DevOps Working Student for Portal Operations team (hybrid)

About IONOS

At IONOS, we don't just manage servers – we shape the digital future for more than 6.2 million customers worldwide with our solutions. As Europe's leading hosting provider and a pioneer in independent cloud solutions, we are building next-generation infrastructure – from sovereign cloud architectures and high-performance GPU clusters to integrated AI automation tools.

What drives us is digital sovereignty for Europe and real impact for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as large enterprises. We work in agile teams, rely on transparent structures, and believe that excellence and innovation only emerge through true team spirit.

Ready for your next step? Become part of IONOS and grow with us.

About the team:

The Portal Operations Romania team operates and improves infrastructure and services used by millions of WEB.DE, GMX and Mail.com customers.

Our work includes Kubernetes-based platforms, Linux systems, virtualization infrastructure, monitoring and alerting, automation, databases and reliably operating the business-critical services developed in Romania. We closely collaborate with other teams from Romania and Germany.

As a working student, you will work alongside our experienced system engineers and gradually take responsibility for real operational and infra tasks.

About the Working Student program:

This program is intended for students (currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program) who want to gain experience, following what they learned in a specialized faculty, in order to become IT specialists. 

Main responsibilities:

• Support the deployment and operation of applications on K8S-based platforms as well as virtualized infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting and administration of Linux systems.
• Investigate technical issues and incidents together with experienced developers.
• Automate recurring operational tasks using Bash, Python.
• Contribute to the development of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and infrastructure configuration.
• Create, improve and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and runbooks.

We appreciate:

• You are currently enrolled in computer science, IT, engineering, or a similar technical study program.
• You have a good understanding of operating system concepts and Linux system administration.
• You have basic knowledge of containerization technologies as well as Kubernetes, and/or you actively show interest in learning these technologies.
• You approach AI with curiosity and critical thinking, leveraging it in your daily work.
• You have some experience with Git and at least one scripting/programming language.
• You enjoy troubleshooting and approaching technical issues in a systematic way.
• You are curious, willing to learn, and comfortable asking questions when you don’t know.

Would be a plus:

• You enjoy experimenting with AI-assisted tools and are motivated to adopt new technologies that improve how you learn and work.
• You understand fundamental networking concepts such as DNS, load balancing, and TCP/IP stack.
• You have experimented with NoSQL DBs.

What we offer:

• The chance to use and learn a variety of cool technologies, tools and frameworks and get familiar with product  development responsibility;
• Guidance and coaching to help you every step of the way;
• The opportunity to meet and work with experienced professionals;
• Flexible working hours to accommodate your academic schedule;
• Support on working on real-world projects and gain hands-on experience;
• Hybrid work possibility;
• Potential for future career opportunities within our company;
• Substitute days off for public holidays that occur on the weekend;
• Team events, networking events organized to promote a passionate, creative and diverse culture;
• Summerfest and Winterfest parties;
• 12.5 vacation days/6 months;
• Of course, coffee, soft drinks and fresh fruits are on us in the office.

Application Note

We value diversity and welcome all applications – regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.