Application Maintenance Engineer with C++ and Linux (German speaking)

We are looking for an Application Maintenance Engineer to join a long-term project supporting a mission-critical logistics application. The role focuses on application operations, stability, and maintenance in a high-availability production environment.

The ideal candidate has good C/C++ skills, very good Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) knowledge, and is willing to participate in on-call duties as part of a shared support rotation.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support a production logistics application written in C/C++.
• Ensure stable, secure, and high-performance system operation.
• Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems.
• Monitor applications and infrastructure, identify incidents, and resolve operational issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and support incident and problem management.
• Work with system services, networking, and shell scripting on Linux.
• Support Docker-based environments.
• Cooperate closely with development teams and other operational units.
• Maintain operating procedures, documentation, and runbooks.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure system availability.
• Support backup and restore processes for systems and databases.

German and English at B2 level are required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Good knowledge of C/C++.
• Very good knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Bash or shell scripting.
• Administration and operation of system services.
• Network administration.
• Experience operating production systems with limited downtime.
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty.
• Strong sense of ownership and operational responsibility.
• Good communication skills in an international environment.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with Docker.
• Understanding of network administration.
• Knowledge of German.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools, ideally Nagios.
• Experience with Oracle databases.
• Understanding of backup and restore processes for systems and databases.
• Experience in the logistics domain.
• Knowledge of ITIL-based operational processes.
• Previous experience in application support or operations roles.
• Basic Windows Server administration.

Benefits

• Wellbeing programs and work-life balance initiatives.
• Private medical and dental care.
• Benefits platform and co-funding of sports activities.
• Courses and certifications including Google Cloud, AWS, and ITIL.
• Conferences and expert communities.
• Gift packages for special occasions.
• Additional days off and Atos Jubilee gifts.
• Hybrid working mode, with location-based attendance up to twice per month.
• Charity and eco initiatives.