DevOps Engineer (w/m/d) - Google Cloud Platform
Bertelsmann-Jobs · Berlin, Germany
IT Services and IT Consulting · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
Build and evolve developer platforms to enable fast feedback and high quality while managing GKE/Kubernetes infrastructure on GCP. Focus on automating CI/CD pipelines and proactively hardening systems through security engineering.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires over 5 years of DevOps engineering experience with deep expertise in GCP, Kubernetes, and Linux. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, Docker, and shell scripting is essential.
Benefits
Full description
Company Description
Remote in our day-to-day work. On-site when it matters.
We work remote by default – focused, efficient, and with full ownership. For larger features, architectural decisions, and real brainstorming sessions, we come together in Berlin – fast, hands-on, and without unnecessary meeting overhead.
We use AI to accelerate – not to replace thinking.
We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship.
Fast where it makes sense. Careful where it matters.
Job Description
Your mission
Build and evolve our developer platforms to enable fast feedback, high quality, and maximum flexibility.
- Design and automate developer platforms that empower teams to move fast and ship with confidence
- Integrate modern tools into CI/CD pipelines – always with a focus on functional safety and reliability
- Take ownership of our GKE / Kubernetes infrastructure on Google Cloud – and actively shape it
- Harden systems proactively through strong security engineering – don’t wait for a pen test to find issues
- Continuously improve our platform to make development faster, safer, and more scalable
Qualifications
Your skills
Bring deep expertise in DevOps – and take full ownership of the systems you work on.
Must-have:
- Bring 5+ years of DevOps engineering experience – as a builder, not an observer
- Be an expert in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and confidently work with Kubernetes and Linux
- Use Infrastructure as Code, Docker/CRI-O, and shell scripting as part of your daily toolkit
- Own your stack end-to-end – no handovers, no ticket ping-pong, no excuses
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with tools like Graylog, Grafana, Prometheus, Python, or Jenkins
- Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or AWS
Additional Information
Why you’ll love working with us
- Ownership over tickets: You’re trusted with real responsibility, not just tasks. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no micromanagement – we rely on you to take things forward.
- Build > Talk: We test what works – not what sounds good. Fail fast, learn faster.
- High standards, low ego: We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Direct feedback, honest collaboration, no drama.
- Stay sharp: Hackathons, conferences, community – we invest in your growth and keep you at the cutting edge.
- And yes – the fundamentals are covered too: 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.
Your CV is just the starting point.
What matters more to us than your resume: a portfolio, a side project, a demo repo – anything that shows you don’t just talk about code, you ship it. Production-ready. Thought through. Done.
smartclip is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other diverse characteristics.
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