DevOps Engineer (w/m/d) - Google Cloud Platform

<p><p >We use AI to accelerate – not to replace thinking. <br>We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship. <br>Fast where it makes sense. Careful where it matters. </p> </p> Activities <p><p ><b><strong >The Challenge </strong> </b> </p><p >Most companies treat DevOps as a ticket-system: „I need a database“, „My pipeline is broken“. That is not what we do at <b><strong >smartclip </strong> </b>. </p><p >We don’t want a gatekeeper. We want a <b><strong >Platform Architect </strong> </b>. Build an ecosystem where developers can ship code to production without friction, without fear, and without waiting for a ticket. Turn the infrastructure into a product. Make the platform invisible, scalable, and bulletproof. </p><p ><br></p><p ><b><strong >Your Mission </strong> </b> </p><ul> <li > <b><strong >Architect the Developer Experience: </strong> </b> Design and automate platforms that empower our teams to move fast and ship with absolute confidence. Eliminate bottlenecks. Kill the friction. </li> <li > <b><strong >Weaponise CI/CD: </strong> </b> Integrate modern tooling into our pipelines. Ensure functional safety and reliability are baked into the process, not added as an afterthought. </li> <li > <b><strong >Dominate the Cloud: </strong> </b> Take full ownership of our GKE / Kubernetes infrastructure on Google Cloud. Shape it, evolve it, and push it to its limits. </li> <li > <b><strong >Harden the Perimeter: </strong> </b> Execute proactive security engineering. Hunt for vulnerabilities before the pen-testers do. Build a fortress, not a fence. </li> <li > <b><strong >Scale the Future: </strong> </b> Continuously evolve the platform. Make development faster, safer, and infinitely more scalable. </li> </ul> </p> Requirements <p><p ><b><strong >Your Skills </strong> </b> </p><ul> <li > <b><strong >Bring 5+ Years of Combat Experience: </strong> </b> Prove your track record in DevOps engineering. Be a builder, not an observer. </li> <li > <b><strong >Command the GCP Ecosystem: </strong> </b> Master Google Cloud Platform. Work confidently with Kubernetes and Linux. Treat the cloud as your playground. </li> <li > <b><strong >Code Your Infrastructure: </strong> </b> Use Infrastructure as Code, Docker/CRI-O, and shell scripting as your primary weapons. If you have to do it twice, automate it. </li> <li > <b><strong >Own the Stack End-to-End: </strong> </b> Kill the ticket ping-pong. Stop the handovers. Take full responsibility from the first line of Terraform to the final production pod. No excuses. </li> </ul><p ><b><strong >Bonus XP </strong> </b> </p><ul> <li >Leverage Graylog, Grafana, Prometheus, Python, or Jenkins to gain total observability. </li> <li >Deploy with Ansible, Terraform, or AWS. </li> </ul> </p> Team <p><ul> <li > <b><strong >Ownership over tickets:  </strong> </b>You’re trusted with real responsibility, not just tasks. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no micromanagement – we rely on you to take things forward. </li> <li > <b><strong >Build > Talk:  </strong> </b>We test what works – not what sounds good. Fail fast, learn faster. </li> <li > <b><strong >High standards, low ego:  </strong> </b>We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Direct feedback, honest collaboration, no drama. </li> <li > <b><strong >Stay sharp:  </strong> </b>Hackathons, conferences, community – we invest in your growth and keep you at the cutting edge. </li> <li > <b><strong >And yes – the fundamentals are covered too:  </strong> </b>30 days of vacation + Dec 24 & 31 off, Smart Fridays (4 days week possible), mobility (Germany ticket & JobRad), sports & health offerings, mental health support, corporate benefits, RTL+ access, and more. </li> </ul> </p>