DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes

freshcells systems engineering GmbH

DevOps Engineer at freshcells focusing on Kubernetes, automation, and system reliability in high-traffic web applications. Collaborating with teams for continuous improvement and adopting best practices.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeDüsseldorf • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, alongside proficiency in CI/CD pipeline management and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Capable of supporting full-stack development and implementing DevOps and MLOps best practices in high-traffic web applications.

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Kubernetes ExpertiseDocker ContainerizationCI/CD Pipeline ManagementInfrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)Cloud Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

KubernetesDockerHelmCI/CD PipelinesTerraformLinuxShell ScriptingPythonObservabilityMachine Learning Pipelines

Soft Skills

Continuous ImprovementCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Google Cloud PlatformFlux CD

Industry Keywords

DevOpsMLOpsContainer OrchestrationInfrastructure ManagementSoftware Supply Chain

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerFluxGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implementing best practices for automation, scalability, and system reliability on high-traffic web applications hosted with kubernetes
Supporting in maintaining customer infrastructure across Kubernetes upgrades and software supply chain changes
Participating in continuous improvement processes, with a focus on supporting full-stack developers managing complex deployments (in development environment)
Supporting freshcells adopt and implement DevOps and MLOps best practices: In this position, you will have up to 25% of your working time for learning and experimenting, based on the needs and direction of freshcells

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expertise with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Expertise with helm, including writing and maintaining custom Helm charts
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform or similar)
Experience running production workloads on Kubernetes
Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with GitOps and continuous delivery tools such as flux CD
Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (ideally Terraform)
Familiarity with linux, shell scripting and/or Python
Experience with observability, understanding how to set up and use logging, metrics, tracing, alerting
Experience with creating machine learning pipelines or willingness to learn it on the job
Fluency in English

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours for early birds and night owls
Dog-friendly work environment
A secure and long-term position
Company pension plan with employer contributions
Regular exchange, feedback sessions, team meetings, and retrospectives
Monthly company breakfast
Room for your own ideas and personal development
Free access to digital learning platforms for all employees
Subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership
Subsidy for the Germany Ticket (Deutschlandticket)
Bike leasing via JobRad
Support with relocation processes
Free German language courses for newcomers