DevOps Engineer - WordPress Platform (IT-PW-WDA-2026-107-GRAE) at CERN

In this role, you will be a core member of the WordPress Infrastructure team. We are responsible for the hosting of multiple public facing websites, among them the highly visible [Upgrade to PRO to see link] By joining us, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of the infrastructure, and will support the websites hosted on that infrastructure. Your responsibilities • Contribute to the development and maintenance of the WordPress infrastructure components and tools responsible for the service delivery automation. • Provide support to the WordPress website owners and developers, participate in the user support activities. • Actively engage in the internal WordPress community, and assist the stakeholders. • Improve the monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions in place to guarantee high availability and performance. • Contribute to the global evolution of web hosting infrastructure, beyond WordPress.More information here. Your profile • Experience with version control systems and CI/CD workflows. • Experience with container deployment and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes / OpenShift. • Familiarity with the Kubernetes operator pattern. • Previous experience managing CMS (e.g. Drupal, WordPress, Joomla) platforms or other PHP based software is desirable. • Previous experience with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, InfluxDB, Grafana) is a plus.Skills • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive mindset to identify challenges and drive innovative solutions. • Good communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams. • Strong commitment to user satisfaction, actively seeking feedback and collaborating with users to continuously improve services. • Linux and Bash scripting. • Programming in GoLang and Python; PHP will be a plus. • Git, CI/CD tools, test and deployment automation. • Container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, OpenShift etc.). • Knowledge of Web Content Management Systems would be an asset. • Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.Eligibility criteria: • You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State. • By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software or Computer Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree. • You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before. • Applicants without University degree are not eligible. • Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.