Lead DevSecOps Engineer | Lead DevSecOps Engineer (m/w/d)

BWI GmbH

Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland
Published Dec 22, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This Lead DevSecOps Engineer role is crucial for advancing the digital readiness of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) by contributing to one of Germany's largest and most complex IT infrastructures. The successful candidate will join the Cloud & Platform department, focusing on the design, development, and operation of a private cloud platform using agile and DevOps methodologies. Day-to-day tasks include building and evolving Kubernetes-based infrastructure, architecting and developing open-source solutions for software artifact transport in air-gapped environments, and developing Kubernetes Operators in Golang for automated management and supply chain security. This position requires deep expertise in cloud-native toolsets, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and security best practices (e.g., BSI Grundschutz). This is an attractive opportunity for an experienced IT specialist passionate about utilizing software development methods in IT infrastructure to enhance Germany's security capabilities.

Required Skills

Education

IT-related university degree or comparable qualification

Experience

  • Minimum six years in software engineering and the conception of IT solutions in cloud environments
  • Professional experience with Linux systems and networking fundamentals
  • Professional experience in building and operating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application automation in cloud environments
  • Practical experience applying GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches
  • Experience in scaling distributed systems

Languages

Not specified

Additional

  • Compliance with security standards (e.g., BSI Grundschutz) and best practices required.