Site Reliability Engineer (All Genders)

The company envelio is on a mission to advance the energy transition, fostering a passionate and diverse team that values responsibility, growth, and innovation.

Location: Germany

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve Kubernetes clusters across multiple clouds and on-premise environments ensuring they are reliable, secure, and cost-efficient.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, SaltStack) for managing over 100 customer instances with layered configurations.
• Design and maintain observability systems (Monitoring, Alerting, SLOs) to detect and resolve production issues early.
• Manage secrets, automate certificates, and develop security tooling across the platform.
• Reduce operational effort through automation, tooling, and solid runbooks.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and follow-up actions to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with development squads and the operations team to improve overall platform reliability.

Requirements

• Proven experience operating production workloads on Kubernetes in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with Linux administration, networking, and distributed systems.
• Practical experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Ansible, or Chef.
• Experience with container and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) in production.
• Understanding of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Effective communication skills in asynchronous, remote-first environments.
• Curiosity, eagerness to learn, and openness to using AI tools in daily work.
• Verifiable English language skills at C1 level.

Benefits

• Flexible work mode: fully remote or hybrid with an office in Cologne.
• Option to work from anywhere in the EU or US for up to three months per year.
• State-of-the-art technology and modern tech stack.
• Excellent hardware, including 16-inch MacBooks and dual monitors.
• 30 vacation days plus 3 company holidays.
• Support for health and well-being through Urban Sports Club.
• Professional support for mental well-being via partner nilo.
• Monthly mobility budget (e.g., Jobrad, public transport).
• Time and budget for personal growth.
• Regular tech and growth knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Optional company pension scheme.
• Regular company and team events.

Additional Information

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