William founded Cyberfusion in his teens. In 10 years' time, Cyberfusion grew to being the go-to hoster for a solid and enthousiastic customer base of web professionals - who build and manage between 10 and 2,000 websites and applications on a professional basis.

Fast-forward to now: the unique challenges of web professionals are changing. Just hosting is no longer enough: all websites should be monitored 24/7, performance bottlenecks should be easy to find, and advanced security features should be included. And much, much more.

Some existing tools provide such features, but each one only a fraction - making it impossible to manage for web professionals with tens to hundreds of websites. 

Cyberfusion is building the first and only all-in-one and fully automated platform to host, monitor, optimise and secure websites and applications - in bulk.

We call it WebOps: 'web operations'. Our team of 12 - mostly developers - is working hard on it every single day.

Now, we're looking for a DevOps Engineer to co-manage and develop Cyberfusion's fully automated platform - intertwining hosting, monitoring, security and optimisation at a deep level.

How you will spend your time:

• 70% of the time: further automation and new features. For example, building a Python API that reads statistics from systemd cgroups, writing Ansible playbooks for setting up and managing internal applications (such as NextCloud and GitLab), and more.
• 20% of the time: manual maintenance, such as upgrading hundreds of nodes on our self-built cluster platform, or debugging an unexpected VRRP failover. Not always fun, but it's part of the job.
• 10% of the time: handle support questions from technical customers. This will decrease over time.

Want to know more about the direction we're heading? Check https://roadmap.cyberfusion.io and https://github.com/CyberfusionIO for more examples.

Mentality is more important than experience. After all: skills can be taught, but only with the right mentality.

• When we say 'Linux and open source' camp, you immediately understand what we mean. Open-source first, lean and mean systems over trends, build everything ourselves - you catch our drift.
• We don't expect you to know all software that our platform uses inside out. You will learn on the job - as long as you have the fundamental knowledge and the will to master them.
• You think quality is the most important. You get to make things you're proud of. At the same time, you understand that things have to be finished at the agreed time. If you work longer to make that happen, you can compensate for that time at another (suitable) moment.
• You have a 'getting things done' spirit, and like diving deep into specific subjects. It may sound cliché, but this mentality truly is rare. If things don't work right away - and in our field, they rarely ever do - you come up with creative solutions. Inconspicuous comments like "I don't understand" grind your gears.
• You make decisions - after fun and interesting discussions at the cutting edge - and can substantiate why you pick one option over the others. As you get a large influence on decision-making, you document those reasons for future you and others.
• You understand the importance of proactive communication. For example, if you are unable to keep an agreement, you inform all involved people in time.
• You enjoy discussions at the cutting edge. You, like your colleagues, like to be kept sharp with critical questions. The actual work you do mostly independently - though there is always room for further discussion.
• You're available when it's really needed. For example, in the - very unlikely - case that a large incident requires the whole team. After all, our customers fully depend on us, 24/7. To give you an idea: in the past three years, this has occurred only once.
• Most importantly: you believe in the WebOps platform that Cyberfusion is building.

• Ideally, you have several years of work experience in this role, or a related role. If you're a (late) junior, but recognise yourself in the mentality described above - surprise us.
• You are able to understand a complex landscape of systems. This is not about knowledge, but about your level of thinking.
• You enjoy gaining knowledge continuously. In fact, you may even require challenges to stay sharp and involved.
• You write and speak fluent English. If you want to learn Dutch, you could take language courses from your vitality budget (optional).
• You prefer working 40 hours (32+ hours is negotiable).
• When you're ready, you have no problem working standby shifts outside office hours. Preferably 3 days a week, at least 1. You are compensated for this (see below). Days are -flexibly- determined together.

If you prefer growing into another role, there's a legion of chances. For example, you could become a Team Lead - training and guiding colleagues.

Prefer doing what you're doing? Your work is so varied that it always stays interesting - unlike some other workplaces, a higher role isn't required to reach a higher salary or get more perks.

Whatever your path: your contribution is crucial to Cyberfusion from day 1.

• Our website reflects the current form of Cyberfusion. There are discrepancies between what you read in this vacancy, and on our website (for example, we will no longer use DirectAdmin).
• Find more information about working at Cyberfusion on the 'Careers' page. With answers to questions such as "what does the application process look like?", "what does hybrid working at Cyberfusion entail?" and "what can I expect from my colleagues?".

Apply in one of the ways below.

Want more information first? Call or text our (external) recruiter Avalon van Binsbergen on +31 6 49 35 98 84.

You will quickly receive a response: no later than the working day after your application. Find more information about the process on the 'Careers' page.