Career

DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

Cologne / Technology

You are the one we miss!

  • As a DevOps specialist, you unify the development and operations teams, working together to create the most efficient architecture for scalable web applications.
  • You are jointly responsible for further development, provision and maintenance of infrastructure and automation processes both on our customers' on-premise systems and with common cloud providers such as AWS or Google Cloud
  • You are familiar with common procedures in Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment and define pipelines in GitLab CI, via GitHub Actions or Jenkins
  • You have experience as a developer in various tech stacks from classic monoliths to decoupled micro service architectures and therefore always have an eye for the best developer experience for our teams
  • You have 2-3 years of experience in DevOps, ideally you started in development and over time you have specialised in DevOps
  • Are you familiar with Docker and Kubernetes as well as monitoring and logging tools (ELK stack, Prometheus or Grafana)? Then you've come to the right place!
  • You can handle infrastructure-as-code tools and ideally have a sound knowledge of Ansible
  • You should appreciate working in an agency environment as much as we do
  • You have an agile mindset and enjoy making our customers' digital world a little better every sprint
  • You have very good German and English skills

Our benefits for you!

  • Agency feel and mobile working: easily compatible through our hybrid working model and flexible working hours
  • Workout-life-balance: Cooperation with Urban Sports Club and leasing offer from JobRad
  • Profit sharing: As a permanent part of denkwerk, you will share in the profits
  • Continuing internal & external education opportunities: TechTalks, Service Design Workshops, and individual trainings, financed by a continuing education budget
  • Company Pension Scheme: as a denkwerker you receive an employer subsidy of 20% for your company pension scheme
  • Free choice of devices: Whether Mac, Linux or Windows - you may also use our hardware privately
  • Support in all life situations: Counseling opportunities from pme Familienservice
  • denkfrei days: of our 31 vacation days, three days are free for everyone (Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve & Carnival Monday) to take a deep breath together
  • denkmate: that's what we call our experienced denkwerkers, who are there to help and advise you at the start of your new working day
  • Corporate benefits: all kinds of employee discounts
  • Snacks & Drinks: cool lemonades, beer, fresh coffee or even fruit and vegetables - there's something for everyone

Here's how to get started!

Excited to start? So are we!
We’d love to have you on board as soon as possible, but we’re happy to work with your timeline.

Please send us your CV and your salary expectations.

Skip the boring cover letter! Surprise us with your creativity and tell us about yourself in your own unique way.

What to expect in the application process

  • 1st Interview: ~1 hour, mostly online with two participants from denkwerk
  • 2nd Interview: ~1 hour, preferably on-site with two participants from denkwerk

    In both interviews, together we’ll find out whether it’s a good fit—professionally and personally.If we require a CoderPad challenge, we’ll let you know in advance.

    If the feedback is positive, we’ll call you to make an offer.
    We value quick feedback loops—feel free to reach out proactively if you need an update!

Why denkwerk?

We are a diverse team of thinkers, doers, realists, and dreamers united by our focus on collaboration. What sets us apart are our values: we are collaborative, caring, curious, honest, optimistic, and courageous. Together, we embrace new challenges and shape the future with innovative ideas and groundbreaking solutions.

Your contact persons

Janina Schulte-Kellinghaus & Pola Kaiser, Talent Acquisition Team

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