Kubernetes & Cloud Platform Engineer

SEITENBAU GmbH

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SEITENBAU GmbH in the United States is seeking a motivated DevOps & Cloud Engineer to build and operate modern cloud and platform infrastructures using Kubernetes, working closely with product teams to improve reliability and scalability.

You will implement monitoring, automate infrastructure, and advance IaC practices with Pulumi and Terraform, while contributing to standards and aligning with German-speaking clients. Strong Python skills and German language proficiency are a plus.

Qualifications

Degree in computer science or comparable qualification.
Several years of professional experience developing and operating cloud-native platforms and infrastructures.
In-depth Kubernetes expertise from design to production operation.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools Pulumi and Terraform.
Understanding of modern software development, ideally Python.
On-call readiness and pragmatic problem-solving in time-critical situations.
Very good German language skills (C1).

Responsibilities

Develop and operate modern cloud and platform infrastructures based on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
Keep internal platform stable, scalable, and maintainable, and drive continuous improvement.
Automate recurring infrastructure and operational processes.
Work with Infrastructure-as-Code approaches and enhance automations and components.
Establish and optimize monitoring and alerting to detect and resolve issues early.
Analyze disruptions, identify solutions, and feed insights back into platform development.
Collaborate with software developers and other technical roles to integrate infrastructure perspectives early.
Help develop standards and best practices for operating cloud and platform solutions.