DevOps Consultant – Kubernetes Platform (m/f/d)

Full-time Remote Remote / Bargteheide · Published on Sep 08, 2026

devoba GmbH is an IT consulting company focused on DevOps and Cloud Engineering. Our team consists of experienced specialists who work with passion for modern IT processes. With deep expertise and genuine enthusiasm, we develop tailored solutions for our clients' challenges.

Your responsibilities: in exciting client projects

As a DevOps Consultant – Kubernetes Platform (m/f/d) you take on a key role in demanding client projects. You own on-premise platforms end-to-end – from the first sketch to stable operations.

• Building & operating Kubernetes platforms: You design, implement and operate highly available Kubernetes platforms for enterprise clients.
• Platform Operations: You own the lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters (provisioning, upgrades, scaling, backup and disaster recovery) and ensure stable operations.
• End-to-end consulting: You act as a strategic partner for our clients, translating requirements into technical concepts and supporting their implementation.
• Infrastructure as Code: You automate infrastructure with OpenTofu, Terraform or comparable tools and establish reproducible platforms.
• Automation & CI/CD: You build standardized deployment pipelines and continuously optimize them for maximum efficiency.
• Security & Governance: You design secure network and architecture concepts within complex cluster environments.
• Innovation & Proof of Concepts: You evaluate new technologies for scalability and cost-effectiveness and ensure knowledge transfer within the team.

Your profile: as a DevOps Specialist

• Professional experience: Several years (min. 7 years) of hands-on DevOps experience in production, business-critical environments.
• Kubernetes expert: You have in-depth experience designing, building and operating highly available Kubernetes clusters in production enterprise environments. You can plan, set up, administer and continuously evolve clusters independently.
• Infrastructure as Code: You are an expert in managing complex infrastructure with common Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as OpenTofu, Terraform or Pulumi.
• Configuration Management: You have deep knowledge of distributing and configuring Linux systems via configuration management systems such as Ansible, Puppet or OpenVox.
• Kubernetes & GitOps: You have experience with Helm, GitOps (Argo CD or Flux), ingress controllers as well as building and optimizing container images.
• Automation & Monitoring: Proven experience building and operating monitoring and logging solutions (e.g. Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic Stack)
• Architectural understanding: You bring a structured way of working and can convey complex technical concepts clearly.
• Language skills: You speak fluent German and have good English skills.
• A plus, not a must: First exposure to public cloud providers (AWS, Azure or GCP), knowledge of a programming language (Python, Go, Java) or relevant certifications (e.g. CKA) as well as first consulting experience.

Your benefits: as part of our team

• Human consulting: No permanent overtime, no endless high-stress projects and no arbitrary client assignments. Instead, projects that match you professionally, a realistic workload and flexible working.
• Work-life balance: Our team works from home with flexible scheduling in a modern, digital work atmosphere.
• Influence: We see our employees as co-creators of the company. Your opinions and ideas are valued to shape and grow our young company.
• Extra vacation days: We offer you 33 vacation days!
• Professional development: We offer individual training opportunities that advance you both professionally and personally.
• Workation: We support workations within the EU by individual arrangement.
• Modern equipment: Look forward to a MacBook and other premium work devices, also for personal use.
• Mobility: We offer a public transport subsidy, subsidize your business bike or arrange a company car.
• Health: We cover your gym membership. We cooperate with Hansefit to give you access to more than 10,000 partner studios and sports facilities.
• Team events: Our team meets regularly, whether for a hackathon, a joint conference visit or the annual Christmas party.
• Say in your projects: We choose your projects together with you based on your qualifications and interests, so you enjoy your work.
• Company pension: We subsidize your retirement plan and provide a financial advisor on request.