DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer – Smart Grid Operations (m/w/d)

Job summary

The DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer ensures the highly available, performant, and secure operation of software for monitoring and controlling electricity grids. The role connects development and operations by automating CI/CD across cloud and on-premises environments, managing Docker and Kubernetes platforms with Infrastructure as Code, and implementing monitoring, performance, backup, disaster recovery, and security practices for critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience building and operating modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Initial experience with streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka.
• Experience operating hybrid cloud and on-premises environments and using Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong understanding of Linux, networking fundamentals, and monitoring stacks.
• High sense of responsibility and security awareness, with a structured approach to incidents and ongoing system improvement.
• Very good German and good to very good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Provide container infrastructure and service runtime environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Configure monitoring, logging, and tracing systems to identify system bottlenecks.
• Plan resources, tune performance, and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Implement security and hardening standards for critical infrastructure operations.
• Document infrastructure decisions and best practices, and support developers in adopting a you-build-it, you-run-it approach.

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