Kubernetes Engineer (w/m/d)

For a variety of IT projects, we are looking for a Kubernetes Engineer (f/m/d) to start as soon as possible, who is enthusiastic about designing, implementing, and further developing stable and high-performance platforms for our customers. You can expect a diverse range of tasks with various development opportunities. And if there's anything you don't know yet, your experienced colleagues will be happy to teach you. We look forward to getting to know you.

Your tasks & topics

• Design and operation of XaaS stacks for various customer applications on infrastructure in our data centers or public clouds
• Setting up new projects and creating the conditions for stable, secure, and high-performance operation
• Review and analysis of malfunctions and implementation of appropriate optimization measures
• Supporting our customers in establishing DevOps operating models through the joint creation and further development of release and deployment pipelines
• Evaluation of tools and technologies related to cloud-native platforms—tailored to the respective project and operating context

What you bring to the table

• Experience in the productive operation of cloud architectures and technologies (PaaS, CaaS & SaaS) as well as with modern tool sets for cloud and container orchestration.
• You are proficient in container platforms such as Kubernetes (preferred), OpenShift, or Cloud Foundry.
• Commitment to automating your tasks with well-known infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet)
• Enjoy working with our customers' engineers to design sophisticated IaC pipelines
• Expertise in setting up and using common monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch)
• German language skills at C1 level and English language skills at least at B2 level

What sets you apart

• An understanding of the requirements and needs of your platform users
• A desire to continuously develop your technical skills and learn new things
• Team spirit and a hands-on mentality
• High quality standards for your own work
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A passion for technological challenges

What to expect

• Choose the working model that suits you best: flexitime, mobile working, part-time solutions, or 100% remote working
• Ergonomic work equipment
• Workation: option to work from another EU country for a certain period of time, subject to agreement
• Attractive salary model
• Intensive training phase with personal mentoring
• If overtime is required, it is compensated with time off
• Option of paid on-call duty
• Work in small teams with a maximum of 8 people
• Individual customer projects & few standard products
• Latest technologies and proven solutions
• Numerous training opportunities: external & internal
• Heavily subsidized membership in Urban Sports Club, BAV & VWL
• Discounted Germany ticket
• Friday pizza, team and company events
• Colleagues and managers with a passion for IT
• Work in the heart of Cologne or from home
• And much more

What we offer you

Our application process

Your contact person

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about DG-i, the application process, and our job openings:

Katrin Portmann

Human Resources

+49 221-12095203
career@dg-i.net

Technologies

A small excerpt from the technologies we use. We are always careful to choose the best tool for the task at hand, without being dogmatic. We are excited about new technologies and always evaluate them based on their specific benefits for us and our customers.