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Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d)

gridscale GmbH · Köln, Deutschland

On-sitePosted 11 Aug 2026

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Job description

At our company, it’s all about #OneTeam! Join gridscale and help shape the future of the cloud together with OVH.

As a leading tech company, we’ve been working for over two decades to reduce our environmental footprint - with innovative solutions and an open cloud designed to be sustainable from the ground up: #SustainableByDesign.

As the Cloud Store team, we provide the framework to automate an standardized deployment on top of the OnPrem Cloud Platform. Are you passionate about air-gapped cloud environments and edge technologies? Then you've come to the right place.

Our Tech Stack 🚀

•Kubernetes •GitOps •Ansible •Terraform •Prometheus

•Grafana •Linux •OpenStack•Python, Bash & Go

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Your Role💻

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll be part of a team responsible for building the framework to package and deploy software solutions on top of OPCP. You'll work on the conception, automation, and operation of our platform and drive continuous improvements. You'll help new teams onboard with the framework and OPCP. We're looking for someone who is comfortable in a security-oriented environment with a high degree of automation (GitOps). You are used to maintaining an overview of ambiguous situations, analyzing systems, and making well-founded decisions based on this analysis

Your Tasks

Build the framework for building and deploying Cloud Store packages

Drive the ongoing development of our Kubernetes stack and implement GitOps workflows (e.g., with FluxCD)

Support other teams and help them onboard with OPCP

Actively participate in system analysis and derive improvements, even when initial requirements are unclear

Develop and maintain our Infrastructure as Code using tools like Ansible and Terraform

Participate in an on-call rotation

What we offer you💼

Exceptional team spirit across all departments and national borders; we live #OneTeam

Exciting work in a highly innovative and international environment with cutting-edge technologies

32 vacation days, increasing with length of service

Flexible working hours, home office options, and a secure permanent position with market- and performance-based compensation

Employer-funded pension plan and an attractive insurance package

OVHcloud covers 50% of public transportation costs

Up to €400 annual financial contribution from OVHcloud towards sports activities (gym membership, sports classes, etc.)

Through Corporate Benefits, you receive attractive discounts at numerous shops and companies

We contribute to the leasing of your cargo bike

Regular company events and free cold and hot beverages

Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix system administration and internals

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, especially OpenStack, including infrastructure provisioning and management

Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, especially deep Kubernetes

Skilled in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Hands-on experience with modern observability stacks, including metrics, logs and traces

Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and Go

Understanding of security fundamentals including IAM, secrets management, hardening and compliance

Understanding of distributed systems concepts such as the CAP theorem, consensus and fault tolerance

Strong problem-solving skills, adaptability and strict documentation discipline

Ability to thrive in collaborative product-team environments with a strong ownership mentality and a blameless culture mindset

Strong communication skills and a passion for continuous improvement

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