DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes

Your mission Your Responsibilities Implementing best practices for automation, scalability, and system reliability on high-traffic web applications hosted with kubernetesSupporting in maintaining customer infrastructure across Kubernetes upgrades and software supply chain changesParticipating 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 Your profile Your Qualifications Expertise with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)Expertise with helm, including writing and maintaining custom Helm chartsHands-on experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform or similar)Experience running production workloads on KubernetesExperience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelinesFamiliarity with GitOps and continuous delivery tools such as flux CDSolid understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (ideally Terraform)Familiarity with linux, shell scripting and/or PythonExperience with observability, understanding how to set up and use logging, metrics, tracing, alertingExperience with creating machine learning pipelines or willingness to learn it on the jobFluency in English Nice to have Experience with on-call dutyExperience with data engineering, MLOps and training AI workloads, metaflowExperience with Argo CD, Argo workflowsExperience with SQL databases and Redis Why us? freshcells systems engineering GmbH is a software service provider based in Düsseldorf with a dynamic team of over 50 creative experts from various disciplines. At freshcells, authenticity, individual talent development, and open communication are at the heart of everything we do. We rely on respect, trust, and responsibility. As an innovation-driven company, we continuously invest in new ideas. We know the best results come from teamwork. Mistakes happen—but we learn from them. We are open and courageous when it comes to exploring new paths. Join us on our exciting journey in one of the most significant and future-shaping fields – software development – as a DevOps Engineer (M/E/N/S/C/H)! What we offer you: Flexible working hours for early birds and night owlsDog-friendly work environmentA secure and long-term positionCompany pension plan with employer contributionsRegular exchange, feedback sessions, team meetings, and retrospectivesMonthly company breakfastRoom for your own ideas and personal developmentFree access to digital learning platforms for all employeesSubsidy for Urban Sports Club membershipSubsidy for the Germany Ticket (Deutschlandticket)Bike leasing via JobRadSupport with relocation processesFree German language courses for newcomers Everyone is welcome at freshcells, regardless of gender, age, sexual identity, background, religion, beliefs, or disability. What matters most is that you’re the right fit for our team. About Us freshcells systems engineering GmbH is a software service provider based in Düsseldorf with a dynamic team of over 60 creative experts from various fields. At our company, authenticity, individual talent development and open communication are our focus. We build on respect, trust and responsibility. As an innovation-driven company, we invest in new ideas. We know that the best results are achieved as a team. We do make mistakes, but we learn from them. We are open and bold in exploring new paths. Join us on our exciting journey in what is arguably the most significant and forward-looking field — software development. To find out more about us, feel free to visit our website. https://www.freshcells.de/en/