DevOps & Platform Engineering – Grid Asset System (PID 524-2026-025) at Interval

Berlin, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, CI/CD, Azure, Kafka, CEPH, PostgreSQL, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, Terraform, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno

Industry

Software Development

Description

This is a remote position. DevOps & Platform Engineering – Grid Asset System (PID 524-2026-025) Contract / Freelance Full-time Remote with travel readiness required (Germany) Start: Immediately Max. 6 months About the role We are seeking a Mid-level DevOps Engineer. Working within the same cloud-native hybrid cloud engineering platform (Azure and on-premises), you will contribute hands-on to CI/CD automation, Kubernetes operations, GitOps deployments and microservices management across approximately 20 product teams and 150 developers. What you'll be doing Packaging and deploying microservices on Kubernetes using Helm, managing chart structure, templates, values, hooks and upgrades Implementing GitOps deployments using Argo CD and Helm, including app-of-apps patterns, multi-cluster/environment setups and sync waves Standardising deployments in Kubernetes across namespaces, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, resource requests/limits, PDB and HPA Establishing release and rollout strategies including Canary/Blue-Green, rollback, versioning and changelog management Securing deployments across the supply chain, including image scanning, signing/provenance and policy-as-code using OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno Troubleshooting deployments including Helm templating/rendering, Kubernetes events/logs and probe debugging Monitoring platform health using Grafana, Prometheus, Loki and OpenTelemetry Contributing to CI pipeline development and CD automation Supporting microservices operations with Kafka, CEPH and PostgreSQL Participating in agile ceremonies and contributing to knowledge transfer within the team Requirements What you'll need Minimum 3 years of DevOps Engineering experience Strong CI pipeline knowledge Extensive CD experience with ArgoCD and Helm including Helm chart support Strong experience with microservices and Kubernetes Strong experience with Kafka, CEPH and PostgreSQL Strong experience with monitoring tools including Grafana, Prometheus, Loki and OpenTelemetry Proficiency in Helm best practices: idempotent deployments, clean value schema, secrets handling and chart testing/linting In-depth Kubernetes knowledge for production deployments including RBAC, Ingress/Gateway, Service Discovery, Storage, Pod Security/Policies and Quotas/LimitRanges Fluent English (C1 minimum) Desirable Experience with agile methods including Scrum and Kanban DevSecOps fundamentals Experience in enterprise environments Experience with Kustomize and Helm in combination Experience with Helmfile or similar tools for orchestrating multiple releases Knowledge of service mesh such as Cilium and its deployment patterns Experience with multi-tenancy in Kubernetes Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform or OpenTofu Expert experience with GitOps in complex hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios Benefits As a freelancer / 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. You'll 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.

Responsibilities

The role involves managing microservices on Kubernetes using Helm and Argo CD within a hybrid cloud environment. Responsibilities include establishing release strategies, securing the supply chain, and monitoring platform health using observability tools.