AI DevOps Engineer (m/w/d)

About the Position

AI DevOps Engineer (m/w/d)

Materna Information & Communications SE is seeking a passionate AI DevOps Engineer to join our team in Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erlangen, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hannover, Koblenz, Köln, München, Stuttgart, or Homeoffice. If you are eager to shape stable, secure, and high-performance IT infrastructures with modern DevOps approaches, this role is for you. You will work on cutting-edge IT projects for the public sector, actively contributing to the digitalization and modernization of governmental processes. In an innovative environment with modern on-premises infrastructures, you will design and operate critical systems with a high degree of autonomy, close teamwork, and development opportunities, including in the cloud environment.

Join us in shaping the digital future as an AI DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) in the #TeamMaterna!

Responsibilities

As an AI DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Take on partial project leadership in the DevOps environment and coordinate tasks for all DevOps Engineers within the project.
• Design, implement, and operate ML pipelines, including model fine-tuning in the project context.
• Work closely with software developers and ensure smooth communication between development and operations.
• Build, automate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Implement logging and monitoring concepts to ensure transparency, stability, and traceability in operations.
• Live and promote the DevOps mentality in our development teams and support them in the efficient use of Git and established workflows.

Requirements

What you bring:

• A completed degree in (Computer) Science or a comparable professional qualification.
• Several years of experience working with agile methodologies and modern DevOps and CI/CD concepts.
• Excellent knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git, GitLab, Argo CD, and practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Linux in the operation of containerized platforms.
• Proven experience in setting up and operating logging, monitoring, and security solutions, e.g., with Grafana, Grafana Loki, Fluent Bit, and with Infrastructure as Code and Secrets Management (e.g., HashiCorp Terraform, HashiCorp Vault) and Identity & Access Management (e.g., Keycloak).
• Strong Python skills, experience with AI-assisted coding tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor AI, and experience with common frameworks, e.g., in the environment of AI agents or ML-based applications.
• Experience with on-premises deployments as well as hybrid or cloud-based architectures; ideally, you have experience in the public sector environment and have had contact with digital sovereignty or sovereign cloud providers (e.g., IONOS).
• Existing cloud or DevOps certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud); additional certifications such as PSM I, ITIL 4, CKA, or CKS are advantageous.
• Good German language skills (B2).

What sets you apart:

• You bring a high level of commitment, take responsibility for your topics, and proactively drive them forward.
• With your structured and disciplined approach, you maintain an overview even in complex projects and consistently implement tasks.
• You present yourself confidently and assertively, clearly represent technical positions, and can make well-founded decisions.
• At the same time, you work cooperatively, communicate purposefully, and manage to involve and convince others technically.

We Offer

• Career Development: Materna's career model systematically and purposefully supports your personal development and shows you possible career paths.
• Flexible Work: Balance work and private life with our flexible working hours and 40% remote work.
• Job Rad: Fancy a new bike? With Job-Rad, we support you in leasing your dream bike.
• Knowledge Exchange: Want to look beyond the horizon? In our Brown-Bag-Sessions, Developer-Summits, and Communities, you have the opportunity to do so!
• Sports@Materna: Take advantage of the diverse and flexible sports and wellness offerings of our partner Urban Sports Club in Germany, Austria, and several European countries.

Interested? Become part of the Materna story!

We look forward to your application! Our selection process consists of two interview rounds. If your application is successful, you will be invited to a virtual interview.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

• Anna Pax
  Talent Acquisition Manager
  [email protected]