Job Description

SIX drives the transformation of financial markets.

What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.

IT DevOps Engineer

Madrid, Barcelona | Working from home up to 40% | Reference 7856

Do you want to work in an agile environment where passion, trust, innovation, and operational robustness are key principles?
Are you motivated to learn, grow your technical skills, and contribute to modern DevOps practices while working alongside experienced engineers?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for an Application Ops Engineer to join our Operations Team and support application development teams through automation, standardized CI/CD pipelines, and the configuration of shared operational platforms.
In this role, you will contribute to building and operating scalable deployment and automation solutions, while gaining hands-on experience with tools such as GitLab, Ansible, ArgoCD, Airflow, and Python, and collaborating closely with developers and platform teams to ensure operational quality and Operations best practices across the application lifecycle.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and ArgoCD
• Develop, adapt, and maintain reusable automation templates using Ansible
• Support development teams in integrating deployment pipelines, workflows, and observability configurations
• Assist in the operation and improvement of scheduling and workflow automation platforms such as Airflow
• Write and maintain Python scripts to support automation, integrations, and operational tasks
• Help drive standardization, security, and scalability in build and deployment workflows
• Collaborate with central infrastructure teams on provisioning, upgrades, and shared platform services (e.g. Grafana, Vault, ELK)
• Document processes, configurations, and best practices, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
• Learn and apply modern DevOps tooling and practices, sharing knowledge within the team

What You Bring

• A strong interest in DevOps and automation across the software delivery lifecycle
• Hands-on experience or practical knowledge of GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, ArgoCD, or similar tools
• Basic experience with Python for scripting or automation purposes
• Familiarity with Linux environments and application deployments
• Exposure to observability or monitoring tools such as Grafana, ELK, Prometheus is a plus
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and collaborate in a cross-functional environment
• Proactive mindset, good communication skills, and a team-oriented attitude

If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Yuliya Stoyko at +34 917095993

For this vacancy we only accept direct applications.

Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.