Infrastructure & Security Engineer (Remote)

We are looking for a dedicated and proactive DevOps / SecOps Engineer who is a strong executor and pragmatist, capable of taking ownership of our operational excellence and strengthening our security posture.

This is a unique opportunity to be a foundational member of our technical team, working closely with the CTO and backend engineers to build a robust, secure, and performant environment. Until now, these responsibilities have been shared among our backend engineers, so you'll be stepping into a critical role with significant impact.

What you will do

Infrastructure Management: Take full ownership of our bare metal server infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability. This includes managing and optimizing technologies such as Docker Swarm, MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and NodeJS applications.

Security Enhancement: Significantly improve overall security by identifying vulnerabilities, implementing best practices, and continuously monitoring for threats.

​​ISO 27001 Certification: Lead our technical journey to ISO 27001 certification. Enhance security controls, implement automation, develop documentation, and embed long-term practices, working closely with the CTO.

Application Performance & Security (NodeJS): Collaborate closely with our backend engineering team to enhance the security and performance of our NodeJS applications. You'll contribute directly to the codebase with a focus on security improvements and performance optimization.

Infrastructure as Code: Leverage and expand our use of Ansible for infrastructure automation, configuration management, and consistent deployments.

Working at ChurchDesk

Our mission is to help churches modernize and stay connected with their communities in a rapidly changing world. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, we provide digital tools that enable churches to streamline their operations, communicate more effectively, and engage with their congregations. Over the past 15 years, we’ve grown from a startup into an international business, but there’s still a lot of work ahead. Join us to work on transformative projects, have fun, and develop both yourself and your career.

What we offer

• An opportunity to make a big impact on a product that serves some of the largest and oldest institutions in the world.
• A supportive, low-ceremony, and lean-process work environment.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation + your local public holidays to support your work-life balance.
• A great social environment with annual company kick-offs, team trips, and friendly challenges like board games.

Your Experience & Skills

• You're an experienced engineer with a solid background in managing bare metal infrastructure (Docker Swarm, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, MongoDB or similar technologies).
• 5+ years of experience in managing and optimising cloud or bare-metal infrastructure
• You're skilled in NodeJS backend development, contributing to secure and performant applications.
• You're an Ansible expert and passionate about security, with a strong drive to achieve and maintain the technical parts of an ISO 27001.
• A proactive, communicative, and highly motivated individual ready to take ownership and collaborate closely with our team.
• To have at least EU residency and be based in the EU. Alas, we're not set up to hire outside of the EU since we believe that it's imperative that we meet in person once in a while.

We are not a religious company, but we work to help churches transform and stay connected with their communities. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.