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Cyber Engineering Expert(m/w/d)

Essen, Ruhr, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-09-16 → 2026-11-10

Core

Operate and develop the central IT infrastructure and applications of the Cyber Defense Center, supporting the company-wide CERT mission to identify and investigate IT security incidents.

Role type

Senior Infrastructure & Security Engineer (DevOps)

Builds

Kubernetes-based hyperconverged infrastructure, containerized applications, and automation pipelines for the Cyber Defense Center.

Domain

Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure, DevOps

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Kubernetes, Linux, Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, HashiCorp Vault, Network configuration (Switch/Firewall), System integration

Preferred skills

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation, additional Linux or DevOps certifications

Technologies

Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, HashiCorp Vault, Linux

Responsibilities

Operate and evolve the central IT infrastructure and applications of the Cyber Defense Center; maintain and update existing systems using Ansible Playbooks; configure systems following Security and Privacy by Design principles; integrate diverse software components within a homogeneous Linux/Open Source landscape; manage and maintain servers and networks in labs and the Frankfurt data center.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC