Junior Cloud & DevOps Engineer / Kubernetes Specialist (f/m/d)

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Technical Advocacy & Pre-Sales : Represent DCS to internal project teams, assessing application architectures and demonstrating platform capabilities.
• Hands-on Containerization & Deployment : Guide teams through application containerization, writing Dockerfiles/Podman specs, Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and setting up ArgoCD GitOps pipelines.
• Developer Enablement & Workshops : Conduct hands-on coding sessions, office hours, and workshops to upskill developers in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Requirements & User Advocacy : Gather developer feedback and friction points to define actionable technical requirements for the core DCS Platform team.
• Documentation & Community : Build developer-friendly quick-start guides, GitOps templates, and sample repositories to foster internal cloud-native developer communities.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Education : Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Software Development & Architecture : Practical programming experience in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Node.js) and a strong understanding of modern application architectures.
• Containerization & Orchestration : Proven expertise with Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
• GitOps & Delivery Pipelines : Practical experience or strong knowledge of GitOps principles, ArgoCD, and modern CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitLab CI).
• Consulting & Communication Skills : Strong interpersonal, teaching, and presentation capabilities to effectively mentor development teams.
• Language Proficiency: Fluent English AND German!

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Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Entry Level

Job Family:

Digital

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Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026