Senior DevOps/Automation Engineer (Puppet) - Remote from Europe

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior DevOps/Automation Engineer (Puppet) in Europe.

This role offers an opportunity to lead and optimize DevOps automation within a highly secure environment. You will operate and maintain Puppet Enterprise infrastructure, drive continuous improvements, and enhance security and efficiency across systems. As a key technical expert, you will support colleagues in adopting best practices, perform upgrades, refactor infrastructure, and improve deployment processes. Working remotely across the EU, you will contribute to large-scale projects, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and secure automation solutions for critical IT environments.

Accountabilities

As Senior DevOps/Automation Engineer (Puppet), your main responsibilities include:

• Operate, maintain, and upgrade Puppet Enterprise infrastructure to ensure compliance and security.
• Support colleagues and teams in adopting Puppet Enterprise for their workflows.
• Refactor and improve the Puppet infrastructure for efficiency, security, and maintainability.
• Enhance agent upgrades, task dependencies, and deployment automation processes.
• Implement best practices to improve overall security posture of Puppet Enterprise installations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to standardize processes and ensure successful automation adoption.
• Participate in large-scale projects involving Puppet Enterprise solutions, server automation, and deployment standardization.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 9+ years of experience in ICT roles such as developer, system administrator, software engineer, infrastructure engineer, or DevOps engineer.
• 3+ years working in international or multi-cultural environments.
• 3+ years of IT operations and Linux/Unix administration experience, preferably Red Hat 8+.
• 5+ years of experience with Puppet-based configuration management design, architecture, development, deployment, and administration.
• Participation in at least 3 projects involving Puppet Enterprise solutions on Linux/Unix.
• Participation in at least 2 projects involving server automation and standardization using scripting (Powershell, Python, Bash, etc.).
• 3+ years of experience working in Agile methodology, preferably SCRUM.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles and best practices, including CI/CD, automation, feedback loops, and efficiency improvements.
• Puppet Enterprise Certification (mandatory).
• Expert-level proficiency in Puppet Enterprise infrastructure management and DevOps practices.
• Must be an EU citizen and eligible to work remotely from EU countries.

Benefits

This role offers:

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and expertise.
• Fully remote work from EU locations, providing flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunities to contribute to large-scale, high-security IT projects.
• Professional growth and development within DevOps and automation domains.
• Exposure to international and multi-cultural working environments.
• Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art Puppet Enterprise infrastructure and automation technologies.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!