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# Senior DevOps Engineer (gn) - Lead Role

- **Company:** Bikeleasing-Service GmbH & Co. KG
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, PHP (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Symfony, TypeScript, Datadog, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Vue.js, Kotlin, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, NestJS, Terraform
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5802972206

## About the Role

* 5+ years in DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering, including 2+ years in a senior or lead function
 * Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes (preferably EKS), GitOps and observability (Datadog)
 * Deep AWS expertise (IAM, VPC, MSK/Kafka, RDS, S3); experience with Azure or GCP is a plus
 * Solid understanding of infrastructure security: network policies, secrets, container scanning, IAM and ISO 27001
 * Experience leading a small team and collaborating across multiple stakeholders
 * Ability to translate infrastructure concerns into business impact combined with a builder mindset

## Description

* Own our cloud infrastructure across AWS (EKS, MSK, RDS, S3, IAM) and small-scale Azure workloads, including Terraform-based provisioning, cost optimization and capacity planning
 * Ensure reliable deployments through full ownership of our CI/CD landscape (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm), including rollbacks, progressive delivery and drift detection
 * Build and maintain self-service platform capabilities that enable product teams to provision and deploy independently
 * Define SLIs/SLOs across critical services and optimize our observability setup with Datadog
 * Own and enhance our cloud and pipeline security posture (network policies, secrets management, container security, ISO 27001 controls) while strengthening supply-chain security and access governance
 * Lead and develop our DevOps team (1 internal engineer + 2 external FTEs) and establish processes for intake, prioritization and communication, * Be part of our growth story with plenty of room for shaping and ownership
 * Fully remote within Germany - supported by our flexible working hours and workation policy
 * A culture built on open communication, transparent feedback and collaboration at eye level
 * 50 € monthly benefit via Probonio + 60 € birthday budget
 * Attractive company pension plan + additional capital-forming benefits
 * Lease up to two bikes or pedelecs via your employer
 * Modern tech environment (Kotlin, TypeScript, PHP, Spring Boot, Vue.js, React, NestJS, Symfony; AWS & Terraform)
 * High-quality technical equipment incl. free choice of macOS or Windows
 * Learning via Udemy and access to regular tech conferences
 * Internal tech talks for continuous learning and knowledge exchange


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