Must have

• Educational Background: Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or equivalent practical experience.
• Software Development: 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in C, C++, Go (Golang), Python, or Rust for infrastructure-level programming.
• Cloud Architecture & Networking: Solid understanding of core networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, HTTP/2), Load Balancing, Ingress Controllers, and Service Meshes (e.g., Istio, Cilium).
• DevOps & CI/CD: Mastery of modern CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD) and GitOps principles.
• Language Skills: Business fluent in English (oral and written); German skills are a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with open-source cloud management platforms such as OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder) or Ceph distributed storage.
• Cloud security fundamentals (IAM, zero-trust network design, encryption at rest and in transit).
• Active contributions to open-source cloud-native projects (e.g., CNCF ecosystem).