Hands-on Lead Infrastructure & CloudOps, Confidential Computing, Kubernetes

enclaive

Lead Infrastructure & CloudOps for confidential computing at Enclaive. Oversee architecture and delivery of secure hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeHamburg • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesLinuxOpenShift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design and operation of Enclaive’s confidential cloud infrastructure
Build and manage private and public cloud environments using bare metal (Hetzner, OVH, StackIT, Ionos) and virtualized infrastructure
Architect highly secure, multi-tenant confidential VM and Kubernetes platforms
Define operational standards, reliability practices, and automation pipelines
Establish infrastructure roadmap aligned with product and research teams
Deploy and operate managed confidential Kubernetes clusters
Integrate confidential container technologies (e.g., Kata Containers)
Implement attestation, workload isolation, and secure provisioning
Integrate Enclaive vHSM and secure key management workflows
Implement virtualization layers including Buckypaper-based technologies
Design hybrid multi-cloud architectures across multiple CSPs and on-premise data centers
Build Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines and GitOps workflows
Define SRE practices: observability, incident response, scalability, and reliability
Ensure platform security, compliance, and resilience
Optimize performance of confidential workloads
Build and mentor the CloudOps/Infrastructure team
Set technical standards and engineering practices
Collaborate closely with product, research, and security teams
Support customer deployments and PoCs when needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience building infrastructure on bare metal and hybrid cloud environments
Deep knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and virtualization
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation
Strong background in Kubernetes platform engineering and operations
Experience operating production multi-tenant environments
Strong DevOps/SRE mindset and operational discipline
Proven technical leadership experience
Strong Plus Experience in Confidential computing (Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, SGX, or similar)
Confidential containers and Kata Containers
Secure attestation workflows
Hardware-backed key management / HSM integrations
Proxmox, OpenShift, Rancher, or upstream Kubernetes operations
Multi-cloud platform engineering
Zero-trust infrastructure design
Experience in regulated sectors (healthcare, public sector, finance)

Benefits

Comp & perks

We value development . Collaborate with some of the brightest and most captivating minds in the field. As a high-performance organization, we continuously push our limits and foster a growth mindset. Our commitment to employee development is evident through structured mentorship, LinkedIn Learning programs, and various internal initiatives.
Additionally, we support professional growth by reimbursing expenses for relevant conferences, training, and educational endeavors.
We care about your physical, financial and mental well-being . Your well-being matters to us. We offer competitive compensation packages, freedom to select your preferred computer or office equipment within a provided budget, and allowances for commute or internet expenses to facilitate your work environment.
We are a remote-work first company . Despite having excellent office facilities, our workforce is widely distributed. Utilizing diverse communication tools, we foster connection across the company. Remote employees are encouraged to participate in team offsites, providing opportunities for face-to-face interactions.
We value diversity and inclusivity . Our hiring practices are free from discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesInfrastructure-as-CodeLinuxNetworkingVirtualizationConfidential computingAutomationMulti-cloud platform engineeringZero-trust infrastructure designSecure attestation workflows

Soft Skills

Technical leadershipCollaborationMentoringOperational disciplineProblem-solving