Here’s what you’ll do
System orchestration and OS management: Orchestrate, deploy, and maintain all internal and external systems, specifically standard and customised Linux operating systems, with the majority of machines running Debian GNU/Linux. We currently run SaltStack, but proposals for different ways to handle config management and deployment are welcome.
Virtualisation and storage infrastructure: Manage virtualisation platforms and hypervisors (KVM/QEMU). Experience with GlusterFS (for the backup system) is a plus, but not mandatory.
Database, cloud, and App Administration: Administer database servers such as MariaDB and PostgreSQL, cloud storage repositories (such as Nextcloud), web applications, email services, and developer tooling.
Network and hardware maintenance: Maintain core physical and cloud network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and NAS storage, amongst them devices from MikroTik.
Security and network access: Oversee firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus, IP reputation, global mirror systems, and secure VPNs for users and machines.
Identity and access management: Deploy and manage single sign-on (SSO) solutions, directory services, domain names, DNS zones, and SSL certificates (PKI).
Ensure stable operations and monitoring: Together with teammates and volunteers, ensure stable infrastructure availability, manage log analysis, handle emergencies, and coordinate with external providers during outages.
Patch management: Execute timely deployments of security and software updates within scheduled maintenance windows.
Team coordination and documentation: Lead and coordinate the infrastructure team, volunteer contributors, and third-party vendors, while keeping technical documentation up to date.
Data protection and disaster recovery: Implement backup and point-in-time disaster recovery solutions, and manage infrastructure-related GDPR compliance in cooperation with privacy officers.
👉 We’re looking forward to receiving your application, including information about you (your resume), when you are available for the job, and of course your financial expectations.
👉 The role is offered as full-time (ideally 40 hours per week). While we prefer full-time for the role, part-time applications, or proposals to grow the hours over time, will be considered.
👉 Please provide details about your experience and send us an e-mail to sysadmin@documentfoundation.org no later than July 6, 2026 (end of day, Berlin time)
Most people I know who would be good for this job would never apply without some hint of a salary range.
Nothing worse than wasting everyone’s time and ending up not even close.
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