Senior Kubernetes Platform Architect / DevSecOps Engineer

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Kubernetes Platform Architect / DevSecOps Engineer (m/f/d) for a challenging project in the Nuremberg area. The engagement is freelance, with flexible working arrangements (20% on-site, 80% remote) and runs from immediate effect until April 2027 with an optional extension until October 2027. The scope is approximately 133 hours per month.

Project Focus:

You will conceptualize, develop, and operate a strategic container platform based on Kubernetes. The goal is to provide a secure, highly available, and automated platform for running business applications and to support DevOps teams.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualization and implementation of application-related platform services on Kubernetes
• Setup of GitOps solutions (Flux, GitHub) for declarative cluster configuration
• Integration and further development of service mesh solutions (Istio, Load Balancer)
• Provisioning of monitoring, logging, and tracing (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Grafana)
• Development of Kubernetes operators and platform services (Java, Go)
• Implementation of security policies (Kyverno, Admission Controller, Vault)
• Management of container images and software components
• Incident and problem management in collaboration with development and infrastructure teams
• Coaching and onboarding of DevOps teams
• Agile collaboration in two-week sprints

Requirements

• Extensive practical experience (at least 3 years) with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Profound knowledge of DevOps, cloud-native technologies, and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience with GitOps, service mesh, and observability tools
• Programming skills in Java or Go
• Security awareness and experience with security tools
• Agile working methods and teamwork skills

Project details

• Start: asap
• Duration: asap - 30.04.2027 + optionale Verlängerung bis 31.10.2027
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Nürnberg, DE
• Languages: German