We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in Barcelona, Spain.
The DevOps team bridges hardware and application layers. If you're an expert in Linux with experience supporting large-scale applications, we'd love to connect!
About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments
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Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
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5+ years of experience managing systems in large-scale production environments.
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4+ years working in data centers and with enterprise-grade hardware. Strong knowledge of physical computing (CPUs, memory, storage) and hardware troubleshooting.
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5+ years of experience with Bash/Python scripting.
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5+ years managing JVM-based application stacks, including Java memory management, Jetty/Tomcat, and monitoring.
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5+ years with virtualization and containerization technologies.
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5+ years using and configuring monitoring tools like Nagios and Kibana.
It would be great if you also had . . .
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Knowledge of basic database administration.
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Expertise in DevOps concepts, configuration management (Puppet, Chef, etc.), and deployment tools (Jenkins).
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Proficiency with networked storage (iSCSI, NFS) and networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/REST, SSL).
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Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
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Software engineering experience in languages like Java or C++.
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Familiarity with database systems (MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra), including query writing, performance diagnosis, and replication configuration.
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Experience collaborating with third-party vendors for product evaluations and purchasing.
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Ability to create project plans, budgets, and documentation involving different products and teams.
What will you be doing in this role?
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Ensure daily functionality, performance, and security of our products.
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Collaborate with R&D and Infrastructure Engineering on:
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Infrastructure sizing, provisioning, and capacity management.
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Performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
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Diagnosing hardware/networking issues and collaborating with Engineering teams.
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Upgrades, updates, and migrations (server firmware, databases, application code).
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Backups and disaster recovery.
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Automate the application ecosystem using various tools.
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Assess new technologies and implement process/tool improvements.
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Manage long-term projects and act as an SME/owner of application and automation components.
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Oversee capacity, costs, and budgets.
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Provide escalation support for R&D and Product teams.
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Serve as a thought leader, architect, and mentor for junior team members and other teams.
Hours of Work
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Full-time (40 hours/week), permanent role.
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Hybrid model: Work 2–3 days a week from our Barcelona office near Sagrada Familia.
What we can offer
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30 working days of vacation
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Volunteering community, with 40 paid hours of volunteering time
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Private Health and Life & Disability insurances.
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Tax-free benefits (Ticket Restaurant scheme, kindergarten, and transport cards).
At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.
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What We Do
Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing solutions to accelerate the lifecycle of innovation. Our bold mission is to help customers solve some of the world’s most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of science and intellectual property. We help customers discover, protect and commercialize their inventions using our trusted subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.
