Head of DevOps

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Germany is seeking a Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer to define the strategy and lead a high-performing infrastructure team.

You will manage multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, drive Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, build self-service tooling, and set measurable reliability goals using SLIs and SLOs, while ensuring ISO 27001 and SOC 2 security practices.

This role emphasizes balance of long-term planning with hands-on problem solving and coaching of engineers to scale operations.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering.

Aufgaben

• Define and execute the DevOps and platform engineering strategy.

Kenntnisse

Kubernetes

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

GitOps

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Observability

CI/CD Security

Cost Optimization

SLIs SLOs SLAs

Incident Response

Team Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic Planning

Problem Solving

Coaching

Tools

Observability Tools

Secrets Management Tools

Cloud Platforms

Jobbeschreibung

• Define and execute the DevOps and platform engineering strategy aligned with company objectives
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing infrastructure engineering team
• Oversee multi-cloud Kubernetes environments and drive Infrastructure as Code and GitOps adoption
• Build and improve self-service tooling for infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and secrets management
• Establish and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical production systems
• Drive observability, monitoring, incident response, and post-mortem processes across the organization
• Implement and enforce security best practices aligned with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 frameworks
• Optimize infrastructure performance, scalability, and cloud cost efficiency across providers
• Standardize engineering workflows and operational processes to improve developer productivity

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering roles
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams in high-growth environments
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including cluster management, networking, and security
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps practices
• Proven experience managing multi-cloud infrastructure environments such as AWS, GCP, and Hetzner
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and service mesh technologies
• Solid experience with observability tooling covering metrics, logging, and tracing
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD security best practices and secure infrastructure design
• Ability to balance long-term strategic planning with hands‑on technical problem‑solving
• Experience coaching senior engineers and building scalable engineering processes

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in defining and executing DevOps strategies, leading high-performing engineering teams, and optimizing multi-cloud infrastructure environments. Proficient in implementing Infrastructure as Code, GitOps practices, and security best practices aligned with industry standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• DevOps Strategy Execution
• Kubernetes Expertise
• Infrastructure as Code
• Multi-Cloud Management
• Observability Tooling

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code
• GitOps
• Microservices Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• CI/CD Security Best Practices
• Cloud Cost Optimization
• SLIs, SLOs, SLAs Management
• Incident Response

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Mentoring
• Strategic Planning
• Problem-Solving
• Coaching

Certifications & Qualifications

• ISO 27001
• SOC 2

Industry Keywords

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Platform Engineering
• Cloud Environments
• DevOps
• Security Best Practices

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• GCP
• Hetzner
• Observability Tooling
• Secrets Management Tools