Engineer Compute IAS

Position: Engineer, Compute Integration and Analytics Systems (IAS)

Unit: GBIT

Reports to: Manager, Compute IAS

Nature and aim of the position

The holder of the position is an engineer who is responsible for deployment and support of Global Blue’s (GB) integration and analytic services, which are used as standard services for the group.

The holder of this position will be assigned several responsibilities and has to ensure that the tasks assigned to him/her are fulfilled with high quality and short delivery time.

Main duties and responsibilities

• assuming the role of subject matter expert for services under team responsibility
• providing 2nd level technical IT support for centralized services according to a responsibility matrix
• providing life cycle management for the services under responsibility on production and non-production Windows and Linux environments
• knowledge base authoring
• providing training to other departments and team colleagues
• analysing and solving of incidents, issues and problems
• fulfilling service requests
• constantly improving components under responsibility in terms of availability, capacity and efficient resource utilization and performance 
• participate and contribute to ITIL processes, especially but not limited to: Incident, Change and Problem Management

Reporting and collaboration

The holder of the position reports directly to the Manager Compute IAS.

The position requires close collaboration within GB’s technology department and product management.

Profile and education

• experienced in supporting services / systems on a 1st and 2nd level
• experience with Windows, Linux and Kubernetes / Containers
• relevant IT education concluded (desired: bachelor level or equivalent practical experience)
• independent, goal oriented and self-motivated team worker
• operational hands-on attitude
• broad-based general IT competence
• excellent analysing and troubleshooting skills
• high quality standard levels
• accuracy and high-risk awareness
• Good communication skills, especially when working with different target groups within an international environment.

Specific skills and knowledge

• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in supporting centralized IT services (2nd level)
• Practice in service deployment (automated and manual)
• excellent analysing and troubleshooting skills
• basic skills in web server administration, understanding of web services and service oriented architecture
• Experienced with load balancers and high availability concepts
• dedicated know-how of Microsoft server operating systems, Linux and Containers
• experienced with Splunk
• basic skills with network operations and TCP/IP networking
• scripting and/or basic programming skills as a plus (e.g. MS PowerShell)

How to apply

Please contact Juergen Goger

Include in your written application (email) an actual CV and a motivation letter.

At Global Blue, we firmly believe that enhancing the shopping experience drives performance.

Our mission is to seamlessly connect shoppers and brands worldwide by simplifying the shopping experience and boosting retailer performance. With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have pioneered Tax Free Shopping and expanded into the Payment and Post-Purchase business.

As a technology partner, we lead our industries with innovative technology and data-driven insights, bringing unparalleled value at every touchpoint along the shopping journey. We support retailers in handling over 35 million Tax Free Shopping transactions every year and our payment partners in elevating the experience of more than 31 million transactions worldwide. Our post-purchase solutions also cater to the needs of over 47m e-commerce shoppers. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we generated €20bn Sales in Store and €311M revenue in FY 2022/23.

Our diverse community of over 2,000 employees represent more than 80 nationalities across 53 countries . At Global Blue, we cultivate a culture of empowerment, encouraging our teams to collaborate and support one another.

Together, we innovate, create, and strive towards a brighter future for the businesses we serve.