Kubernetes Engineer

envelio • Germany
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AI Summary

Maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple clouds and on-premise environments. Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and SaltStack. Collaborate with development squads to improve overall reliability of the IGP.

Key Highlights
Maintain Kubernetes clusters
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code
Collaborate with development squads
Key Responsibilities
Maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple clouds and on-premise environments
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, SaltStack) to manage 100+ customer instances with layered configuration
Design and maintain observability (monitoring, alerting, SLOs) so that production issues surface early and are resolved quickly
Own and evolve secrets management, certificate automation, and security tooling across the platform
Reduce operational toil through automation, better tooling, and solid runbooks
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and drive follow-ups so the same issues do not reoccur
Collaborate with development squads and the Operations team to improve the overall reliability of the IGP
Technical Skills Required
Kubernetes Terraform SaltStack Linux administration networking distributed systems container and orchestration technology (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) monitoring and observability (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote or hybrid work option
Option for remote work from abroad
State of the art technology and modern tech stack
Excellent hardware equipment
30 holidays + 3 corporate holidays
Support for health through sports membership cooperations
Flexible use of a monthly mobility budget
Time and resources for individual growth
envelio pension plan
Regular company and team events
Nice to Have
German language skills

Job Description


How You Make an Impact

  • You maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple clouds and on-premise environments, ensuring they are reliable, secure, and cost-effective
  • You develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, SaltStack) to manage 100+ customer instances with layered configuration
  • You design and maintain observability (monitoring, alerting, SLOs) so that production issues surface early and are resolved quickly
  • You own and evolve secrets management, certificate automation, and security tooling across the platform
  • You reduce operational toil through automation, better tooling, and solid runbooks
  • You participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and drive follow-ups so the same issues do not reoccur
  • You collaborate with development squads and the Operations team to improve the overall reliability of the IGP

Your Profile

Perfection is a myth! We're more interested in the human behind the screen, so think of these criteria as helpful directions — we're excited to see how your unique skills might fit in.

  • You have proven experience running production workloads on Kubernetes in a cloud or hybrid environment
  • You are comfortable with Linux administration, networking, and distributed systems
  • You have hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • You have worked with configuration management tools like SaltStack, Ansible, or Chef
  • You have experience with container and orchestration technology (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) in production
  • You understand monitoring and observability and have worked with tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
  • You communicate effectively in asynchronous, remote-first environments
  • You are curious, enjoy learning, and are open to using AI tools in your daily work
  • You are business-fluent in English (Level C1)
  • You have experience as a software developer, ideally with languages like Python or Go
  • Nice to have: German language skills

How we develop Software

  • Agile working method with Kanban in cooperation of all squads
  • Continuous integration / Continuous delivery
  • Working in small batches with fast reviews
  • Knowledge sharing sessions between developers
  • "You Code it - You Own it" - Team responsibility for certain functional areas of the product
  • Blameless post-mortems and culture of continuous improvement

Our Tech Stack

  • Multi-cloud, hybrid on-prem setup with Kubernetes and Helm as the common denominator
  • Application primarily written in Python and TypeScript
  • Standard backing services like PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis
  • Gitlab & Gitlab CI for managing the Software Delivery Lifecycle
  • Terraform for Infrastructure as Code

Your Benefits

  • Join us fully remote or at our lovely office in Cologne in a hybrid working mode
  • Option for remote work from abroad (up to three months per year from anywhere in the EU or the USA)
  • State of the art technology and modern tech stack
  • Excellent hardware equipment (16 inch MacBooks, 2 screens at your workplace)
  • 30 holidays + 3 corporate holidays
  • Support for your health through sports membership cooperations
  • Flexible use of a monthly mobility budget (e.g. Jobrad, public transport)
  • Time and resources for individual growth
  • envelio pension plan
  • Regular company and team events


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