Senior DevOps Engineer – Smart City Open Source

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

📋 Description

• Contribute to the evolution of a dynamic, innovative open-source organization

• Assist clients focused on Smart Cities in overcoming challenges related to data management, mobility, energy, and climate

• Work collaboratively with the team to create cutting-edge software architectures

• Execute software architectures utilizing modern technologies

• Provide support for solutions throughout their complete lifecycle, from initial prototype to production deployment

• Facilitate customer training sessions and workshops

• Collaborate with customers to develop customized solutions

• Create and manage highly reliable and secure Smart City and urban data solutions

• Engage with IoT sensor networks and automated cloud platform infrastructures

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in IT, preferably with a focus on software development and operations

• Degree in computer science, business informatics, electrical engineering, or completion of IT-related vocational training; candidates transitioning from other careers with relevant additional training or experience are also encouraged to apply

• Proficiency in German at a minimum C1 level, with confidence in everyday professional interactions

• Willingness to engage with customers and conduct training sessions and workshops (approximately twice per month, remotely)

• Familiarity with DevOps tools

• Experience with cloud-based microservices

• Understanding of agile development environments

• Background with Software as a Service, containers, Kubernetes, or automated deployment

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly familiarize oneself with new projects

• Passion for methodically addressing technical challenges

• Experience with open-source projects through personal initiatives is advantageous

• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, or shell scripting; eagerness to quickly learn new programming languages

• Familiarity with CI/CD, GitOps, Helm, Ansible, or Terraform

• Willingness to occasionally provide daytime weekend on-call support

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours ranging from 30 to 40 hours per week (part-time or full-time)

• 100% remote work from anywhere in Germany

• Option to adopt a hybrid work model at offices located in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, or Paderborn/Lippstadt

• 28 days of paid vacation

• Compensation for daytime weekend on-call duties

• Opportunities for on-site events

• Personal coaching and mentoring available

• Access to a comprehensive learning management system for personal and professional growth

• Employee discounts via our corporate benefits partner

• Provision of a company laptop

• Potential to directly share in the company’s success