IT Operations & Automation Engineer – GreenTech, Recycling

ecosistant

Technical Operations Engineer in a GreenTech startup transforming sustainable e-commerce. Collaborating on SaaS tools, automation, and IT support.

Posted 5/9/2026part-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-Level💰 €30,000 - €50,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerERPGraphQLJavaScriptLinuxMySQLPHPWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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!

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPJavaScriptMySQLAPI integrationautomation toolsunit testingintegration testingdata managementWordPress developmentEPR compliance

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving abilityquick comprehensioncommunication skills