DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer | OpenStack Cloud | Freelance | Fully Remote | Hourly Rate: €100 – 130

Are you a freelance DevOps Engineer looking to shape the future of open-source cloud infrastructure?

Our client is a leading German cloud provider dedicated to delivering secure, sovereign, and high-performance cloud solutions. With multiple modern data centers located across Germany, they have developed an enterprise-grade open-source cloud platform.

They are now seeking a DevOps Engineer with OpenStack expertise to join their team on a freelance basis until July 2026. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, automating, and operating their OpenStack-based cloud platform. This will involve driving performance, scalability, and digital independence.

Project Scope

• Design and evolve the architecture of the OpenStack-based cloud platform to ensure scalability, performance, and long-term reliability
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines in GitLab and strengthen automation frameworks and best practices within the DevOps team
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible, Git, and IaC principles
• Proactively monitor and optimize system performance, implementing recovery and resilience strategies
• Contribute to continuous improvements in deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance platform capabilities and automation maturity

What You Bring

• Strong experience managing and administering Linux systems within production environments
• Hands-on expertise with OpenStack and its core components, with a strong understanding of how a cloud platform operates
• Proven experience with automation and IaC using Ansible, Git, and GitLab (experience with Kolla Ansible is a plus)
• Proficiency in Python or a comparable scripting language for automating complex tasks and developing internal tools
• Familiarity with networking, storage technologies, web servers, databases, and load balancers
• A proactive mindset with a passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of solutions