Senior DevOps Engineer – Application Reliability

About the company

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. A technology company founded in 1871, it offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machinery, transport, and logistics. In 2021, Continental generated sales of EUR 33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding. The Tires sector, with its premium portfolio in the passenger, truck, bus, two-wheeler, and special tire segments, represents innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and supporting sustainability complement this product portfolio. For specialized retailers and fleet management, the Tires sector offers, among other services, digital tire monitoring and management systems aimed at keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. Through its tires, Continental significantly contributes to safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly mobility.

Your tasks

Job Description Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and keeping critical platforms running at their best? We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who will take ownership of a business-critical self-hosted web application platform. In this role, you will drive reliability, automation, and continuous improvement across cloud and on-premises environments while working with modern technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, and GitHub.

You’ll be responsible for …

• Operate, maintain, and continuously improve a complex self-hosted web application platform
• Manage and enhance infrastructure across on premises and cloud environments.

• Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines, development toolchains, and deployment automation.
• Administer and improve technologies including Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, GitHub, and related DevOps tooling.

• Investigate and diagnose incidents across application modules, data flows, interfaces, configurations, and code.
• Perform root-cause analysis and differentiate between user-related issues, configuration problems, data defects, interface failures, and software bugs.

• Independently resolve recurring incidents and implement sustainable fixes using Pro-Code, Low Code, and No-Code approaches.
• Improve platform observability, monitoring, automation, reliability, and operational transparency.

• Identify technical debt, quality risks, and architectural improvements while contributing to refactoring and maintainability initiatives.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, knowledge articles, and operational best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in DevOps Engineering, Software Development, IT Operations, or a similar role.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong understanding of application operations, incident management, root-cause analysis, monitoring, and observability.

• Experience improving platform reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Fluent English communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross functional teams

What we offer

Starting salary: 2 860€ per month Brutto + var. part of salary.

How to apply

Are you ready to work for Continental? Take the first step and fill out the online application.