Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience as a Software, Site Reliability, Platform, or DevOps Engineer., Expertise in automatic infrastructure generation, Kubernetes, cloud-native solutions, GitOps, and CI/CD., Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely., Ability to set challenging goals and align work with business objectives..

Key responsibilities:

Maintain and improve the internal developer platform (IDP).

Participate in meetings and foster cross-team collaboration to achieve business goals.

Mentor peers and drive technical skills within the team.

Coordinate system upgrades and refactors, managing scope and stakeholder communication.

Job description

Company Description

As the IT of the REWE Group Austria, we work together with our more than 700 employees to develop innovative IT products and services for all our corporate divisions in Austria and abroad, setting the tone for modern trade.

Job Description

Maintaining and further improving an internal developer platform (IDP)
Active participation in meetings, and fostering of cross-team collaboration where necessary to address business goals
Teaching peers how to set up systems and drive execution plans for features and system improvements
Coordinating efforts across the team rather than working in a silo
Proactively communicating issues and addressing necessary trade-offs - taking ownership of issues
Managing larger refactors, and/or system upgrades, helping others to do the same or participate. Being able to estimate scope of work, and when those estimates are off, coordinating with stakeholders like Product Management to address risks, and take ownership
Mentoring and actively driving the technical skills of the immediate or extended team
Anticipating issues or implications that their ideas would have on others, and pursuing mutually beneficial strategies.
Beyond participating in meetings, thoughtfully creating and leading meetings where helpful
Critically reviewing multiple plans and adjusting as needed

Qualifications

At least 8 years of professional experience as a Software, Site Reliability, Platform or DevOps Engineer
Expert in the automatic generation of infrastructure
Deep industry knowledge and awareness of the technical landscape and the ability to incorporate analysis as appropriate into strategy
Extensive expertise with Kubernetes, cloud native solutions, GitOps and CICD topics
You should be able to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely
Ability to set clear and challenging goals for a portfolio of work, and pursue them with enthusiasm and passion
Good understanding of business objectives and incorporation of these into the body of work

Additional Information

Long-term, interesting and varied work for a reliable employer in a supportive team
A family-friendly company culture with flexible working hours and remote working options available
Staff shopping and travel discounts
Numerous training and further development opportunities within the Group (5% of working time for self-organized training and education)
On-site parking
A lunch allowance
A market-compliant, attractive and performance-related annual gross salary from EUR 70,000 with the willingness to overpay with appropriate experience and qualifications

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