DevOps Engineer (Junior) – Bologna, Italy

DecisionBrain develops custom decision‑support applications for various clients. While each solution is unique, they share common architectural traits:

• Web-based applications with a microservice architecture
• Deployment on various Kubernetes environments
• Built using DB Gene , our proprietary platform that we use to accelerate the development of decision‑support applications
• Built and packaged using a Continuous Integration toolchain

Your team is in charge of deploying our applications to Kubernetes environments, monitoring them, investigating issues, qualifying them, and implementing a fix if the issue is within your scope. It works in close collaboration both with the teams responsible for project development and with the team responsible for the IT infrastructure. As a client‑facing team, your mission is to ensure that we respect our SLAs and, beyond that, to contribute actively to customer success.

Role

As a DevOps Engineer , you will play a crucial role in the company’s ability to deliver its software projects. Furthermore, the recent progress in AI tools opens the door to ubiquitous automation of processes, which in turn relies heavily on DevOps tooling.

Our DevOps toolchain includes the following, where alternatives are either currently or potentially investigated for almost all elements:

• Build scripts that rely on Gradle (currently at version 9), with a significant library of plugins developed in-house
• Continuous integration pipelines running on self-hosted Gitlab workers
• Artefacts in several formats (PyPi, Maven2, NPM, Docker, etc.) stored in Nexus repositories
• Projects deployed to Kubernetes using Helm charts

Your mission will consist in enhancing the above toolchain both to make it more robust, for example by investigating emerging technologies and products; and to extend its scope to the needs of the company, from software delivery to security, and more generally the automation of processes.

Key Responsibilities

As mentioned above, your role is connected to all technical teams in the company. With this in mind, and under the supervision of the Lead Engineer of the team, you will be responsible for:

• Maintaining the CI tool chain of the projects that we develop for our customers
• Evolving this CI to incorporate specificities of project and evolutions brought by the Platform
• Working with the Platform team on their specific CI tool chain, gradually taking the ownership of this CI
• Evolving all CI tool chains to incorporate new company-wide evolutions around security, deployments, and more generally automations
• When relevant, propose options for, and implement upstream or downstream components, such as reorganization of Nexus servers, or an NVD cache

Your daily tasks will include:

• Providing L2 internal support on CI problems
• Specifying, designing, planning, and implementing components of the software production, validation, and release processes of the company
• Participate in design sessions with members of your team and of other teams
• Investigate new technologies and evolutions of our DevOps ecosystem

Required Skills & Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

Expected work experience: 1-3 years.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of Docker and familiarity with Kubernetes : Deployment management, Helm charts, command-line usage (kubectl).
• Experience with build tools such as Gradle.
• Experience with versioning (Git) and CI tools such as GitLab, GitHub, BitBucket, etc.
• A plus : familiarity with Nexus, Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
• Some experience with coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar is appreciated, though a demonstrated ability to work without them is required.

Personal Skills

• Problem‑solving mindset : Ability to troubleshoot issues methodically and document solutions.
• Open‑minded and curious : Ability to understand the expectations and workflows of colleagues.
• Organized and resourceful : Strong investigative and documentation skills.

Language Requirements

• English (Proficient, written & spoken)
• French and/or Italian is a plus

Working Conditions

• Contract type: Permanent
• Work schedule: Full-time (40h), up to 2 days / week working from home

This position requires the candidate to already have authorization to work in Italy, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Compensation

• Gross annual salary : from 28K € to 35K € annually (based on thirteen months)
• Benefits : Meal voucher / Company welfare bonus 200 € per year
• Technical equipment : laptop (macOS, Linux, or Windows) / double screen

Recruitment Process

• Online meeting – Company presentation, role discussion, candidate motivation
• Technical test – Hands‑on problem‑solving
• Manager interview – Review of technical test & discussion
• Final interview

How to Apply

• Start Date: Immediate
• Apply via our website :
• Send your application to:

Application

• 15 nationalities
• 14 languages

About DecisionBrain

At DecisionBrain, we combine the agility of a startup with the power of AI‑driven software solutions. Our strength lies not only in our advanced analytics capabilities but also in a culture that values collaboration, flexibility, and innovation.

We are an engineer‑oriented, flat organization where skilled professionals work autonomously while maintaining a strong helping and supporting mindset . Our team thrives on knowledge sharing, ensuring that everyone has the resources they need to succeed.

As a self‑funded, international company, we thrive on diversity and offer an inclusive, dynamic work environment that encourages professional growth while maintaining a healthy work‑life balance.

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