Senior DevOps Engineer

O projekcie: Simon-Kucher is enabling its employees with generative AI based solutions to improve productivity. To support this endeavor, a central Data & AI function is being established. Together with our Data Analytics team Elevate and the Software Development team Engine, the demand for support of software development by IT is constantly increasing. What makes us special: - Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people. - Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company that creates positive impact. We invest in your professional development every step of the way. - Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – whether it’s remotely or in the office. We offer flexible and hybrid working, remote teaming, sabbaticals, and paid time off. - Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things. Benefity: - Private medical insurance in the highest package fully paid by the employer (VIP Allianz) - Multisport card fully financed by the employer - Annual bonus (dependent on the evaluation) - Employee referral program - Remote work subsidy of €500 to start, then monthly bonus for utilities - International Travel Safety card - Access to LinkedIn Learning and Headspace - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Microsoft Workplace Discount Program - Access to an online platform offering exclusive discounts and special offers from well-known brands - Birthday book for the employee - Internal Learning&Development Department with more than 5 000 different training courses - Our office is pet-friendly, so feel free to bring your furry friend to work and enjoy their company throughout the day! - Extended Business Travel Option - opportunity to extend your business trips and stay a little longer to explore some of Europe’s most exciting cities Wymagania: - 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering. - Strong production experience with Azure (especially Azure Foundry). - Solid Kubernetes experience (AKS preferred). - Knowledge of SharePoint integration, Power Automate, and Logic Apps. - Strong Docker and containerization skills. - Strong API integration experience (REST, webhooks, OAuth2/OIDC, service principals/managed identity). - Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform preferred). - Experience supporting ML/AI workloads or data-heavy systems. - Security-first mindset and experience designing production-ready environments. - Mastery of clear and concise communication as well as documentation for different stakeholder groups in English (C1+). - Experience with LangGraph, LangChain, LangSmith, or other evaluation, testing, and observation orchestration platforms is preferred. Codzienne zadania: - Design, maintain and support cloud infrastructure for AI solutions. - Build secure landing zones (VNets, private endpoints, RBAC, Managed Identities). - Standardize infrastructure patterns and reusable modules. - Operate AKS / Azure Container Apps for containerized AI workloads. - Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions. - Implement robust CI/CD pipelines. - Automate container build and release workflows. - Support model deployment patterns (real-time endpoints, batch jobs). - Ensure AI cloud security and compliance principles. - Implement monitoring & observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights). - Establish guardrails for LLM integrations (data handling, prompt injection mitigations, secrets, logging redaction, model access controls).