DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) in Gilching

Build resilient infrastructure. Drive automation. Shape the future.

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of on-premises cloud infrastructure and internal project services.

• Design, develop, and maintain modular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, including planning, state management, and version control.

• Drive automation initiatives by developing and optimizing tools and workflows with Python, Bash, and Ansible.

• Ensure the reliability and performance of Ceph Storage environments through proactive maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.

• Embed security best practices into infrastructure operations, including vulnerability analysis, SAST, access control, two-factor authentication, and VPN technologies.

• Define and monitor Service Level Indicators (SLIs), take responsibility for Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and align Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with relevant stakeholders.

• Share your expertise through documentation, knowledge transfer, and mentoring while supporting other development teams in solving complex technical challenges.

• Actively contribute to improving engineering practices and modernizing the technology landscape.

Required Technical & Professional Expertise

• A degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Technology, or a comparable field. Alternatively, relevant technical training combined with professional experience in infrastructure, networking, or DevOps.

• A strong Everything as Code mindset and a passion for automation and continuous improvement.

• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Cloud-Init.

• Solid understanding of containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.

• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana, including metrics, dashboards, and alerting pipelines.

• Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting.

• Strong knowledge of Linux environments, networking, databases, Git, and CI/CD integration.

• Experience in software development and debugging using at least one programming language.

• An analytical, solution-oriented approach and the confidence to work independently while contributing to a wider team.

• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating across interdisciplinary teams or matrix organizations.

• Very good German and good English communication skills.