Senior DevOps Engineer (Serverless)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior DevOps Engineer (Serverless)

• Focus: AWS serverless applications, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability

Description

You will develop and operate serverless applications on AWS and build event-based integrations between services. The role includes creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and setting up logging, monitoring, and alerting. You will analyze and optimize performance, stability, and operating costs in collaboration with the infrastructure team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate AWS serverless applications (Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM)

• Implement event-driven integrations between services

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

• Automate infrastructure with Terraform

• Set up logging, monitoring, and alerting

• Analyze and optimize systems for performance, stability, and operating cost

• Coordinate with the infrastructure team operating Kubernetes clusters and the observability platform

• Work with pair programming and code reviews

• Exchange ideas on technology decisions in Tech Weeklys

Requirements

• Several years of experience in DevOps, cloud, or software development

• Very good programming skills in TypeScript, Java, or a comparable language

• Good knowledge of API design, microservices, and REST interfaces

• Fluent English (B2+) and German (C1+)

• Secure handling of Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform

• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions

• Experience with application instrumentation for observability stacks (Grafana, Loki, Tempo)

Benefits

• LIFE+ employee benefits

• Personal development opportunities via Schmalz Academy

• Flexible working time models

• Childcare for children from 8 weeks to 3 years

• Modern IT equipment for flexible work locations

• Opportunity to finance up to two bicycles or e-bikes