IT Operations & Automation Engineer – GreenTech, Recycling

Role Overview

• You will take a key role in our team, combining technical operations and support for existing solutions with the ongoing development of our digital infrastructure using modern SaaS tools and automations.
• You will work closely with the Service, Sales & Marketing teams and your tasks will be diverse — from shaping and technically implementing our tools and processes to operational IT administration and team support: Infrastructure & Automation.
• Evolve our IT landscape: implement strategic goals in the areas of security, compliance and scalability.
• Automate processes (e.g., using Make/n8n/Zapier) — especially in the area of EPR compliance (Extended Producer Responsibility).
• API integration & synchronization: connect our tools with external systems (webhooks, pipelines).
• Software development & innovation: develop extensions (PHP/JavaScript) for WordPress and internal/external tools — from small plugins to complex features.
• Testing & quality assurance: unit, integration and system tests (manual/automated) as well as data-injection tests.
• Design of new digital services: contribute to the roadmap for our compliance platforms and interfaces.
• Maintenance of live systems: updates, backups, monitoring and adherence to security policies, as well as ensuring data consistency.
• Create documentation (e.g., in Notion) and, where applicable, provide team training.
• Technical support & administration: second-level support for the internal team and customer platforms — analyze incidents, investigate root causes and implement solutions.
• Administration of our WordPress environment (plugins, updates, security) and internal tools (ERP, databases).
• Data management: corrections, analyses and reporting (MySQL, data pipelines) as well as optimization of data flows.

Requirements

• Technical know-how
• Practical experience with automation tools (Make/n8n/Zapier), API connections (REST/GraphQL), databases and AI integration
• Logging/monitoring systems (e.g., Graylog), as well as testing methods (unit and integration tests)
• FTP, Git and ticketing systems
• Bonus: Linux/Docker, Bash scripting, agile testing, GUI test frameworks or LLMs, PHP, MySQL, WordPress development
• Analytical skills & problem-solving ability
• Quick comprehension — you understand complex relationships quickly and can communicate them clearly
• Experience in live operations (maintenance, monitoring, staging environments)
• German at native level + confident English
• Not a 100% match? Don’t meet every requirement? Apply anyway!

Tech Stack

• Docker
• ERP
• GraphQL
• JavaScript
• Linux
• MySQL
• PHP
• WordPress

Benefits

• Permanent employment contract in an attractive part-time model that suits you (32 hours/week)
• Flexible working hours and location (permanent remote/mobile work possible)
• The opportunity to grow and develop freely
• An open, young team (creativity and independent thinking welcome)
• You will receive onboarding to learn our tools, philosophy and goals so you feel confident in your new role
• Work with experienced leads in areas including European Compliance, Operations and Software Development
• Pleasant and collegial working atmosphere (also remote)
• Regular team events with a high fun factor & cross-team networking
• Support for climate protection initiatives