Expert DevOps Engineer for Sovereign Cloud Onsite Project (m/f/d)

Location Requirement

This position requires the candidate to be physically present in the Berlin, Garching, Dresden, or St. Leon‑Rot office. Please ensure you meet this location requirement before applying. SAP supports relocation for this position and will assist successful candidates with the moving process.

What You’ll Build

Build enterprise cloud infrastructure that provides European data sovereignty and hyperscaler‑grade capabilities. You’ll work on SAP Cloud Infrastructure, solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale: multi‑region networking, container orchestration, storage systems, and the APIs that connect them. You’ll develop solutions using Go, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, tackling problems like auto‑scaling thousands of containers across regions, building resilient storage systems, and designing APIs that handle massive traffic spikes. Your work will power SAP’s production systems and thousands of customer environments, enabling organizations to run mission‑critical applications with the performance and reliability they expect from leading cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

In your role as a DevOps Engineer, you’ll build and maintain the infrastructure automation that powers SAP Cloud Infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for enterprise cloud services. You’ll ensure reliable delivery of distributed systems components that handle massive scale across multiple regions. You’ll work with Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud‑native tooling to automate the deployment and operation of container orchestration platforms, networking systems, and storage solutions. Your focus will be on creating robust automation that supports multi‑region deployments, handles traffic spikes gracefully, and maintains the high availability standards expected by enterprise customers.

What You Bring

• Kubernetes Platform Mastery: Deep hands‑on experience operating Kubernetes clusters and managing workloads, upgrades, and platform components such as ingress, service meshes, and cert‑manager. CKA, CKAD, or CKS certification are a strong plus. Expert‑level knowledge of OpenStack, multi‑cloud environments with advanced container orchestration and multi‑cluster federation.
• Advanced Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise: Mastery of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and advanced Kubernetes management, including multi‑cluster operations, scaling, and monitoring.
• Automation Proficiency: Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) and designing end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines.
• Infrastructure Mastery: Deep experience with Terraform, Pulumi, and building self‑service developer platforms at hyperscaler grade.
• Advanced Scripting Capabilities: Proficient in Go, Python, Bash, or other languages for building complex automation workflows.
• Monitoring & Observability: Advanced skills in Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and designing SLI/SLO frameworks for distributed systems.
• Platform Engineering Experience: 5–8 years in DevOps or infrastructure roles, with demonstrated ability to design, operate, and evolve Kubernetes‑based platforms at scale. Experience with proven ability to lead teams and drive infrastructure initiatives.
• Innovative Problem‑Solving: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex distributed system issues using metrics and tracing tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki; skilled in performance tuning, incident response, and automating operational resilience.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Strong track record leading cross‑functional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and driving organizational adoption of best practices.
• Strategic Vision: Experience developing infrastructure roadmaps, technology strategy, and managing thousands of workloads in multi‑region environments.

Where You Belong

You’ll join PlusOne Central Engineering, where innovation meets collaboration. Our culture values engineering excellence, continuous learning, and diverse perspectives. We embrace modern practices, support career growth, and maintain work‑life balance while building enterprise‑scale solutions that drive digital transformation.

Our Culture

Bring out your best. We help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development.

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