Summary
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A DevOps engineer is sought to own and evolve a highly available engineering platform running on Kubernetes. The role covers infrastructure as code, PostgreSQL operations, GitOps deployment, CI/CD integration, upgrades, performance management, secure access, and observability across multiple environments.
Highlights
Own a central engineering platform, work with Kubernetes and modern infrastructure-as-code practices, and take responsibility for scalability, security, high availability, upgrades, and observability.
Description
We're hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner!
The Role
• Serve as Service Owner for the setup, operation, and enhancement of a central SonarQube Data Center Edition, including multi-node setup, load balancing, and high availability.
• Manage the underlying Kubernetes infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu across multiple environments, ensuring scalability, security, and stability.
• Operate the PostgreSQL backend database for SonarQube, ideally with CloudNativePG (CNPG) on Kubernetes, including backup, replication strategies, and performance tuning.
• Plan and execute SonarQube upgrades, including major version migrations, and manage capacity and performance (Compute Engine, ElasticSearch indexing).
• Utilize GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Helm) for deployment and configuration, integrate SonarQube into existing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), and connect Artifactory and other development tools.
• Ensure secure access via PAM (Teleport), LDAP/SSO, and Secrets Management, build observability with Grafana/Thanos/OpenTelemetry, and create comprehensive documentation and guidelines in German and English.
What You'll Need
• Several years of solid professional experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, with proven responsibility for mission-critical services, ideally operating SonarQube Data Center Edition or similar code quality/security scanning platforms.
• A strong academic background with a completed degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT Security, or a comparable technical field (Master's or excellent Bachelor's).
• Deep practical expertise in operating Kubernetes clusters, using Terraform/OpenTofu, Helm, and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).
• Very good knowledge of PostgreSQL on Kubernetes, ideally with CloudNativePG (CNPG), complemented by solid know-how in network and system security, and secrets management.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English, with proficiency in technical documentation, presentations, and stakeholder communication.
• Highly structured, analytical, and quality-oriented work approach, with strong communication and teamwork skills.
Enthusiasm for modern DevOps and observability concepts.
What's On Offer
• Competitive salary
• Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid model.
• Opportunities for professional development through an in-house academy and external partners.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
Apply via Haystack today!
