Junior Devops Engineer

Position: Junior DevOps EngineerLocation: Lyon, FranceRemote Status: HybridJob Id: 147# of Openings: 0About SpendHQ

SpendHQ is a fast-growing and dynamic procuretech scale‑up with an incredible collaborative company culture. Our team is constantly innovating – we invented performance management for procurement and we are a market leader and innovator in spend analytics. We provide procurement teams with the tools they need to drive value for their organization, and we have fun doing it.

The SpendHQ SaaS solution has been on the market for over 10 years. Our clients are recognized market leaders from both mid‑size organizations and large, multinational corporations. There are 20,000+ SpendHQ users across 500+ global clients.

It is thanks to each of our employees that we are where we are today. We proudly have more than 100 team members in 10 countries with headquarters in both Atlanta and Lyon. But we are not stopping here. SpendHQ is taking on new challenges, and we look forward to continuing to grow the company and team.

Where would you fit in the team?

As a Junior DevOps Engineer, you will support the reliability, scalability, and security of SpendHQ’s cloud infrastructure and deployment processes.

This role is designed for someone early in their engineering career, with at least a first hands‑on experience, who wants to develop experience with cloud platforms, automation, CI/CD, monitoring, and modern DevOps practices in a SaaS environment.

You will work closely with senior DevOps engineers, software engineers, security team, and product team while receiving structured mentoring and technical coaching. You will progressively gain more ownership and autonomy as you grow within the team and platform.

What will your job entail?

• Support cloud infrastructure management and deployment operations
• Help maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows
• Monitor system performance, alerts, and platform reliability
• Participate in troubleshooting incidents and assist with root cause analysis
• Assist with infrastructure‑as‑code implementation and maintenance
• Contribute to security, backup, and infrastructure reliability processes
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment efficiency
• Help document infrastructure, processes, and operational procedures
• Support environment provisioning and configuration management
• Learn and apply DevOps best practices across the engineering organization

What experience and skills do you need to succeed?

• 1 to 3 years of experience in DevOps, system administration, cloud engineering, software engineering, or related technical roles
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
• First experience or familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar
• Understanding of containers and orchestration concepts such as Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code is a plus.
• Familiarity with Linux systems, databases such as PostgreSQL or Redis, SSL, monitoring, or infrastructure operations is appreciated.
• Basic knowledge of monitoring, logging, metrics, alerting, or observability tools is a plus.
• Interest in security, compliance, infrastructure best practices, and secure environments is appreciated.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Curiosity and willingness to learn quicklyGood communication and collaboration skills
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, as the primary working language. Proficiency in French is a plus for the ideal candidate.

What success looks like in the first 12 months

• Build a strong understanding of SpendHQ’s platform and infrastructure
• Contribute to stable and reliable deployment processes
• Support production operations and incident response (if any) with guidance from senior engineers
• Improve automation and operational efficiency through small projects
• Develop confidence working across cloud and DevOps tooling
• Build strong working relationships with engineering and product teams

Why joining SpendHQ?

• Join a fast‑growing international SaaS company
• Learn modern DevOps practices with experienced engineers
• Work in a collaborative and supportive engineering culture
• Develop your technical career with clear progression opportunities
• Work on scalable cloud infrastructure used by global clients
• Be part of a company where initiative and ownership are valued

Why do people love working at SpendHQ?

• Stronger Together: Everyone plays an important role at SpendHQ. We deliver more success through shared goals and mutual support. We work diligently to break down silos and collaborate.
• People Focused: We care about those we work with and those we serve. We strive for strong results, but not at the expense of people.
• Our Best Every Day: We act with authenticity, integrity, dependability and empathy. We are transparent with clients and each other. We foster an environment full of humble, fun go‑getters who approach every day as an opportunity to be their best.
• Customer Obsessed: Our customers are the reason for our success. We work hard to provide solutions that make their lives easier and help them achieve extraordinary things.
• Bold in Action: We believe in taking daring moves. We do everything with enthusiasm because we know our work is meaningful.

What you need to know?

Salary commensurate with experience. This is a full‑time, salaried position with a competitive benefits package:

• Performance bonus
• Time‑saving account (CET)
• Remote work policy
• Flexible working hours
• 15 RTT
• Swile Card 11€
• Equity Program
• Cooptation bonus

The role reports directly to our DevOps Manager in Lyon and is based at our EMEA headquarters in Lyon , France.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected status. If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you would be a great fit, we encourage you to apply!