Expert DevOps Engineer for Sovereign Cloud Onsite Project (mfd)

We help the world run better
At SAP we keep it simple: you bring your best to us and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself prioritize your wellbeing and truly belong. Whats in it for you Constant learning skill growth great benefits and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

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 Youll Build

Build enterprise cloud infrastructure that provides European data sovereignty and hyperscaler-grade capabilities. Youll 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.

Youll develop solutions using Go OpenStack and Kubernetes tackling problems like: How do you auto-scale thousands of containers across regions How do you build resilient storage systems How do you design APIs that handle massive traffic spikes

Your work will power SAPs production systems and thousands of customer environments. Youll contribute to infrastructure that enables organizations to run mission-critical applications with the performance and reliability they expect from leading cloud platforms.

In your role as DevOps Engineer youll build and maintain the infrastructure automation that powers SAP Cloud Infrastructure implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for enterprise cloud services. Youll ensure reliable delivery of distributed systems components that handle massive scale across multiple regions.

Youll 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.

Contributing to production systems that serve thousands of customer environments youll build automation solutions that enable SAP Cloud Infrastructure to compete with leading cloud platforms. Your work will directly support European organizations in running mission-critical applications while maintaining full control and data sovereignty.

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 or 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: 58 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

Youll 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

During the application and selection process candidates will be informed which manager they will be working with upon hiring. We look forward to your application!

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. 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. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion focus on health and well-being and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 441505 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: or Garching or Dresden or St. Leon Rot #LI-Hybrid #MultiSalesDE #SAP-EUCloudAICareers