Site Reliability Engineer (m/w/d)

About

From 1 to 94,000 – that's how our company story began. And it's far from over:

Owner-managed, continuously grown over the past decades, and today one of the largest independent IT and business service providers in the world. Our proximity to customers fosters trusting relationships, and our industry and technology expertise enables us to meet the needs of your target groups.

In IT consulting, digitalization has been a key focus for us for years, accompanying our clients, projects, and services. The public sector plays a special role in this. In hardly any other area do the high demand for innovation, improvements, and support needs come together with very stable financing and structure.

To strengthen our pool of experts, we are looking for you as a Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/d) as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

In the area of operating and further developing Cloud Management Platforms, you will take on tasks in the implementation of cloud-native architectures and be responsible for the integration and commissioning of Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms. You will support the design of the CI/CD pipeline and, together with your colleagues, define the use of suitable automation tools. In the spirit of continuous improvement of the operating environment, you will continuously analyze the overall system for vulnerabilities and security gaps and plan their remediation. In direct interaction with operational staff and users, you will capture their requirements and problem areas and develop both short-term and sustainable solutions.

When working with large to very large Cloud Management Platforms, you will be confronted with the following activities:

• Ensuring the operation of applications and procedures up to availability class BSI VK 5
• Design, setup, and operation of Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Delivery solutions
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code
• Automating operational processes
• Conceptualizing and implementing emergency recovery management
• Building, operating, and using established analysis and monitoring platforms
• Designing and conducting penetration tests and security analyses

Requirements

You have a completed degree in (Business) Informatics or a comparable qualification and several years of professional experience as an IT system administrator or in IT infrastructure management. You are among the best in your field and have repeatedly demonstrated your capabilities in highly complex situations.

Your experience includes:

• Building or operating a container management framework such as Openshift, Cloud Foundry, etc.
• Administration of Linux/Unix or Windows servers
• Creating and understanding Helm charts
• Connecting and configuring storage components to Kubernetes clusters
• Experience with Container Security Suites like Aqua, NeuVector, Twistlock and IAM/RBAC solutions like OpenID Connect or Rancher Management Cluster
• Confident use of Ingress Controllers like Traefik, Kong, Ingress-nginx
• Load balancing, autoscaling, and auditing interfaces
• Various scripting and programming languages

Additionally, desirable qualifications include:

• Knowledge of BSI-Grundschutz and the BSI High Availability Compendium
• Experience in transforming applications to the cloud
• Knowledge of ITSM, project management, and testing processes
• Experience in the field of internal and external security

In case of deployment, we absolutely require from you:

• Willingness for on-call duty and 24/7 emergency support
• Knowledge of the German language according to certificate C1 or higher

What We Offer

• With us, you'll find colleagues with whom collaboration is fun. We interact openly, use the informal "du" across all positions, and don't think in hierarchies or silos.
• You'll mostly work directly in your home region – because we take customer proximity literally and value work-life balance.
• You benefit from flexible working hours and, depending on the client situation, have the option to work from home.
• The right training and certifications will advance your professional development. Our e-learning platform Academia allows you to learn wherever and whenever you want.
• You can invest a portion of your gross salary in CGI shares – up to a maximum of 3% of your monthly salary, we add another euro for every euro you invest.
• We also share in the company's success: You'll receive a profit share based on your individual performance and how well we as a company achieved our financial goals.
• Sabbaticals or parental leave are supported. They are not a career stopper with us!
• We are by your side, even when things aren't going so well: You can take special leave, and our advisory hotline is always available.
• A variety of joint events and leisure activities strengthen your connection with your colleagues.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Founded in 1976 and still family-owned, CGI is today one of the world's largest independent providers of IT and business consulting. A high degree of personal responsibility, teamwork, respect, and cohesion make working with us special. With us, you can unfold your full potential!

From day one, you can consider yourself a co-owner of CGI. We bring our vision to life together. We benefit from our shared success and have the opportunity and responsibility to actively shape the strategy and direction of our company.

Your work creates added value. You find innovative solutions and strengthen your network of colleagues and clients. At the same time, you have access to global resources to realize big ideas, seize new opportunities, and benefit from immense industry and technology expertise.

You advance your career by working in a company designed for growth and longevity. You will be supported by leaders who promote your health and satisfaction – and offer you opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.