Senior DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

You shape modern DevOps environments that allow software to move smoothly from development into production. You provide technical leadership, guide engineers and act as a trusted point of orientation in DevOps and platform topics. Together with the team, you build stable and scalable infrastructures, automate delivery processes and ensure a high level of quality, security and efficiency. Your work combines development, operations and platform engineering to create reliable systems built for growth.

• Designing: Support and advise customers in the design and setup of software platforms. With your experience in system architecture and DevOps practices, you help create stable and future proof environments.
• Building: Assist in developing private or public cloud infrastructures. Through your technical insight, you enable scalable and secure cloud setups that fit customer requirements.
• Automating: Manage large system landscapes with automation tools based on GitOps methods and technologies. With your know how, you establish repeatable workflows that simplify operations and improve quality.
• Operating: Maintain and enhance platform components and deployment pipelines. Using your ability to understand complex systems quickly, you ensure smooth operations and high availability.

• Qualification: Completed academic studies in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Natural Sciences or a comparable IT related training.
  
• Experience: Sound knowledge of container technologies such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher and Helm. Experience with container platforms like OpenShift or Cloud Pak for Data is beneficial.
  
• Automation Skills: Practical experience with automation tools such as Ansible, AWX or Ansible Tower, Chef or Puppet. Experience operating applications such as Kafka is an advantage.
  
• GitOps Knowledge: Good understanding of GitOps methods and tools such as GitLab, GitHub, GitBucket or Jenkins.
  
• Working Style: High sense of responsibility and a structured way of working. Ability to work independently and reliably in complex environments.
• Leadership: Proven leadership skills and experience in leading technical teams and guiding engineers in DevOps or platform environments.
• Languages and Mobility: Very good German and English skills – both at C1 level – and willingness to travel within Germany for customer projects. Strong communication skills to facilitate collaboration and understanding across teams and stakeholders.

Your Personality

• Analytical: You approach technical challenges with clarity and turn complexity into manageable solutions.
  
• Communicative: Confident coordination and clear communication in client and project environments.
• Reliable: Your structured way of working creates stability, trust and consistent delivery quality.

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• Community & team culture:

  Experience events with us that connect and are fun – from relaxed get-togethers to structured team-building sessions. We believe that strong teams grow through shared moments.

• Flexible working & balance:

  Work where and how it suits you: At home, in the office, or on the road at a workation. Our flexible working hours provide you with maximum flexibility while ensuring there's always some overlap with the project's core working hours.

• Health & well-being:

  At x1F, your well-being truly matters. Across our Nearshore locations, we offer a variety of benefits designed to support you – both personally and professionally.
  Curious about what’s available in your country? Reach out to our recruiter anytime – we’re happy to guide you!

• Professional development:

  We offer German lessons (cost participation) and targeted development programs to support your career growth.