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IT Cloud Engineer (d/m/w)

Airbus · München, BY, Deutschland
München, BY, DeutschlandOnsite
Remuneration
Attractive compensation and special payments; employer-funded pension; employee stock options; discounted car leasing; insurance discounts; commuting allowance; partner-company discounts
Location
München, BY, Deutschland
Visa sponsorship
Not specified

Job summary

The IT Cloud Engineer operates and develops a self-hosted, on-premises Kubernetes platform using Rancher, Fleet, and RKE2, and helps guide the design, quality, and deployment of in-house services. The role also defines deployment and security standards, manages storage, secrets and identity systems, CI/CD pipelines and artifact registries, and maintains backup, restore, and disaster recovery capabilities with tools including OpenBao/Vault, Keycloak, GitLab Runner, Nexus, and Velero.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave and additional days off for special occasionsProfessional development opportunitiesCareer development opportunitiesEmployer-funded pensionEmployee stock optionsDiscounted car leasingInsurance discountsCommuting allowancePartner-company discountsNearby childcare facilityPreventive health servicesCanteen and cafeteriaCleaning servicesFitness studio

Qualifications

  • Degree in computer science or equivalent qualification or professional knowledge
  • Several years of experience operating production Kubernetes environments, preferably self-hosted
  • Strong knowledge of GitOps, including Fleet, Terraform-based infrastructure as code, and CI/CD
  • Knowledge of secrets management with Vault or OpenBao and IAM with Keycloak and OIDC/OAuth
  • Proficiency in at least one of JavaScript, Python, or PHP; Bash scripting is an advantage
  • Understanding of storage architectures and CSI integration
  • Experience with security hardening and network segmentation
  • Fluent German and advanced English
  • Ability to undergo a security screening by the relevant authorities

Responsibilities

  • Operate and develop the self-hosted, on-premises Kubernetes platform using Rancher, Fleet, and RKE2
  • Define platform standards and deployment, operations, and security best practices
  • Design and operate storage integrations
  • Architect and operate secrets and identity management using OpenBao or Vault, Keycloak, and External Secrets Operator
  • Guide in-house software development, including service design, quality, and deployment
  • Build and govern CI/CD pipelines and manage artifacts and registries using GitLab Runner and Nexus
  • Operate and improve backup, restore, and disaster recovery with Velero
  • Harden platform security

Skills

BashGitLabIAMJavaScriptKeycloakKubernetesNexusPHPPythonRancherTerraformVaultVeleroGitLab CI

Degrees

Degree in computer science or equivalent qualification or professional knowledge

Languages

German: fluentEnglish: advanced

Industry

Defence and space

Security clearance

Security screening required or must be eligible for screening by the relevant au

Relocation

No