Senior DevOps Engineer with German

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a strategic transformation initiative for a leading German organization. The project focuses on improving reliability, operational excellence, and software delivery processes in engineering teams, with a strong emphasis on DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

• Several years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Strong understanding of cloud-native environments and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience implementing and improving DevOps and reliability practices within engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with incident management, monitoring, and service reliability.
• Good understanding of KPIs, SLIs, and SLOs and their role in maintaining reliable services.
• Experience working in complex or enterprise-scale environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Fluent German (B2 level or higher).
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with large-scale DevOps transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of Error Budget practices and reliability governance.
• Experience supporting platform or cloud modernization programs.
• Experience defining engineering standards and best practices.
• Cloud, DevOps, or SRE-related certifications.
• Experience in using AI tools in day-to-day workflow.

• Support the implementation and evolution of DevOps and SRE practices across engineering teams.
• Define, monitor, and improve KPIs, SLIs, and SLOs.
• Contribute to the development of reliability standards and operational excellence processes.
• Improve incident management workflows and support root cause analysis activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to increase system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Promote automation and modern software delivery practices.
• Support cloud-native adoption and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to ensure reliability objectives are met.
• Share knowledge and promote DevOps and SRE best practices across teams.