DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Our customer is a German IT service provider specializing in cloud infrastructure and digital solutions for cooperative banks. For this project, we are looking for a DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in policy-driven infrastructure and automation. The engineer will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining access and security policies using Open Policy Agent (OPA), while also supporting infrastructure automation, container orchestration, and observability.

Responsibilities:

Policy-Driven Security → Shape the foundation of secure infrastructure by designing and maintaining OPA-based access, compliance, and security policies, ensuring governance across complex systems.

Reliable Delivery Pipelines → Drive automation excellence by building and supporting CI/CD workflows with Jenkins, guaranteeing fast, reliable, and stable software deployments.

High-Performance Applications → Strengthen application delivery by configuring and optimizing Nginx for load balancing, reverse proxying, and robust security hardening.

Resilient Infrastructure → Ensure system reliability and network stability through hands-on management and troubleshooting of Linux environments.

Containerized Environments → Build and maintain Docker-based platforms that support both development and production workloads, enabling seamless application lifecycle management.

Collaborative Architecture → Partner with developers and architects to align infrastructure design with business and security requirements, while contributing to discussions on Kubernetes/OpenShift orchestration and RBAC best practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Proven hands-on expertise with Open Policy Agent (OPA).
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Jenkins pipeline automation.
• Solid skills with Nginx for performance tuning, load balancing, and security.
• Practical experience with Docker and containerized applications.

Nice to have: Familiarity with Kubernetes/OpenShift, observability tools, and distributed systems. Fluency in English; German is a plus.

Additional Information

At Accesa you can:

Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.

• Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
• Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT, the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
• Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health, we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health, social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
• Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.