Senior DevOps Engineer – Automation

This is a remote position.

Contract opportunity to work on a Infrastructure as a Service programme for an enterprise client the job title is for a DevOps Engineer - Senior.

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the Infrastructure Product Line contributing to the automation and provisioning architecture that enables the deployment of critical infrastructure services. The successful contractor will design and implement automation systems lead technical decisions and collaborate closely with architects and platform teams to ensure seamless delivery and maintainability of provisioning workflows.

This opportunity is available on a 12 month freelance contract basis full time - daily rate available. English is the only language requirement with only occasional onsite visits to Germany.

Responsibilities

Programming & Automation

Write production-grade automation and provisioning code based on architectural design specifications.

Develop unit tests and maintain high-quality documentation.

Contribute actively to agile ceremonies and cross-functional development activities.

Technical Leadership

Make technical decisions within architectural boundaries and communicate them clearly to peers and stakeholders.

Prepare and present concise status updates to lead architects and delivery teams.

Facilitate meetings and explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

General Leadership

Provide mentorship and guidance to other developers and team members.

Ensure on-time delivery of high-quality software components and automation features.

Continuous Improvement

Identify and implement improvements in tooling pipelines and development processes.

Promote and foster agile best practices across engineering teams.

Requirements

Senior-level experience in DevOps engineering focused on modern automation and provisioning systems.

8 years of professional experience with Ansible and Terraform.

Proven mastery of Ansible including advanced playbook design and end-system integration via REST APIs and SSH.

Strong experience building resilient provisioning workflows that span multiple end systems.

Deep expertise in modular system design emphasizing separation of concerns and maintainability.

Practical experience using automated testing frameworks (pytest unittest or equivalent).

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases : PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB.

Strong understanding of Kubernetes operations and lifecycle management.

Experience building hardened DevOps workflows able to recover gracefully from system failures.

Solid knowledge of Linux systems with an emphasis on networking and security (firewalls).

Fluent English communication skills (C1 or above).

Eligibility residency in the EU EEC UK or Switzerland.

Preferred Experience

Administration and provisioning of Rancher & RKE2 using Ansible and Terraform.

Deployment and lifecycle management of JFrog Artifactory with Terraform.

Administration and lifecycle automation for HashiCorp Vault with Terraform.

Deployment and management of OpenTelemetry with Terraform.

Working knowledge of FluxCD and ArgoCD.

Experience with programmatic API or Ansible integration of :

Networking fabric controllers (Cisco APIC Juniper Apstra)

Hypervisor managers (VMware vCenter)

Storage platforms (NetApp ONTAP Ceph)

Benefits

As a freelancer or contractor with us you will enjoy flexible working hours and the freedom to choose your own projects. Our platform gives you access to exciting projects in various industries and supports you in advancing your career. Youll benefit from competitive pay and a dedicated team to help you with any questions you may have. Work independently and utilise our strong network to achieve your professional goals.

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,APIs,Jenkins,Junit,Distributed Control Systems,Testng,GAMP,Test Automation,CI / CD,Cucumber,Programmable Logic Controllers,Selenium

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1