Systems Engineer / Software Engineer (m/w/d) Freelance

YOUR ROLE AT A GLANCE
Customer system setup: You set up and configure customers’ environments and ensure the technical foundation is solid.
Software deployment & operations: You install, configure and maintain our software on customer systems, automation-first wherever possible.
Troubleshooting & support: You investigate issues, find root causes, and keep systems stable (customer support included).
Automation & repeatability: You improve deployments and operations with scripting/automation to reduce manual effort.
Stakeholder alignment: You coordinate with internal teams and customer-side stakeholders to keep projects moving.
Travel & on-site collaboration: You regularly travel to customer sites across the Middle East to support deployments, go-lives and operations.

YOUR PROFILE

• Must-haves (to thrive in this role)
• Experience: 3+ years in a comparable Systems Engineer / Ops / Platform / DevOps role.
• Linux: Advanced Linux administration.
• Bash: Advanced Bash skills.
• Kubernetes or Databases: Experience with Kubernetes and/or SQL databases (Oracle DB, PostgreSQL or similar).
  (One is required; both are a strong advantage.)
• Language: You have confident knowledge of English.
• Working model: You can work reliably in EU core business hours.
• Mobility: Strong willingness to travel regularly within the Middle East.

Nice-to-haves (great if you have them, but not a dealbreaker):

• Smart Metering / IoT: Experience in smart metering and/or IoT environments.
• Java troubleshooting: You can debug/support Java applications in production.
• Message brokers: Kafka (or similar).
• Automation: Ansible / Puppet.
• Monitoring & alerting: Prometheus + Grafana (or similar stack).
• Scripting & networking: Bash/Python scripting and basic networking fundamentals.