Platform Engineer (all genders) (DevOps Engineer)

About us

We are shaping a digital state – together with the administration. As partners on equal footing, we strengthen the administration on its path to driving its own digitalization forward. With our own iterative product development and our commitment to better framework conditions, we create the foundation for digital solutions that are scalable and effective.

Your tasks

Our Platform Team develops and operates internal tools, services, and infrastructure that enable our project teams to create and operate scalable and reliable cloud-native applications. As a Platform Engineer, you will use your expertise to help take our platform to the next level. You will play a decisive role in the conception and further development of our platform services – with a clear focus on reliability and security. In doing so, you will drive technical enablement, operational excellence, and the implementation of developer-centric tools that enable fast and high-quality software development. You can find more information about our Platform Team in our blog post "Security, Standardization, Support: our Platform Team" (https://digitalservice.bund.de/blog/sicherheit-standardisierung-support-unser-plattform-team).

Details about the position

• Participation in platform strategy and implementation: Work closely with Senior Software Engineers and leadership to implement technical roadmaps. Actively participate in team discussions, identify potential for system improvements, and support the elimination of existing Technical Depts.
• Building and maintaining the platform infrastructure: Develop and maintain internal tools and platform services that optimize the workflows of software developers. Manage and update our Infrastructure-as-Code setups (Terraform, ArgoCD, Kustomize, Helm) and ensure the daily reliability, monitoring, and scaling of our Kubernetes clusters.
• Support, documentation, and enablement: Create and maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation and runbooks. Provide hands-on support to our product development teams, helping them onboard to platform tools, troubleshoot deployment pipelines, and successfully use self-service functions.

What you bring with you

• Platform experience: You bring sound hands-on experience in the field of Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE. You have very good knowledge of cloud infrastructure, container orchestration (Kubernetes), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), GitOps (ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize), CI/CD systems, and observability stacks.
• Programming and system knowledge: You feel confident using at least one relevant programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Java). Additionally, you have a good understanding of Linux system administration and network principles.
• Product mindset: You view internal platforms from a customer-oriented perspective, focusing on understanding the needs of developers and providing valuable, user-friendly solutions. You succeed in communicating technical concepts clearly and understandably to different target groups and collaborating effectively across teams.
• Motivation for public administration: You are enthusiastic about the idea of digitalizing public administration and want to apply your knowledge to the requirements of the administration. You speak fluent English (C1) and ideally bring German language skills (B1), as we speak both languages in our daily work.

Why us?

• Our 60 Software Engineers are characterized by technical excellence, very good team and communication skills, and a true agile mindset. And, of course, they look forward to having you as a new team member. You can find more information about Software Engineering at DigitalService in our blog article here (https://digitalservice.bund.de/blog/software-entwicklung-beim-digitalservice).
• Our growing organization offers ideal conditions for now over 250 digital experts. "New Work" is not a project for us, but an integral part of our culture. Flexible working hours, spaces for (hybrid) collaboration, efficient use of tools, high employee orientation, and the self-image as a learning organization characterize us.
• Work in a way that suits you best: You can organize your working hours flexibly, use our options for mobile working at any time, and choose your preferred operating system.
• The salary for this position is between 60,000 - 70,000 Euro gross per year. For your individual classification within our salary bands and levels, we consider the scope of responsibility of the position, the complexity of the activities, and the assessment of your skills from the introductory interviews. You can find details about our level and salary system in our blog post "About Level, Money and Fairness (https://digitalservice.bund.de/blog/ueber-level-geld-und-fairness-unser-neues-verguetungssystem)".
• Urban Sports Club & more: Every month, you receive a 50-euro voucher on top of your salary, which you can use flexibly. Fitness, technology, mobility, or food – the choice is yours!

You can find further benefits on our career page (https://digitalservice.bund.de/karriere).

Application notes

We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. Therefore, we welcome all applications – regardless of religion and worldview, nationality and (ethnic as well as social) origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, as well as physical and intellectual abilities.

We only review incoming applications for their professional qualifications and the key qualifications required for the respective position. Therefore, we would like to ask you to refrain from including a photo of yourself in your CV and to strike out information regarding your place of residence, age, gender, marital status, or similar.

Recruiting process & contact person

After receiving your application, you will receive an invitation to an initial meeting (Screening Call) with the responsible person from our Talent Acquisition Team or a rejection within two weeks.

Following a successful Screening Call, two to three interviews with DigitalService employees will follow. First, it will be about your professional qualifications, then about values and expectations regarding the team and collaboration. We will inform you about feedback after the appointments and will contact you promptly after the last conversation with a final acceptance or rejection.

Throughout the entire process, we are available to you at any time for questions, feedback, and exchange.

Do you have questions for us? Your contact person is Sophie (E-Mail: sophie.barth@digitalservice.bund.de).

Home office: Extent: Maximum 80%