Kubernetes Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Design, deploy, and manage XaaS platforms for a diverse clientele in our data centers and public cloud environments.

• Assist in developing modern platform architectures and transitioning existing customer systems.

• Collaborate closely with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to enhance performance, reliability, and security.

• Deploy and manage applications and services within clients' automated DevOps frameworks.

• Implement customer-specific requirements and services, including RabbitMQ, Redis Cluster, Kafka brokers, and Keycloak.

• Assess new tools and technologies related to containers, cloud, and automation to continuously enhance our platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience with highly available cloud architectures and technologies (PaaS, CaaS & SaaS) in production, alongside modern tools for cloud and container orchestration.

• In-depth knowledge of the Kubernetes ecosystem and container orchestration.

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Familiarity with GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD) and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI).

• Understanding of compliance, security, and observability principles.

• A strong passion for cloud-native technologies and a preference for working in complex customer environments.

• Proficiency in German at C1 level and in English at B2 level (minimum).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours with options for remote work, including 100% remote arrangements.

• Ergonomic workstations and equipment provided.

• Opportunity to work from another EU country for a limited time, by arrangement.

• Competitive compensation model.

• Comprehensive onboarding process with dedicated mentoring.

• Overtime is compensated or balanced out in other ways.

• Potential for paid on-call duty.

• Work in small teams of up to 8 members.

• Engage in individual customer projects with limited standard products.

• Access to the latest technologies and established solutions.

• Opportunities for training and professional development (both external and internal).

• Generous subsidies for Urban Sports Club membership, company pension (BAV), and capital-forming benefits (VWL).

• Discounted Deutschlandticket (national public transport pass).

• Participate in team and company events.

• Work alongside colleagues and leaders who are passionate about IT.

• An office located in the heart of Cologne.