Senior DevOps Engineer (d/f/m)

- Educational Background: Masters degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline. - Professional Foundation: 5+ years of extensive professional experience in DevOps and CI/CD Automation Development. - DevOps and CI/CD Technical Expertise: Proven expertise in setting up, maintaining, and evolving robust CI/CD pipelines utilizing tools such as Jenkins/GitLab for Continuous Integration and Ansible, Puppet, and/or OPSI for Infrastructure Provisioning and Continuous Deployment. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation Mastery: Deep experience in the operation and design of Enterprise-level IT Infrastructure, with a strong focus on IaC principles, dynamic Provisioning, and Immutable Systems. Proficiency with the HashiCorp Toolstack (Terraform, Packer, Vault) and the drive to automate processes. - Core Systems and Programming Skills: Solid Multi-Distro Linux skills and expertise in key Scripting/Programming languages (Python, Ansible, Groovy, Bash, C++, Go, etc.). Experience with virtualization (Proxmox, KVM), container-based infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes), and storage solutions (Ceph, ZFS, Samba) is essential. - Full-Stack & Specialized Environment Experience (Plus): Additional experience with full-stack Software Development and related technologies (Git, Nexus, Artifactory). Experience working within air-gapped and/or secrecy-ready IT environments is a significant advantage. - Communication & Attitude: Excellent English proficiency (negotiation level) is required, coupled with a proactive, customer-oriented attitude.