DevOps Engineer - WordPress Platform
Full-time
In this role, you will be a core member of the WordPress Infrastructure team. We are responsible for the hosting of multiple public facing websites, among them the highly visible https://home.cern. By joining us, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of the infrastructure, and will support the websites hosted on that infrastructure.
Your responsibilities
* Contribute to the development and maintenance of the WordPress infrastructure components and tools responsible for the service delivery automation.
* Provide support to the WordPress website owners and developers, participate in the user support activities.
* Actively engage in the internal WordPress community, and assist the stakeholders.
* Improve the monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions in place to guarantee high availability and performance.
* Contribute to the global evolution of web hosting infrastructure, beyond WordPress.
* Experience with version control systems and CI/CD workflows.
* Experience with container deployment and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes / OpenShift.
* Familiarity with the Kubernetes operator pattern.
* Previous experience managing CMS (e.g. Drupal, WordPress, Joomla) platforms or other PHP based software is desirable.
* Previous experience with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, InfluxDB, Grafana) is a plus.
Skills
* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive mindset to identify challenges and drive innovative solutions.
* Good communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
* Strong commitment to user satisfaction, actively seeking feedback and collaborating with users to continuously improve services.
* Linux and Bash scripting.
* Programming in GoLang and Python; PHP will be a plus.
* Git, CI/CD tools, test and deployment automation.
* Knowledge of Web Content Management Systems would be an asset.
* Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
* By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software or Computer Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
* You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
* Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
* Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.
Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Working hours: 40 hours per week.
Job flexibility: Hybrid.
Job reference: IT-PW-WDA-2026-107-GRAE.
Field of work: Software Engineering and IT.
Benefits
* A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
* 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
* Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
* Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
* A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
* Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
* On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
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