DevOps Engineer

About LOWTeq GmbH

LOWTeq GmbH is expanding its horizons. We have recently formed an AI team and started a journey to integrate AI solutions into our well-established healthcare platform.

With more than 30 employees, LOWTeq GmbH is one of the leading German manufacturers of patient data management systems (PDMS) in the German-speaking region for emergency medicine, operative medicine and intensive care medicine with its super-specialization.

We’re seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our team, focusing on delivering reliable infrastructure and edge deployments for healthcare facilities like hospitals.

Your tasks

As a DevOps Engineer, you will join our Team and play an important role in developing our deployment infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting up and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and other tools to ensure rapid, high-quality software delivery.
• Designing and managing scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on AWS for our healthcare solutions.
• Building monitoring solutions for deployments and ensuring system performance at hospital edge locations.
• Working closely with development, testing, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment processes.
• Configuring and managing tools like Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) and SonarQube to streamline workflows and ensure code quality.
• Managing infrastructure for edge deployments in hospitals, ensuring high reliability in critical environments.

Requirements

To excel in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical team.
• At least 3 years of practical programming experience (Python/Java/Bash).
• Proficiency in Linux with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Strong expertise in DevOps principles and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub).
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and static code analysis (SonarQube).
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Understanding of edge computing and deployments in distributed environments like hospitals

Nice-to-have:

• Excellent communication skills and a creative mindset.
• Speaking / communicating in German at B1 level
• Familiarity with integrating Java UI testing frameworks.
• Experience with data pipelines and machine learning workflows.
• Background or interest in developing healthcare solutions.

Benefits

The position is available in Cologne with the option for a remote setup.

• The opportunity to work alongside some of the best professionals in the field and constantly develop yourself.
• A relaxed, uncomplicated company with a startup atmosphere.
• Participation in the research of new applications with a real impact on the quality of therapy in hospitals.
• Real R&D mentality in the team.
• Flexible work arrangements, including the option for a remote position or joining our team in Cologne.
• A permanent position with performance-related remuneration.