SofiaMarine is part of the AXSMarine group – a leading provider of specialized maritime web-based software with presence in France, Bulgaria, UK, Greece, Singapore, USA, UAE and Germany. As a product company, we have over 18 000 users, essentially shipbrokers, operators, owners, charterers, research firms and financial institutions. AXSMarine provides chartering solutions for all shipping business segments – Dry Bulk, Tanker, Gas and Liner.
Our office in Sofia was opened in 2011 and since then the whole IT, Data and Business teams are located here. Our team is constantly growing and we want to reinforce our global positioning. We are therefore now looking to hire a person to endorse the role of:
SENIOR KUBERNETES ADMINISTRATOR
ROLE
As a Senior Kubernetes Administrator, you will become the single point of contact for all Kubernetes activities, coordinating multiple development teams and release cycles across development, staging and production environments.
• Develop tools to improve ability to rapidly deploy and effectively monitor custom applications in a UNIX environment
• Design world-wide systems with a high availability mindset
• Research, analyze and propose new technology solutions for infrastructure
• Migrate current infrastructure / tools to new and better solutions with no or minimum downtime
• Take care of our production and dev environment along with our SysAdmin team
• Improve the HA architecture of our products or implement one in case of missing at all
• Administrate Kubernetes clusters
• Build and update Docker base images used by our development teams
• Work closely with our development teams, building and validating CI/CD jobs and helm charts
• Be tightly integrated together with our development teams in the application architecture design
REQUIREMENTS:
• Kubernetes & Container Orchestration – proven, hands-on management of production clusters; deep expertise in CRDs, Helm, and Operators
• High Availability & Lifecycle Management – track record of designing, operating, and upgrading HA clusters; skilled in rolling upgrades and disaster recovery planning
• Security, Networking & Storage – practical knowledge of Kubernetes hardening, CNI models, and persistent storage integrations
• Advanced Troubleshooting & Diagnostics – expert at diagnosing and resolving complex cluster level, networking, and application performance issues
• Observability & Monitoring – experience configuring Prometheus & Grafana (kube prometheus stack), Zabbix, and Graylog
• Automation & Scripting – proficient in Bash and Python; comfortable using configuration management tools such as Puppet
• Linux System Administration – strong command line skills and administration on Ubuntu (and other distros)
• Cloud Platforms – hands on with AWS services – IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, EFS, Route53
• GitLab Operations & CI/CD – hands on administration of self-hosted GitLab CE/EE servers, including pipeline configuration and integration with CI/CD workflows
WE OFFER
• Attractive remuneration package
• Professional development in a progressive international company and training opportunities
• Friendly, nice and calm working atmosphere
• Open communication at all levels in the company
• Teambuilding events
• Additional health insurance including dental care
• Food vouchers
• Drinks & snacks in the office
• Company sponsored sport & relax cards
• Vouchers for newborn
• Additional vacation days
• Bonuses for seniority in the company
• Different corporate discounts
• Conveniently located modern office in Sofia’s central area
• Options for working remotely or combining work from home and work from our office
If you are interested in this job offer, please send your CV in English.
All CV-s will be treated in strict confidentiality. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
