PaKo Consulting is looking for a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain the cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that support our fast-scaling SaaS platform. You will be a key player in automating processes, optimizing costs, and improving the observability and stability of our systems.

What You'll Do

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
Continuously optimize and reduce infrastructure and cloud costs, with a focus on the AWS bill.
Automate environment provisioning, deployment, and monitoring processes.
Improve system observability with tools like Datadog.
Collaborate closely with developers and QA teams to ensure smooth deployments and operations.
Proactively identify manual processes and automate them.
Upgrade and maintain local development environments for consistency, performance, and secure integration.
Apply strong Linux and system administration skills to manage servers, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure secure, stable environments.

What We're Looking For

3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or a similar role.
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
Proven track record of optimizing AWS resources and reducing cloud spend.
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Strong scripting or automation skills in languages like Bash, Python, or Go.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and best practices.
A strong sense of ownership and a mindset focused on efficiency and automation.
Excellent communication skills in English.
Able to cooperate full-time (40 hours per week).
Not located in Germany.

Nice to Have

Experience with AWS cost management tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Compute Optimizer, or Trusted Advisor.
Experience working with PHP or Node.js.
Experience with incident response and on-call rotations.
Security background or experience managing secrets and IAM.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar).
Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Technical Stack

Cloud: AWS
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI
Monitoring: Datadog
Languages/Scripting: Bash, Python, Go, PHP, Node.js
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi

Team & Environment

You'll join a company of over 30 employees, working within a diverse team of 13 nationalities.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation: 2.500 € to 3.500 € per month.
Work 100% remotely with flexible working hours.
Annual meet-up in Berlin for a week (The Lumi-Week) with all employees for workshops, team events, drinks, and food.
Annual learning budget for books, courses, conferences, etc., with dedicated weekly hours for learning new skills.
Regular contact with all team members and updates on company progress.
Significant impact on a rapidly growing user base.