DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) – Azure, Terraform & Databricks

Your role

You will take responsibility for building, automating, and securely operating our Azure-based data platform. Your focus will be Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD in Azure DevOps, and Azure Databricks operations. You will define technical standards and implement them together with our development and data teams.

Your responsibilities

• Develop and operate CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, including service connections, artifacts, environments, and approval processes

• Provision and manage Azure infrastructure with Terraform using reusable modules, remote state, and version-controlled changes

• Automate the provisioning and operation of Azure Databricks, including workspaces, cluster policies, jobs/workflows, libraries, and secrets

• Ensure reproducible deployments across development, test, and production environments

• Build and improve monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

• Implement identity, access, and network controls using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Key Vault, VNETs, and Private Endpoints

• Investigate incidents, resolve root causes, and use automation to prevent recurring failures

What you bring

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure operations

• Solid knowledge of Azure DevOps, particularly pipelines, repos, service connections, and environments

• Production experience with Terraform: modular structures, remote state, versioning, and CI/CD integration

• Scripting skills in PowerShell or Bash; Python is a plus

• An understanding of identity and access management, networking fundamentals, and least privilege

• A structured approach to work and the ability to document technical decisions clearly

• Good German and English skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly in both languages

Useful, but not required

• Experience with Azure Databricks and data platform infrastructure

• Docker and Kubernetes/AKS

• Azure Landing Zones, Policy as Code, or GitOps

• Deeper knowledge of observability and tracing, for example with Application Insights or New Relic

What we offer

• Projects involving industrial telemetry data and large data volumes

• Scope to shape architecture, automation, and operational standards

• Technical collaboration with a specialized team and short decision-making paths

• No overnight on-call duty

• Fully remote work, with an optional workspace in Konstanz, Germany

• Flexible working hours and workation options

• A training and certification budget, for example for Azure or Terraform

• 30 days of vacation and a company pension scheme

• A home-office equipment budget and team events

Your application

Please briefly answer these questions in your application:

• What is your level of proficiency in German and English?

• Describe a project where you deployed Azure infrastructure to production with Terraform. How did you organize modules, remote state, and deployments? Which decisions were yours?

• What technical problem have you solved particularly well? Describe your approach and the outcome. Links to publicly shareable projects, GitHub repositories, or articles are welcome.