Senior Platform Engineer (f/m/d)

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH in Germany seeks an experienced IT Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise AI platforms and services. You will drive integration of modern AI/LLM technologies, build MLOps practices, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant operations. Required: 5+ years in designing IT platforms, Linux, Kubernetes, cloud, GitOps, and scripting.

Fluency in German and English. You will advise development teams and enhance observability, monitoring, and cost management

Qualifications

• Completed studies in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable qualification.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining IT platforms.
• Solid knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud computing.
• Good knowledge of modern CI/CD and GitOps methods.
• Strong experience in developing scripts and tools to automate deployments and configurations.
• Ideally knowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, and AI governance concepts; experience in building and operating AI, machine learning, or generative AI platforms.
• Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving abilities as well as team player attitude.
• Very good German and English skills.

Responsibilities

• Independent design, implementation, and maintenance of IT platforms and AI services
• Integration of modern AI and LLM technologies into existing enterprise landscapes
• Building and evolution of MLOps, LLMOps, and platform engineering practices
• Automation of deployment, operations, and governance processes
• Ensuring scalability, availability, security, and compliance of the platform
• Development and optimization of observability, monitoring, and cost-management solutions
• Advising and supporting development teams in using the platform solutions

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

Cloud computing

CI/CD

GitOps

Scripting

Education

Computer science degree or comparable qualification

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips Working for tomorrow today. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives - whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.

Your role:

• Independent design, implementation, and maintenance of IT platforms and AI services
• Integration of modern AI and LLM technologies into existing enterprise landscapes
• Building and evolution of MLOps, LLMOps, and platform engineering practices
• Automation of deployment, operations, and governance processes
• Ensuring scalability, availability, security, and compliance of the platform
• Development and optimization of observability, monitoring, and cost-management solutions
• Advising and supporting development teams in using the platform solutions

Your profile:

• Completed studies in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable qualification
• At least 5 years of professional experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining IT platforms
• Solid knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud computing
• Good knowledge of modern CI/CD and GitOps methods
• Strong experience in developing scripts and tools to automate deployments and configurations
• Ideally knowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, and AI governance concepts; experience in building and operating AI, machine learning, or generative AI platforms
• Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving abilities as well as team player attitude
• Very good German and English skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Adrian Kahl Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.