DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) at IU International University of Applied Sciences

Join us to make education accessible for all!

Strengthen our Platform Engineering Team in full-time (40 hrs./week) as DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) within Germany remotely or at one of our office locations.

This role focuses on designing scalable platform components, enabling developer autonomy, and driving secure, observable infrastructure for GenAI workloads.

Your tasks

• Build and maintain reusable platform components such as Terraform modules, CI/CD workflows, and configuration templates.
• Support and extend our observability setup (dashboards, alerts, metrics) to keep platform behavior transparent and actionable.
• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using established DevOps practices and existing standards.
• Apply security and compliance guardrails within our automation and runtime systems.
• Operate and improve our Kubernetes (EKS) environments and GitOps-based deployments, with guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in the L1 DevOps on-call rotation, sharing incident response and first-line support with the team.
  
  

Your Profile

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or in a similar infrastructure role.
• Working knowledge of Terraform and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
• Practical experience with Kubernetes — you can deploy, troubleshoot, and manage workloads confidently.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider, ideally AWS.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g. Datadog, Grafana, CloudWatch) and an understanding of why monitoring matters.
• Awareness of infrastructure security fundamentals (IAM, secrets management, network basics).
• Willingness to join an on-call rotation and learn structured incident response.
• Curiosity about GenAI/data workloads is a bonus — no prior experience needed.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset; you ask questions, document your work, and enjoy learning from experienced colleagues.
• Motivation to grow toward a senior role with mentoring from our senior and staff engineers.
  
  

We offer

• Be you at IU: We support and empower you to achieve your personal and professional goals. After all, your happiness significantly contributes to a positive and productive environment.
• Work wherever you want...: Digitalization is part of our DNA. Decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. You love remote work? No problem! Would you like to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex Benefit makes it possible.
• ... and flexible in terms of time: It's your job; We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.
• Take your knowledge to a new level: Where else, if not with us? Enjoy free access to all our e-learning platforms. In addition, we will finance you a complete technology course of your choice.
• Make your journey sustainable: Whether it's a DeutschlandTicket subsidized down to 13 euros or a Jobrad (bike leasing) offer, enjoy the freedom of mobility for both work and personal activities, while also making an eco-friendly choice.
• 33 days to rest: Taking breaks is important! In addition to 30 flexible vacation days per year, we also give you additional days off on your birthday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
  
  

IU International University of Applied Science (IU) is Germany's largest university of applied science - and we are not just an excellent choice for studying, but also an outstanding Great Place to Work®! As an Edutech company, we rely on state-of-the-art technology and data-driven approaches. That's why AI-driven voice assistants and other generative AI-systems have long become part of our daily work routine, helping us to focus on exciting projects. Here at IU over 4,000 employees are dedicated to making a difference.

Join our Core DevOps/Platform Engineering Team and help build the foundation that powers the future of digital education — and the AI-driven systems behind it.

Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! Simple, fast and even without a cover letter.

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Actions speak louder than words: We cherish our "Culture of Everyone" and would like to take this opportunity to empathize that we do not tolerate discrimination towards any race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. We welcome you as you are and look forward to nurturing our diverse community at the IU!