DevOps Engineer (f/m/x)

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology​
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Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips​
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Working for tomorrow today. ​
Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.
Your Role
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Development: Develop and deploy scalable and secure infrastructure solutions using Kubernetes in various environments, including bare-metal and air-gapped setups
GitOps Implementation: Implement GitOps practices to manage infrastructure and platform configurations efficiently
CI/CD Pipeline Design: Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for diverse applications and environments
Environment Promotion: Establish best practices for environment promotion for release artifacts and ensure adherence to security standards
Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with agile and cross-functional teams, including product management, development, operations, and software architects, to ensure seamless integration and deployment of solutions
Best Practices Advocacy: Advocate for and implement best practices in DevOps, automated testing, and infrastructure management
Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of DevOps processes and workflows to ensure clarity and consistency
Technology Trends: Stay current with the latest technology trends and advancements in DevOps, cloud computing, and automated testing
Knowledge Sharing: Share insights and knowledge with the team and stakeholders to foster innovation and drive continuous improvement in the software development lifecycle
Your Profile
Educational Background: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
Experience: At least 3 years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on DevOps practices, tools (e.g., FluxCD, ArgoCD, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, HELM) and automated testing
Microservices and Container Orchestration: Extensive experience with microservices architecture and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker and Kubernetes)
Operating Systems: good knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems; ability to write and use shell scripts to automate recurring tasks; knowledge in monitoring and optimizing system performance
CI/CD and Automation: Proven track record of implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and infrastructure management tools, knowledge in version control with Git and handling branching strategies
Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack; ability to diagnose and resolve issues in Kubernetes clusters
Security: Knowledge in Kubernetes security practices, understanding of Kubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps for secure management of sensitive information
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (C1) (German Level C1)
Teamwork and Collaboration: Strong teamwork mentality, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Industry Knowledge: Demonstrated ability to stay up to date with industry trends and technologies and apply them to improve development and deployment processes
Agile Software Development: Experience in agile software development methodologies
Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one higher level programming language (e.g. C#.Net, GoLang, Python) for software development tasks
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Janina Kalmbach