DevOps Platform Engineer Kubernetes, CI/CD & Security
Summary
Remote DevOps/Platform Engineer building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and managing Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift environments, with monitoring/observability, IAM, TLS certificate management, and security work (threat modeling, pen testing, SBOM). A 9-12 month contract project with occasional travel to the client site in Hamburg.
This is a remote position.
- Building, maintaining, and enhancing CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Managing and optimizing Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift environments
- Improving monitoring, alerting, logging, and overall system observability
- Driving automation initiatives to increase reliability and operational efficiency
- Supporting IAM, certificate management (TLS/SSL), and security best practices
- Collaborating on infrastructure modernization and platform improvements
- Contributing to compliance and security initiatives, including threat modeling, penetration testing, and SBOM activities
- Working closely with international teams on business-critical applications
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Application Support
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm
- ArgoCD
- GitOps
- Jenkins
- Git / Version Control Systems
- Experience with scripting (Bash/Shell or similar)
- Understanding of CI/CD, deployment strategies, and infrastructure automation
- Experience with TLS/SSL certificate management
- Familiarity with databases such as MS SQL, MySQL, or SQLite is a plus
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Security-focused approach and eagerness to learn new
- Long-term project (9-12 months) with high likelihood of extension
- Modern technology stack and cloud-native environment
- Opportunity to influence automation and platform improvements
- International team and exposure to large-scale enterprise systems
- Fast recruitment process
- ASAP start
- Occasional travel to the client site in Hamburg, Germany