Senior Linux Systems Administrator/ SRE
Are you tired of working in Cloud environments where you don’t know where your servers are? Do you want to join us on an ambitious mission to secure the digital world?
Keepit is looking for the Senior Linux Systems Administrator/ SRE to join our team in Copenhagen, Denmark.
We are a fast-growing company that works diligently to bring our SaaS cloud-based backup services to the global audience.
Our platform provides customers with an immutable, historical archive of their data in systems such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Entra ID, Dynamics 365, and Zendesk.
We protect our customers against everything, ranging from ransomware to simple accidents.
The majority of our back-end components are written in clean, modern C++ using mainly purpose-built components. Components responsible for business processes and data mining are built using Common Lisp. Everything runs on Linux.
We pride ourselves on backing up billions of objects over foreign APIs using imperfect networks on systems with finite memory and making it all happen in a performant, reliable, and predictable way.
You will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. The ideal candidate will bring extensive knowledge of Linux administration, IaC using Ansible, DevOps workflows, Networking and Observability using mainly Grafana LGTM stack. You should be passionate about automation, security, and upholding best practices in reliability engineering.
Central tasks:
- Help ensure the continued health and performance of our systems
- Work with the extension and development of automation tooling
- To support hardware and software systems
- Maintaining documentation for daily operations
- Deploying and operating Linux in a data centre environment
Required skills:
- Excellent Linux CLI knowledge
- Extensive Grafana (LGTM) stack and Alloy knowledge.
- Solid Debian/Ubuntu experience
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and good familiarity with the command line
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English
- Infrastructure as Code – mainly Ansible
- Ability to work in a structured and collaborative manner
Bonus skills:
- Experience with Postgres and Pacemaker/Corosync
- Familiarity with ISO27001, ISAE3402
- DevOps CI/CD experience
- Python
A fair and transparent recruitment process
During the recruitment process, you can expect the following stages: CV screening, Recruitment interview, Technical screening, Technical interview.
You will be assessed according to the criteria below:
- Technical skills: Proven experience and proficiency in the required skills.
- Team collaboration: You understand the importance of working as a team, sharing knowledge, documentation, and feedback in a positive and constructive way.
- Language: Proficiency in both spoken and written English is a requirement.
- Proactive approach: We are looking for a candidate who prefers stability and clarity. Who is passionate about searching and finding solutions with attention to detail.
We offer:
- Competitive salary.
- Pension scheme.
- A modern, energetic global work environment.
- Flexible work-life balance supported by a hybrid working model.
- Regular team-building activities.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- Compensation is based on experience and skill set.
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- Department
- Operations
- Role
- Linux Engineer
- Locations
- Copenhagen
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
Copenhagen

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