrating your commitment to maintaining a secure environment.

Discuss your familiarity with hosting SAP Commerce in Azure environments, mentioning your experience with deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. Explain any challenges you've faced and how you overcame them, demonstrating your expertise in this area as it relates to the Infrastructure Engineer position.

Share your methods for keeping up with industry trends, which could include following technology blogs, attending webinars, and participating in relevant forums. This not only showcases your passion for continuous learning but also shows that you’re proactive in applying new technologies to your work.