Senior DevOps Engineer (m/w/d)

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and secure infrastructures in Microsoft Azure. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to ensure smooth CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and implement best practices for monitoring, security, and reliability.

• You design, implement, and maintain our cloud infrastructure, creating a future-proof technological foundation.
• You develop and maintain modern CI/CD pipelines using tools such as BitBucket Pipelines or Azure DevOps to ensure a smooth software lifecycle.
• By using Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, Ansible, …, you automate our infrastructure and increase its efficiency and repeatability.
• You monitor system performance, ensure high availability, scalability, and security, and proactively respond to potential issues.
• In close collaboration with our Development and QA teams, you continuously optimize our deployment processes.
• You take responsibility in critical situations, from incident response and root cause analyses to post-mortems.
• You regularly evaluate new technologies and tools to strategically advance our infrastructure.

• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles.
• You have in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure, particularly services such as AKS, Azure Functions, App Services, VMs, VSphere, and VNETs or experience in other cloud vendors.
• You are proficient in at least one scripting language such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• You have hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Your knowledge of network architectures, cloud security, and best practices is up to date.
• You are familiar with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, CheckMK or Zabbix.
• You work confidently with version control systems (e.g. Git) and have practical experience with CI/CD platforms.
• You bring a solution-oriented mindset, analytical thinking, and strong communication skills.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-400, AZ-104, or equivalent are a plus.

We look forward to receiving your application via the Apply button below. Please include your CV in English along with your certificates, and indicate your earliest possible start date and your salary expectations.

If you have any questions, the People & Culture Team is available at jobs@softproject.de or +49 7243 56175 0.

SoftProject GmbH is a leading European provider of data management, process automation, and digital transformation solutions. With our platform, we help organizations unlock the value of their data and build efficient, future-ready processes – from data governance to AI-powered automation.

More than 300 companies across insurance, manufacturing, energy, and the public sector rely on our solutions. With over 230 employees across Europe, we work together on innovative technologies that shape the digital future of our customers.

Following the acquisition by Main Capital Partners in 2024, we continue to grow internationally and are looking for people who want to take ownership, bring in ideas, and shape the future with us.

Work Your Way – Hybrid work & flexible hours to suit your life.

Family-Friendly Policies – Nursery subsidies & parental support.

Office Vibes – Dogs welcome, free parking, fresh fruit, great coffee & smart food options like Foodji (our digital food fridge).

Fun & Culture – After-work events, summer & Christmas parties, team sports events like B2Run, JobRad & a strong ONECompany spirit.

Perks & Extras – Onboarding kit, anniversary & life-event gifts, EGYM Wellpass for your wellbeing, corporate benefits platform & referral program.