Senior DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

We are on an exciting journey building a digital environment for the Knauf Group that is as groundbreaking as our products for the construction industry. If you are looking for a global impact that is shaped by values such as entrepreneurship, commitment, partnership and Menschlichkeit, this could be the ideal challenge for you.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you help increase the speed of delivery, improve the quality/security of code, and optimize the processes of the development team. You identify and resolve bottlenecks of the development process, working with team members to improve the overall experience of developers.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) within a cross-functional team, ensuring successful digital product rollouts.
• Foster strong collaborative relationships with developers and other team members by engaging in technical discussions, asking critical questions, and offering constructive feedback to optimize processes and ensure seamless integration across the team.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines by enhancing automation for testing and deployment, contributing to faster and more reliable software releases.
• Monitor and optimize platform performance, proactively resolving issues to maintain high system reliability and efficiency.
• Implement and ensure adherence to security best practices in the cloud environment, maintaining compliance with industry standards.

Who you are

• You have significant experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP, and are proficient in using Terraform for infrastructure management.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• You have strong expertise in OCI/Docker and Kubernetes (K8s), with familiarity in Helm being an advantage.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef is a plus, and knowledge in performance engineering, particularly with Node.js, or RDBMS maintenance is beneficial.
• You understand networking concepts like DNS, TLS, VNet peering, tunnels, and have practical experience with API gateways or routing.

WE.YOU.TOGETHER.

We all shape our lives in our own way. As an employer, we are an important part that indirectly supports this with a wide range of offers, as well as providing security and reliability for all employees. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family owned business
• Flexibility: 40 working hours per week, 30 days of vacation, special leave for certain occasions, a wide time window for flexible working and weekly home office days
• Fitness and health: Offers of active health promotion, company doctor, occupational health and safety, etc.
• Feel Welcome: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events
• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses
• Benefits and vouchers: Employee vouchers and discounts with well-known brands as well as discounted employee purchasing
• E-bike leasing: Utilising tax benefits while promoting your own health at the same time
• Relocation Support: Support in the event of a change of location
• Inspiring work environment: Our brand new office offers you an environment that fosters creativity and productivity. We love coming together as a team here!

Knauf as an employer

Knauf is an international market leader in the building materials' industry. About 42,500 employees at over 300 locations worldwide generate a turnover of over 15,6 billion euros. The foundation of our success as family business are our corporate values of humanity, partnership, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. As a subsidiary, Knauf Digital GmbH has the mandate to drive commercial excellence through digitalization for all companies of the Knauf Group globally. Our mission is to rethink what it means to provide value to our customers and thereby drive growth for our businesses around the world.

The Knauf Group is a proud equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment and therefore base all our employment selection decisions, within all aspects of our business, on experience, skill, and integrity. We strongly encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, irrespective of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion, etc.

Department

Customer Software & Technology

Locations

Munich

Remote status

Hybrid Remote

Firma

Knauf Digital

Contact Lena Lautenbacher Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About Knauf Digital

As a subsidiary, Knauf Digital GmbH has the mandate to drive commercial excellence through digitalization for all companies of the Knauf Group globally. Our mission is to rethink what it means to provide value to our customers and thereby drive growth for our businesses around the world. We focus on reinventing marketing, sales and service processes and integrate these processes with custom-made software and digital interaction solutions that we build for our customers along the entire construction value chain.