Job opening: Junior DevOps Engineer/Sysadmin

ep Productions, Inc. (eppi) is a California-based web development and server hosting company focused on helping non-profits, social and environmental justice organizations, and small businesses. As we grow, we're looking for a junior DevOps Engineer/System Administrator to help us provide creative, secure, privacy-respecting technology and services. This is a full-time (4-day workweek), remote, salaried position, working with a small distributed team. (Office space is available for local employees who want it.)

Some of our current projects include:

    * a GIS- and SQL-heavy project for a highly-respected national non-profit promoting election security and verifiability 
    * a streaming video service and Digital Asset Management system for a social justice organization 
    * developing a robust GUI for DNS management 
    * automating deployment of our VPS and website hosting offerings 

Generally, what you'll get to work on and learn about: 

    * configuring and monitoring SQL and server backups 
    * setting up Virtual Private Servers, WordPress sites, and other websites 
    * monitoring and enhancing server availability and security 
    * CI/CD setup and monitoring 
    * troubleshooting general Unix and Linux server issues 
    * automating all of the above

We are a remote-first company that believes in a short, 32-hour workweek. At this point in time, we are only hiring applicants based in the United States.

The ideal candidate will have some experience with a few of the following technologies, and a desire to learn about the rest:

    * Python or PHP
    * MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL 
    * Apache or nginx 
    * FreeBSD or Debian system administration 
    * git 

We use open-source and self-hosted technology as much as possible. Here's a longer list of the things you'll get to work with and learn about: 

    * Operating systems: FreeBSD, Debian 
    * Virtualization: FreeBSD jails, bhyve 
    * Provisioning and monitoring: ansible, gitolite, Kubernetes, Zabbix 
    * Web servers: Apache, nginx 
    * Databases: MariaDB, PostgreSQL 
    * Networking: Mikrotik hardware and software, ISC BIND, OpenVPN 
    * Frameworks: Laravel, Wordpress, Flask 

The job provides a salary of $60,000-$80,000, depending on experience, and includes benefits.

eppi strives to be a diverse, inclusive workspace, and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. eppi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

To apply, email your resume to awesomejobs@eppi.com with the Subject line "Junior DevOps Engineer/Sysadmin", let us know where you first heard about this job opportunity, and tell us a little bit about what attracts you to this job.