Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

🚀 Senior AWS DevOps Engineer Location: Hybrid in Berlin, Germany (2/3 days in-office) Salary: €90,000 - €130,000 + Equity Language: English speaking Start Date: ASAP Full time: 40 hours per week 🌟 The Company Do you want to build the secure, cloud-native infrastructure that protects the next generation of digital assets? Then apply today! Our client is a rapidly scaling AI-driven Cybersecurity company. They build threat-detection platforms that process billions of events in real-time, helping enterprise clients spot and neutralize cyber attacks before they cause damage. Operating in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment, they are backed by top-tier venture capital and are expanding their engineering team to support global enterprise rollouts. This is a place where you get the agility of a scale-up with the technical depth and resources of an industry leader. 💡 The Project As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will take ownership of scaling, securing, and automating their entire AWS cloud infrastructure. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will not only maintain systems but actively architect the next generation of their platform. You will transition legacy deployments into fully automated, Kubernetes-orchestrated environments using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). You will collaborate closely with Backend Engineers, Security teams, and Product Managers to ensure that as the company scales to handle petabytes of data, the infrastructure remains highly available, resilient, and impenetrable. 🎯 Responsibilities Architect & Automate: Design, build, and maintain highly available and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.Container Orchestration: Manage and scale containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes (Amazon EKS).CI/CD Excellence: Build, optimize, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless, zero-downtime deployments.Observability & Reliability: Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus) to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks.Security-First Engineering: Enforce zero-trust architecture, identity access management (IAM), and strict security compliance across all cloud environments. 💻 Tech Stack Cloud: Deep AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC).Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform (must-have), Terragrunt.Containers: Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, Helm.CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD.Observability: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana.Scripting: Python, Bash, or Go. 🛠️ Your Experience 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).AWS Mastery: Deep, production-level expertise in designing and managing complex AWS environments. (AWS Certifications are a strong plus).IaC & Automation: Extensive hands-on experience writing and managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.Kubernetes Expert: Proven track record of deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters in production.CI/CD & Developer Productivity: Strong experience building automated deployment pipelines that empower development teams to ship faster and safer.Scripting Proficiency: Ability to write clean, maintainable automation scripts in Python, Go, or Bash. 🧬 You will be a cultural fit if... You have a High-Ownership Mindset: You treat infrastructure as your product and take pride in uptime, performance, and security.You are a Security Champion: You naturally think about attack vectors, compliance, and least-privilege access in everything you build.You are Collaborative: You enjoy breaking down silos between development and operations, actively pairing with software engineers to improve workflows.You bring Enthusiasm: A proactive problem-solver who stays up to date with the latest cloud-native CNCF tools and best practices. 🎁 Benefits Competitive base salary + meaningful equity package.Flexible working model (hybrid with a modern, dog-friendly office in the heart of Berlin).High-end tech setup (latest MacBook Pro or Linux machine, monitors, and accessories).Urban Sports Club membership and public transport subsidy (BVG ticket).Generous annual learning and development budget for certifications and conferences.30 days of paid annual leave. 📝 Interview Process 1st. Intro Call: Background, culture check, and mutual alignment with the internal Talent team (30 mins). 2nd. Technical Deep Dive (90 mins): Architecture & Systems Design: A whiteboard-style discussion on how you would design a scalable, secure AWS environment for a specific high-traffic scenario. IaC / Automation Review: A practical discussion reviewing Terraform concepts, CI/CD strategies, and troubleshooting methodologies. 3rd. Team Interview: Meet with a Backend Engineer and the VP of Engineering to discuss collaboration, developer experience, and cultural fit. 4th. Final Stage: A chat with the Founders to discuss the company vision, your career trajectory, and final alignment. Offer!