Application Specialist

About Us

ERGO Technology & Services S.A. (ET&S S.A.) was established in January 2021 following the integration of ERGO Digital IT and Atena into one entity, leveraging both companies’ strengths and best practices. As a part of ERGO Technology & Services Management AG, the technology holding of ERGO Group AG, we support millions of internal and external customers with state-of-the-art IT solutions to everyday problems.

In October 2022, ET&S S.A. expanded its scope of operations by creating a Business Services unit to contribute in a new way to the growth of ERGO’s business. Acting as a co-partner and internal consultant, it adds non-IT value and supports the development of the entire ERGO Group, currently offering skills in reporting, analysis, actuarial, and input management. We are committed to fostering innovation and meeting the evolving needs of our clients worldwide.

Discover how we implement AI, IoT, Voice Recognition, Big Data science, advanced mobile solutions, and business-related services to anticipate and address our customers’ future needs.

About the role

As a System Administrator, you will be part of Application Platforms team at ERGO located in Poland and Germany. Together we operate with several types of Application Servers (Oracle Fusion Middleware, JBoss EAP, Tomcat), fulfilling all the needs of our internal developers. While working with a high degree of independence and responsibility, we’ll try to automate our administrative tasks as much as possible so that we can focus on new platform features and optimization.

How you will get the job done

• being responsible for the implementation, operation, and development of different types of Application Server infrastructures
• administering Oracle Fusion Middleware, JBoss EAP, and Tomcat installed on premise on RedHat Enterprise Linux
• planning and implementing systems automation with Puppet/Foreman as required for better efficiency
• participating in general IT operations and user support
• monitoring the infrastructure and ensuring high availability
• implementing backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes
• identifying and mitigating system vulnerabilities

Skills and experience you will need

• fluency in English (spoken and written) at minimum B2 level
• 3+ years of experience as an Application Server Administrator (Oracle Fusion Middleware, JBoss EAP)
• advanced Linux (RHEL) operating skills
• knowledge of systems automation with Puppet/Foreman and scripting
• good understanding of administrator principals
• Apache Webserver administrating experience
• knowledge of an Active Directory architecture
• experience with ITIL
• analytical thinking, problem-solving
• continuous improvement attitude and proactive mindset
• being a team player and willing to share the know-how with the team
• prioritizing and handling workload effectively
• good communication skills and a positive attitude

Nice to have

• German language proficiency (at minimum B1 level)
• administrating experience with applications like JIRA, Nexus, Bitbucket, and Jenkins would be beneficial
• knowledge of docker files and building containers
• Jira and Confluence (user)
• VMWare (user) knowledge

Perks & Benefits

Let's be healthy

Medical package, sports card, and numerous sports sections – these are some of the benefits that help our employees stay in good shape.

Let's be balanced

Work-life balance is a key aspect of a healthy workplace. We offer our employees flexible working hours, a confidential employee assistant program, as well as the possibility of remote working. However, staying at home with our in-office gaming room and dog-friendly office in Warsaw won’t be easy.

Let's be smart

We organize numerous workshops and training courses. Thanks to hackathons and meetups, our specialists share their expertise with others. Additionally, we have a wide range of digital learning platforms and language courses.

Let's be responsible

Each year, we participate in several CSR activities, during which, together with our colleagues, we do our best to create a better future.

Let's be fun

Company-wide bike races and soccer matches, film marathons in our cinema room or other engaging team-building activities – we got it covered!

Let's be diverse

Every team member is valued, regardless of gender, nationality, religious beliefs, disability, age, and sexual orientation or identity. Your qualifications, experience, and mindset are our greatest benefit!