Data Platform Specialist (DevOps, AI & Databases)

Quick Facts

• Role: Data Platform Specialist (DevOps, AI & Databases)

• Employment: Permanent, full-time or part-time

• Location: Bonn or Frankfurt am Main

Description

You will join a specialized team responsible for IT architecture, design, and implementation for AI, databases, and visualization. The role focuses on providing database and analytics tools, developing data models for SQL/NoSQL, operating data products for data science, and supporting data governance including data masking and anonymization. You work in a DevOps environment with Linux/OpenShift and automation using scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop data models for SQL databases (DB2, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Elasticsearch) for AI and data science use cases

• Develop and operate data products (Data-Marts), for example using Apache Iceberg tables

• Operate database systems in containerized environments using Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and OpenShift

• Automate database processes with scripting languages such as Python

• Implement data-governance solutions for masking and anonymization; collaborate closely with Data Scientists and apply foundational AI/ML understanding

Requirements

• Completed university degree (Bachelor/FH diploma) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural or Engineering Sciences (or equivalent) with at least “good” and 3+ years relevant experience; or “satisfactory” and 5+ years relevant experience; or completed training as an IT Specialist for Systems Integration with 5+ years relevant experience comparable to a university degree

• Respectful, fact-based working style with colleagues and external partners

• Digital competencies to understand and classify new developments in a digitized environment

• Openness to project work and, ideally, experience with agile ways of working

• Good English skills

• Meets citizenship and constitutional-order requirements of § 7 (1) Bundesbeamtengesetz / § 41 TVöD-BT-V

• Willingness for enhanced security screening under § 9 SÜG before employment

• German language skills at C1 (CEFR)

• Willingness to undertake multi-day service travel as needed (typically planned)

Benefits

• Comprehensive onboarding and individual qualification opportunities

• Independent, responsible work; flexible working hours and mobile work with at least 40% office presence

• Subsidized job ticket, canteen use, free parking, on-site daycare, and company pension via VBL

• Barrier-free workplace accommodations

• Public-service compensation: Entgeltgruppe 12 TVöD plus allowances and Christmas bonus; specialist allowance possible; civil service appointment generally possible