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Role Description

Looking to break into DevSecOps? Whether you’re self-taught, transitioning from another IT role or a recent graduate - we’re looking for a sharp, motivated individual to join us for a 6-month period. Most importantly, you won't be doing this alone. We believe in nurturing talent and our senior engineers will actively mentor you helping bridge the gap between theory and real-world application.

As our Junior DevSecOps & IT Specialist (6 months), you will be an essential part of the team, ensuring our internal operations run smoothly. Currently, our DevSecOps team handles all IT and access management for the organization. We are looking for a sharp, driven student or recent graduate to join us for a 6-month period to take charge of these access and support requests.

This is an ideal entry-level opportunity to gain hands-on experience, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges and kickstart your career in DevSecOps and IT in a fully remote tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Ticket Management: Act as the first line of response for internal IT, access, and support tickets, ensuring timely and helpful resolutions for our globally distributed team.
• Access Provisioning: Manage user access requests, onboarding, and offboarding across our various systems and platforms while strictly adhering to our security protocols.
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve basic to intermediate technical issues related to operating systems, software, and network access.
• Security Adherence: Help maintain our strong cybersecurity posture by identifying anomalies and ensuring all access requests follow the principle of least privilege.
• Process Documentation: Help document common IT issues and resolutions to build out our internal knowledge base.
• Uphold TestGorilla's behaviors and foster an inclusive and supportive culture.
• Collaborate effectively with global colleagues across teams and time zones.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and grow: You are a university student or recent graduate looking to step into the real world and gain hands-on IT and DevSecOps experience.
• Strong technical foundation: You have a solid academic or practical background in Operating Systems (specifically Linux).
• Loves to code or script: You are comfortable with Programming or Scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) to help solve problems efficiently.
• Understands the stakes: You have a foundational understanding of Cybersecurity principles and a passion for keeping systems secure.
• Excellent problem solver: You have strong analytical skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues methodically.
• Passionate about TestGorilla's mission to help one billion people find their dream jobs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

Bonus skills

• Containerization: Familiarity with Docker.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Basic understanding of Terraform.
• Cloud Computing: Exposure to AWS ecosystems.

Benefits

• Global Team: Join a fully remote, mission-driven team from around the world.
• Competitive Contractor Compensation: €15,000 - €16,000 for a fixed 6-month contract (with an option to extend based on performance and business needs).
• Remote & flexible work: Work from almost anywhere. Enjoy flexible hours and asynchronous work to balance work and life.
• Remote work budget: €1,000 per year to help you set up your home office.
• Growth & development: Invest in yourself and your career with a 3.5% L&D budget and clear growth opportunities.
• Stimulating work environment: Tackle new challenges and work with innovative technology in a dynamic setting.
• Connect with your team: Join optional fun virtual socials, AMAs with team members and leadership, and regular fun chats. Build a strong sense of community!
• TestGorilla community groups: Join peers to build community and boost opportunities for connection, advocacy, and professional development.
• Parent/Caregiver support: We provide a caregiver-friendly work environment with paid 8-16 week parental leave and tailored return-to-work approaches.
• Work-life balance: Our unlimited and flexible time off policy empowers you to take the time you need to recharge and maintain your well-being.

Interested?

We believe in using our own product to ensure fair and objective hiring. If this role aligns with your skills and aspirations, we invite you to complete one of our very own assessments. This will give you a first-hand experience of our platform and help us get to know you better. We look forward to hearing from you!

TestGorilla is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diverse teams are stronger teams, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We understand that some candidates may experience test anxiety, and we want to assure you that accommodations are available and can be requested prior to sitting our assessments. Your request will not negatively impact your application, as we do not factor this into our review process.