DevOps Platform Engineer

Project overview

Key Data

• Duration: From now until 31.12.2026, extension desired (at least 2 years)
• Location: Cologne and remote (up to 90% remote possible)

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and operate Kubernetes clusters on AWS (EKS)
• Provide a reliable platform that development teams can use in a self-service manner
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the platform: infrastructure, observability, and security
• Automate infrastructure and deployments
• Build and expand observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, CloudWatch)
• Work closely with the Developer Experience team to improve the developer journey and create Golden Paths
• Continuously improve the platform in terms of performance, security, scalability, and developer experience
• Document your own work transparently and comprehensibly
• Participate in on-call duty, including outside regular working hours

Requirements

Framework Details

• Practical experience with Kubernetes, including operating production clusters
• Solid AWS knowledge beyond EC2: VPC, IAM, EKS, S3, Lambda
• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, and CloudWatch
• Experience with CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code
• Good understanding of self-service, developer experience, and internal quality
• Enjoy automating processes and operating systems stably
• Team player and willingness to share knowledge
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty
• Project duration: 12 months
• Start date: 1.11.2026
• Location: Cologne
• Contract basis: Freelance
• Utilization: 100 %
• Application link: https://www.vp-systeme.de/de/projects/ST-01508#jobApplication

Project details

• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: Köln, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German