Kubernetes DevOps Engineer (w/m/d)
Permanent Employment, Experienced Position - TimișoaraTo strengthen our team, we are looking for a Kubernetes / OpenStack Engineer (m/f/d) who supports our platform team in operations, further development and automation.
- Operation, maintenance and further development of multi-node clusters (like Proxmox or OpenStack)
- Management of nodes, updates, cluster upgrades and machine configurations
- Management of operators, CRDs, namespaces and multi-tenancy
- Management of networks (CNI, ingress, routing, DNS) and storage components
Security & Compliance
- Implementation of security and governance concepts (RBAC, SCC/PSa, image security)
- Secrets, certificate and TLS management
- Patch and vulnerability management
- Audit logging and compliance controls
Monitoring & Observability
- Setup, integration and operation of Prometheus, Loki, Thanos, Grafana
- Performance analysis, capacity planning and stability improvements
- Building meaningful dashboards and alerting rules
Automation & CI/CD
- GitOps automation using Ansible
- Creation and maintenance of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm)
- Automation of recurring operational tasks
Support & Troubleshooting
- Analysis and resolution of incidents on node, pod, network or storage level
- Close collaboration with specialist departments
- Handover, documentation and participation in change/incident processes
Technical
- At least 3 years of experience operating Linux systems (RHEL preferred)- Solid experience with Kubernetes / OpenStack in enterprise environments
- Knowledge of OpenStack CLI and REST-APIs
- Experience with Ceph, NFS or other CSI-based storage technologies
- Know-how in GitOps, CI/CD and automation/orchestration (OpenStack Heat, Terraform OpenStack Provider)
- Knowledge in cluster architecture and object management (Pods, Deployments, Services), networking and ingress routing (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, Ingress), and observability and security (Prometheus, Grafana, and RBAC)
Nice to Have
- Experience in hardware, virtualization or cloud environments (VMware, Bare Metal)
- Experience with databases or middleware (PostgreSQL, Oracle, Jboss)
- Compliance operators / policy automation
- Security hardening / CIS benchmarks / STIG-like requirements
- Multi-cloud/hybrid skills (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Soft Skills
- Experience working in DevOps teams
- Structured, independent working style
- Clear, direct communication
- Team player with a sense for pragmatic solutions
Training & Certifications
Regular role (mandatory):
- Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Nice to have:
- ITIL Foundation
- Modern workplaces and equipment
- Flexible working hours and extensive home office regulations
- Dynamic company development
- Comprehensive training and further education opportunities
- Collaborative and supportive team culture with a strong focus on knowledge sharing and professional growth
- Additional annual leave days beyond the statutory entitlement
ABOUT US
Manage Now is a leading IT service and managed services provider for enterprises and public institutions that want to strategically develop their IT while ensuring stable operations at the same time. With over 50 years of combined IT and project experience, we take responsibility for complex IT landscapes. In doing so, we combine consulting, operations, and transformation in an integrated approach, creating the foundation for IT that functions reliably while remaining controllable. Our integrated portfolio ranges from sovereign cloud and hybrid and multi-cloud to SAP and application management, as well as security and modern workplace environments, creating the foundation for IT that functions reliably while remaining controllable. Organizations can decide for themselves how much responsibility they want to hand over, from individual services to full end-to-end operational responsibility.