Senior IT Systems Engineer - Kubernetes and Observability

Brainlab; München; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company in medical technology is seeking a skilled IT professional to enhance their Observability and Kubernetes platforms. The role involves developing and securing infrastructure, empowering teams through innovative solutions, and requires a strong background in IT systems architecture. Join a supportive international team, enjoy flexible working hours, and be part of impactful projects.

Leistungen

30 vacation days + additional days

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work model

Bike leasing

Parking garage

Subsidized company restaurant

Fitness program

Training opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 5 years experience in IT.
• Broad understanding of IT principles (networking, web services, etc.).
• Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and/or DevOps roles.

Aufgaben

• Evaluate and improve observability platform.
• Design and implement a managed Kubernetes environment.
• Provide end-user support for troubleshooting.

Kenntnisse

Automation skills

Analytical troubleshooting capabilities

Service orientation

Collaboration skills

Ausbildung

Degree in computer science

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Kubernetes

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

VMware Tanzu

Red Hat OpenShift

VMware vSphere

Jobbeschreibung

Company Description

Founded in Munich, Germany in 1989, Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology, enabling access to improved, more efficient, less-invasive patient treatments. Our key to success is our creative, talented and hard-working team, which consists of around 2400 dedicated and inspiring individuals in 25 locations worldwide. To succeed in reaching our targets, we are seeking committed colleagues who can stand behind our core values curious, authentic and useful.

Job Description

As part of our Core IT Infrastructure Services team you will provide the foundation for Brainlab’s Observability and Kubernetes Platforms.

Grafana Observability Platform

In close collaboration with colleagues across IT and other departments, you will continuously enhance our 'Grafana Cloud' platform to accelerate IT incident response processes and empower individual business owners to seamlessly leverage our Observability Stack.

Responsibilities for Observability:

• You continuously evaluate and improve our observability platform to meet evolving needs
• You evaluate hidden potentials together with the individual business departments
• You implement new use-cases into the Observability Platform, both at the infrastructure and applications layer
• You enable and educate users in the tools and best practices used in the Observability Platform

Kubernetes Architecture

In close collaboration with colleagues across IT and other departments, you will develop a comprehensive concept for a managed Kubernetes environment. This environment will be the cornerstone of our future internal Kubernetes-orchestrated workloads, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and cost-effective. Your expertise will play a crucial role in laying the foundation for our cutting-edge infrastructure, empowering our teams to achieve new heights in performance, scalability and reliability. This requires detailed planning and communication skills, a high level of automation as well as technical creativity. You will have a direct impact in our product development and delivery to our customers and their patients.

Responsibilites for Kubernetes:

• You design and implement an enterprise ready managed Kubernetes environment
• You keep the implemented Kubernetes platform secure and resilient according to the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
• You provide end-user support to troubleshoot issues at the service/application level

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science or an equivalent technical education with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Enthusiasm for new technology with a passion for IT system architectures
• A broad understanding of IT principles in general (networking, web services, security concepts, micro-services, load-balancing and high available system architectures)
• Very good automation skills (Ansible, Terraform, Python)
• Analytical troubleshooting capabilities
• Experience with managed Kubernetes solutions and private cloud technologies, like VMware Tanzu, VMware VCF, Red Hat OpenShift)
• Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and/or DevOps roles
• A high level of expertise with the Grafana and OpenTelemetry ecosystems
• A high level of service orientation and enthusiasm in optimizing processes
• Advanced English skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively within a team
• Independent, structured and organised working style
• A strong focus on user orientation, service availability, cost efficiency, data privacy and cyber security
• Relevant Kubernetes certifications (e.g. CKA, CKS, …)
• Experience with VMware vSphere and Enterprise Storage and Backup solutions is a plus

Additional Information

• A mutually-supportive, international team
• Meaningful work with a lasting impact on medical technology
• 30 vacation days, plus December 24th and December 31st
• Flexible working hours as well as hybrid work model within Germany
• Bike leasing via cooperation partner "BikeLeasing"
• Parking garage and safe underground bike storage
• Award-winning subsidized company restaurant and in-house cafes
• Variety-rich fitness program in our ultra-modern 360m2 company gym
• Regular after work, team, and company events
• Comprehensive training and continuing education opportunities

Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date and desired salary.

Contact person: Leonie von Leoprechting