Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior SRE / DevOps — Infrastructure Transformation

• Work model: On-site presence at the Hamburg office two days per week for team meetings; flexible work options available

Description

You will develop and implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code to modernize operations and deployments end to end. Responsibilities include migrating traditional Linux servers to Kubernetes, building CI/CD automation, and enabling secure and reliable infrastructure through secret management, monitoring, and event-driven recovery. You will also create runbooks/playbooks and use AIOps to analyze logs and metrics for faster incident response.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Infrastructure-as-Code solutions; automate recurring operational tasks, deployments, scaling, troubleshooting, and CI/CD pipelines

• Migrate traditional Linux servers to Kubernetes; support software development teams in Kubernetes adoption; automate network components in the on-premise data center

• Develop and implement a secret management system; integrate critical IT infrastructure components; provide secure access to credentials for applications and users

• Implement automated recovery mechanisms; develop proactive monitoring; use event-driven automation to autonomously respond to anomalies

• Automate scaling for cloud and on-premise systems; enforce security compliance via Compliance-as-Code; optimize resources through automated capacity planning

• Develop runbooks and playbooks for automated incident management; use AIOps for log and metric analysis; collaborate with development and operations teams to resolve issues faster

Requirements

• German language skills at least B2 (written and spoken)

• 5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or software development with a focus on automation & configuration management

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)

• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD)

• Monitoring/logging experience (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)

• Container and orchestration experience (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)

• Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

• Programming/scripting skills (Python, Bash)

• Problem-solving mindset and strong teamwork skills

Benefits

• Permanent employment contract; flexible working hours and mobile working

• Individual training and development opportunities

• Strong team spirit; regular team events

• Urban Sports Club membership subsidy (M or L)

• Three weekly fitness sessions with a professional trainer

• JobRad leasing for work and personal use

• Deutschlandticket subsidy