Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer

ARES Consulting GmbH

Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer at ARES Consulting supporting clients in developing scalable cloud strategies. Involves collaboration with project teams and expertise in cloud-native technologies.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySenior💰 €70,000 - €95,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will work actively in project teams and support our clients in developing and implementing secure, scalable and future-proof cloud strategies.
Analyze customer requirements and derive viable technical solution approaches.
Design, build and further develop modern cloud and platform architectures with a focus on Kubernetes in a Private Cloud context, as well as with selected public cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, STACKIT, IONOS).
Architect and design scalable, secure and maintainable system landscapes.
Build and operate container platforms based on Kubernetes.
Create and enhance automation such as CI/CD pipelines for builds, tests and release cycles, e.g., with GitLab, ArgoCD or Azure DevOps.
Design and implement Infrastructure as Code and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Analyze and assess existing architectures and present recommended courses of action.
Coach team members on cloud and platform topics.
Contribute to ARES-internal projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Completed degree or vocational training in IT.
Experience in technical consulting.
Several years of experience with cloud-native technologies and platform engineering, particularly in private cloud or hybrid environments.
Excellent knowledge of the Kubernetes ecosystem.
Extensive experience in designing cloud and platform architectures (IaaS/PaaS).
Solid knowledge of public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, STACKIT).
Relevant experience in the DevOps domain.
IT security is part of your everyday work.
You are proactive, customer-oriented, a strong communicator and enjoy working in a team.
You are motivated to quickly learn new topics and take on responsibility.
Willingness to travel within Germany (on average max. 3 days/month).
Very good German and English skills.
Willingness to undergo security screening (SÜ1 or SÜ2) under the Security Clearance Act (SÜG).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first principle & flexible working hours: 100% home office with occasional travel (Germany-wide).
Job with impact & long-term perspective.
MacBook or Windows — you decide.
Home office equipment provided to appropriately set up your workspace.
30 days of vacation per year.
Performance-based annual bonus (up to one month’s salary).
Urban Sports Club/Wellpass membership or SpenditCard worth €50 per month (tax-free).
Training & development: annual budget for courses, training and further education.
Individual career planning: we adapt to your career goals.
Additional individual benefits, e.g., JobRad (bike leasing), company car options (JobAuto), D‑Ticket subsidy, employee discounts or company pension schemes.
Buddy program & personal mentoring for your perfect start at ARES!
Several great company events per year — check out our Instagram account!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Kubernetescloud-native technologiesplatform engineeringInfrastructure as CodeTerraformAnsibleCI/CD pipelinesDevOpscloud architecturesIaaS/PaaS

Soft Skills

proactivecustomer-orientedstrong communicatorteamworkmotivation to learnresponsibilitycoaching

Certifications

SÜ1 security clearanceSÜ2 security clearance