DevOps Engineer with a focus on Kubernetes

Thuisdrogist; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible remote-work

Flex-time

Dog-friendly

Long-term job

Pension plan

Company breakfast

Personal development

Digital training

Urban Sports Club subsidy

Travel discounts

Bike leasing

Relocation support

German courses

Zusammenfassung

freshcells systems engineering GmbH in Düsseldorf seeks a DevOps Engineer specialized in Kubernetes to join a dynamic software team. You will implement scalable, reliable infrastructure and support deployments across development environments.

Ideal candidates bring production Kubernetes experience, Helm/Argo CD expertise, and strong Linux/Python skills. The role offers hybrid working options, learning opportunities, and a path to contribute to cutting‑edge software projects.

Qualifikationen

• Strong experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Hands-on with Helm charts and Argo CD for deployments.
• Solid CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices.
• Proficient in Linux, shell scripting or Python.
• Experience with observability, logging, metrics and tracing.
• Fluency in English, great communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Implement automation, scalability, and reliability for high‑traffic apps on Kubernetes.
• Maintain customer infrastructure during Kubernetes upgrades and supply‑chain changes.
• Support full‑stack developers in complex deployments in development environments.
• Contribute to DevOps and MLOps best practices with up to 25% time for learning.

Kenntnisse

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitOps

Shell scripting

Python

Linux

Observability

English fluency

Tools

Helm

Argo CD

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform

Jobbeschreibung

DevOps Engineer with a focus on Kubernetes

DevOps Engineer with a focus on Kubernetes (hybrid working model - Düsseldorf, Germany)

freshcells systems engineering GmbH is a software service provider based in Düsseldorf with a dynamic team of over 50 creative experts from various fields.

At freshcells, authenticity, individual talent development, and open communication are at the core of everything we do. We rely on respect, trust, and responsibility. As an innovation-driven company, we invest in new ideas. We know that the best results come from teamwork. We make mistakes – but we learn from them. We are open-minded and bold when it comes to exploring new paths.

Our DNA is centered around creating sustainable solutions with a strong commitment to excellence. We thoroughly analyze our projects in advance. That’s why we deliver what we promise. Our consulting is honest and customer-oriented.

Join us on our exciting journey in perhaps the most significant and forward-looking field of all – software development – as a DevOps Engineer in full-time!

What do I need?

The freshcells spirit

• We always remain ourselves.
• We are creative nerds from a wide variety of fields.
• We communicate openly, honestly & fairly.
• We build on respect, trust & responsibility.
• We are innovation driven and willing to invest in ideas.
• We know that the best results can only be achieved as a team.
• We make mistakes, but we learn from them.
• We are open, we are courageous.

What we have to offer

• Flexible remote-work days
• Flex-time for early risers and night owls
• A dog-friendly working environment
• A secure and long-term job
• Company pension plan with employer subsidy possible
• Monthly Company Breakfast
• Room for own ideas and personal development
• Digital training courses, available to every employee at his or her own discretion
• Subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership
• Special offers on travel, technology and more
• Bike leasing via JobRad
• Support with relocating processes
• Free German courses for newcomers

Your Responsibilities

• Implementing best practices for automation, scalability, and system reliability on high-traffic web applications hosted with kubernetes
• Supporting in maintaining customer infrastructure across Kubernetes upgrades and software supply chain changes
• Participating in continuous improvement processes, with a focus on supporting full-stack developers managing complex deployments (in development environment)
• Supporting freshcells adopt and implement DevOps and MLOps best practices: In this position, you will have up to 25% of your working time for learning and experimenting, based on the needs and direction of freshcells

Your Qualifications

• Strong practical experience with Kubernetes
• Expertise with helm, including writing and maintaining custom Helm charts
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform or similar)
• Experience running production workloads on Kubernetes
• Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with GitOps and continuous delivery tools such as flux CD
• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (ideally Terraform)
• Familiarity with linux, shell scripting and/or Python
• Experience with observability, understanding how to set up and use logging, metrics, tracing, alerting
• Experience with creating machine learning pipelines or willingness to learn it on the job
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience with on-call duty
• Experience with data engineering, MLOps and training AI workloads, metaflow
• Experience with Argo CD, Argo workflows
• Experience with SQL databases and Redis

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