Senior Site Reliability Engineer (w/m/d)

About

As a Senior in our Site Reliability Engineering team, you will shape the further development of the team and our products – not only operationally, but above all conceptually and solution-oriented. You will combine deep technical know-how with a clear focus on stable, scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the technical direction and further development of SRE practices within the team and ensure that best practices are sustainably established.
• You will provide technical leadership, actively promote knowledge transfer, and support the individual development of team members.
• You will be primarily responsible for the development and operation of highly available, scalable, and efficient systems and infrastructures.
• You will define and implement strategies to improve the reliability, performance, and efficiency of our digital products.
• You will drive close collaboration with software development teams and establish a strong DevOps and SRE culture within the company.
• You will develop and optimize emergency concepts, disaster recovery strategies, and business continuity plans.
• You will ensure that monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions are implemented at a high level and continuously improved.
• You will actively drive automation and standardization to reduce manual processes and increase operational efficiency.
• You will take ownership of systems without dedicated development teams and ensure their stable operation (including CI/CD, IaC, and on-call duty).
• You will act as a sparring partner for stakeholders and management on technical and strategic issues related to operations and scaling.

Profile

• You have a completed technical degree in computer science, engineering, business informatics, or a comparable qualification.
• You have several years of in-depth experience in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure environments and a deep understanding of stable, scalable, and future-proof platforms.
• You have experience in the technical development of teams, actively sharing knowledge, and sustainably improving quality and collaboration.
• You are capable of making sound technical decisions and designing viable solutions in the areas of Infrastructure as Code and modern cloud and container platforms, ideally AWS.
• You possess strong analytical and conceptual skills, enabling you to quickly grasp complex contexts and translate them into practical solutions.
• You think strategically and systemically, consistently aligning your decisions with long-term impact and overall contexts.
• You communicate confidently at a senior level and provide clarity even on complex technical issues.
• You have experience moderating demanding decision-making processes and bringing together different interests to achieve viable results.

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration
• 13th salary with the option to convert into time off
• Annual budget: €1,080 for Fielmann products for you and your family
• Employee shares, capital-forming benefits, and numerous other benefits
• Flexible working time models and hybrid working with up to 60% remote per month after team agreement
• Professional and personal development at the Fielmann Academy Schloss Plön
• A future-proof working environment that combines innovation and growth with a family-like team culture