Senior DevOps Engineer

Coltech; Bayern; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Coltech is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to own and evolve our cloud-native platform infrastructure deployed in AWS. You will lead Kubernetes/EKS operations, implement IaC with Terraform, and drive CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.

You will mentor engineers, shape platform strategy, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure resilience, security and high performance across a trading-focused technology stack.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure within AWS environments.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including managing large-scale production clusters and EKS deployments.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Proven track record building and optimising enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, containerisation and automation practices.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash or similar technologies.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, networking, disaster recovery and high-availability architectures.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and contribute to strategic technology decisions.
• Experience within trading, fintech, financial services or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
• Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD.
• Previous experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers or driving platform transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and evolution of scalable cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Own and optimise Kubernetes environments, including EKS, to support highly available production systems.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform, promoting automation and operational excellence.
• Define and enhance CI/CD strategies, enabling faster and safer software delivery.
• Influence cloud architecture, security standards and platform reliability initiatives.
• Partner with development, architecture and leadership teams to support platform modernisation and long-term scalability objectives.
• Champion DevOps best practices, observability and operational resilience.
• Provide technical leadership during major incidents, troubleshooting complex infrastructure and performance-related challenges.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Python/Bash scripting

Monitoring & observability

Security

Networking

GitOps (Argo CD)

Incident leadership

Mentoring

Trading/fintech domain

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Argo CD

EKS

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Shape the Future of a High-Performance Trading Platform

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to play a key role in the evolution of a market-leading trading technology platform. This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical cloud infrastructure, drive platform strategy, and influence the technical direction of systems that support high-volume, business-critical trading operations.

Working closely with senior engineering and technology leaders, you will architect, optimise and scale a modern cloud-native environment, ensuring resilience, security and performance across a rapidly growing platform.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices within a high-performing technical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and evolution of scalable cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Own and optimise Kubernetes environments, including EKS, to support highly available production systems.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform, promoting automation and operational excellence across the platform.
• Define and enhance CI/CD strategies, enabling faster and safer software delivery.
• Influence cloud architecture, security standards and platform reliability initiatives.
• Partner with development, architecture and leadership teams to support platform modernisation and long-term scalability objectives.
• Champion DevOps best practices, observability and operational resilience.
• Provide technical leadership during major incidents, troubleshooting complex infrastructure and performance-related challenges.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

Skills & Experience

• Significant commercial experience designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure within AWS environments.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including managing large-scale production clusters and EKS deployments.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Proven track record building and optimising enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, containerisation and automation practices.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash or similar technologies.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, networking, disaster recovery and high-availability architectures.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and contribute to strategic technology decisions.
• Experience within trading, fintech, financial services or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
• Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD.
• Previous experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers or driving platform transformation programmes.

If you are a senior DevOps professional looking for an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership and strategic influence, we'd like to hear from you.