DevOps Windows Engineer

WHO WE ARE...

Our Mission is to help those in need with our out-of-this-world superpowers. Avalanche Laboratory's purpose is to be a reliable and long-term business partner to our customers offering them customized software solutions tailored for their business processes. We work on a project basis (in the EU and beyond), to this day we have already implemented over 320 projects and currently, we are working on another 45 projects. We have a wide range of clients from the financial sector, fintech, government projects, manufacturing companies etc.

WHAT WE DO

We are set up to provide our customers with end-to-end support in the process of developing software solutions:

• Business needs analysis, design of functional and non-functional requirements, system analysis, support for business transformation and IT/business consultancy;
• User interface and experience design and development for mobile and desktop applications;
• Front and back-end development in a wide range of technologies: Java, .NET, Ruby, GoLang, Oracle, Python.
• Complete Data Warehouse solutions from architecture, design and implementation using mainly Vertica, Oracle and Microsoft platforms.
• Avalanche has been the central counterparty for multiple major banking projects in the Scandinavia and Baltics, in areas such as lending automation, regulatory reporting and calculations, integrations, governance, risk and compliance, Basel II/III, Stress Testing, AML/KYC.

Our client, a leading enterprise banking institution (Pan-Baltic presence), is transforming its on-premises infrastructure and needs senior consultants to support this journey.

At the core of this project is Chef, a powerful infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool used to automate infrastructure configuration, deployment, and management. As a DevOps Windows Engineer, you'll be expected to bring deep Windows Server administration experience, and apply Chef to streamline the provisioning and maintenance of critical banking systems. In short, you'll be turning manual operations into fully automated, repeatable, and predictable processes-with a focus on Windows-based environments.

DO YOU HAVE...

🚀 5+ years of experience in Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022)

🚀 3+ years of practical experience with Chef (creating cookbooks, recipes, test-kitchen, and automated deployment pipelines)

🚀 3+ years of scripting experience using PowerShell, with good command of Bash and/or Python for DevOps workflows

🚀 Strong knowledge of system patching, updates, backup strategies, and recovery procedures

🚀 Experience with troubleshooting performance issues across Windows-based systems and applications

🚀 Excellent command of spoken and written English, as you'll collaborate across Pan-Baltic teams (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia)

BONUS SKILLS...

• Familiarity with other configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible, or Terraform)
• Understanding of CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) workflows in enterprise setups
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana) for proactive system health analysis
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows Security Baselines

ARE YOU WILLING TO...

• Take ownership of complex system automation tasks from Day 1?
• Collaborate in a fully remote, distributed team environment?
• Share your knowledge and mentor others if needed?
• Be proactive, self-managed, and deliver consistently at consulting-level expectations?

THEN...

💫 Apply and join our team!

WHY BECOME AN AVALANCHER...

⭐ This is an opportunity to work with talented teammates and shape the future of Avalanche Labs (and we have daring plans!)

⭐ Working on an international level in a fast-paced environment with professional growth opportunities

⭐ Remote or hybrid work arrangement - you decide

⭐ Benefit basket with additional health insurance plan, additional vacation weeks, go on extreme adventures with Avalanchers, and more!

⭐ Salary range for this position is from 6000 to 6900 EUR gross in Lithuania