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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** N26 AG - **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Secure Shell (SSH), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Computer Programming, Databases, Linux, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, OpenID, Operational Databases, Role-Based Access Control, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), TCP/IP, Transport Layer Security, Technical Debt, Kubernetes, Terraform, Network Server, Docker - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Senior-Site-Reliability-Engineer-Access-Team-Berlin-N26-GmbH--13859160-inline.html ## About the Role * Production expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), specifically with IAM, Organizations, and Multi-account security. * Hands-on experience with Access Management tools, preferably Teleport, or similar PAM/JIT solutions. * Strong experience with Terraform for managing cloud resources and security policies. * Solid understanding of Linux systems and networking fundamentals (OIDC, SAML, SSH, TLS, TCP/IP). * Experience programming in Go and/or Python to automate security workflows. * Familiarity with compliance frameworks and a proven ability to translate audit requirements into technical solutions. * Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) from an access and RBAC perspective. * A 'Security-first' mindset with a proactive approach to solving complex permission issues. * Good communication skills and the ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced environment. ## Description Be responsible for designing and maintaining the systems that govern how humans and services access our AWS environment. You will ensure that access is 'least-privilege' by default, automated, and audit-ready. More specifically, you will: * Manage and scale our Teleport infrastructure for secure access to servers, databases, and Kubernetes clusters. * Develop and maintain automated Identity and Access Management (IAM) workflows within AWS. * Implement and improve Just-In-Time (JIT) access solutions to reduce our permanent attack surface. * Collaborate closely with the Cloud Control team to integrate security policies into the core infrastructure provisioning process. * Automate authorization flows to ensure regulatory compliance without slowing down engineering velocity. * Maintain and improve our Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) for all access-related components. * Support internal and external audits by providing technical evidence and ensuring our access protocols meet strict regulatory standards; proactively identify gaps in our current access landscape and drive initiatives to remediate them. * Create monitors and alerts for access patterns, diagnosing and resolving issues related to authentication and authorization services. 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