DevOps Engineer (f/m/x)

DevOps Engineer (f/m/x)Hi there!Are you eager to learn new things and implement your own ideas while working with an international and passionate team of professionals?At Data4Life, we empower researchers and public-health partners bybuilding secure, compliant, and high-impact digital solutions.As we expand our Health Evidence solutions and researcher-focuseddeveloper tooling—we seek a DevOps Engineer with strong Infrastructureas Code development skills and cloud infrastructure experience.You will work closely with engineering, researcher, project, and productteams to build, integrate, and evolve our Kubernetes-based ApplicationTier that enables advancing medical and public-health research andtranslation applications.We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our Research Enablement team. This is a full time position located in Berlin/Potsdam, with a possibility for hybrid work.Your future roleWork in a collaborative and supportive manner with engineers and researchers to enable smooth deployments, handovers, and operational reliabilityTake ownership of our Kubernetes-based Application Tier and drive its evolution across Azure and hybrid environmentsDesign, build, and maintain scalable cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and GitHub ActionsImprove and automate platform workflows, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and secrets management to empower internal and external developersHelp shape the long-term cloud architecture for research workloads, including scale-out strategies, secure data paths, and HPC integrationsProactively explore and evaluate new technologies that support research computing, high-performance, and reproducible system designContribute to architectural discussions, documentation, and cross-team decision making around networking, IAM, security boundaries, and service architectureWhat you need to succeedYou have experience developing and operating Kubernetes-based systems - ideally in managed environments like AKS, EKS, or GKEYou have experience with at least one modern programming language - with a willingness to learn Go, and shell scripting for Linux systemsYou have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform, plus familiarity with Helm, GitHub Actions, and GitHub runnersStrong understanding of cloud networking (VNet/VPC design, private endpoints, DNS, ingress controllers, TLS, routing)You are familiar with Docker, containerized workloads, PostgreSQL, object storage, and monitoring/observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana or ELK)You are a team player and motivated to explore and evaluate new technologiesStrong communication skills in English (at least C1)You are comfortable working in research-driven and experimental environmentsWhy you will love working with usHigh level of personal responsibility and creative freedomWork on socially impactful projects in the healthcare sectorCollaboration with leading partners from research, technology, and healthcareA diverse, interdisciplinary, and international team working across three locations (Potsdam, Berlin, and Singapore)Flexible working models with the option to work from homePermanent employment contract with 30 days of vacationAttractive employee benefits, e.g. private supplementary health insurance, public transport ticketGood to knowWe especially welcome applicants from the LGBTQI+ community, people with a migration background, people of color, and individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses to the teamIf you need support or special assistance during the application or interview process due to a disability, please feel free to let us know and we are happy to accommodate you as much as possibleThis position offers an unlimited contractIn this position you will be working from our Berlin/Potsdam officeOccasional travel to customer and partner locations is required annuallyPlease enclose your complete documents (CV, letter of motivation, Git portfolio, salary expectations and earliest possible starting date) with your applicationWe care about Diversity: Many different lives, careers, and development paths lead to Data4Life. We welcome experts from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to our international team, offering everyone equal opportunities to be themselves and develop to the best of their abilities. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are not just nice words at Data4Life – we put them into practice in all of our activities and projects, striving to incorporate them in our everyday lives. For this reason, we signed the Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter) in 2022.Einsatzort:KontaktFrau Website data4life gGmbHc/o Digital Health Cluster (DHC) im Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPIPotsdam