We are Valtech Mobility, a strategic business unit of Valtech Group, dedicated to improving mobility by making it safer, smarter and more enjoyable. Our primary goal is to develop cutting-edge connected vehicle technologies for global mobility providers and vehicle OEMs such as VW, Toyota, Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Skoda.
As a technical expert, you'll be part of our global Connected Vehicle team. As a hidden champion and pioneer in connected vehicle technology, more than 30 million vehicles in 65 countries enjoy more than 50 different connected car services in the areas of infotainment, telematics and V2X/Car2x.
By joining our expert panel, you will be part of the connected vehicle revolution and its next level of evolution. You will rub shoulders with international industry experts who have decades of experience working with brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Audi, to name a few.
If you enjoy working on challenging projects in a culture that values freedom and accountability. Apply now to be contacted.
Personal and professional development
/ Internal workshops & learning initiatives via Academy and online portals
/ German language classes compensation
/ Professional certifications reimbursement
/ Participation in professional local & global communities
/ Growth and development possibilities
We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer with at least 6+ years of experience in the software industry and a minimum of 3+ years of working in a DevOps environment.
You will be working as part of a cross-functional team that takes responsibility for their applications throughout the full lifecycle. The team is currently working with a focus on design and development and will expand its focus to operational and automation aspects. We would like you to bring in your DevOps knowledge and experience to contribute to delivering excellency by the connected car team. Initially, you will be working as a developing lead until a new team is formed.
Mandatory skills and experience
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Background and relevant current experience in a hands-on Platform Engineering role are needed
- Practical Cloud experience, especially with Azure and technologies like AKS, Azure Virtual Machines, KeyVault, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Log Analytics
- Practical CI/CD experience, especially with tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
- Experience working in agile teams, possibly with methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar
- Experience in implementing and operating on Kubernetes-based deployments
- Experience with microservice architecture and container technologies such as docker
- Experience with automation of software integration, testing, delivery, and deployment
- Solid knowledge of using, administering, and scripting Linux/Unix and/or PowerShell
- Willingness to work closely with team members, share responsibility, work, and praise
- Willingness to learn about the content of the delivered applications invest in building domain knowledge and becoming a subject matter expert
- Mentor/motivate the development teams to take ownership of their contribution to successful projects
- Encourage key quality principles
- Have an in-depth level of technical knowledge/experience in building cloud solutions that have security, reliability, scalability, high availability, and concurrency built in from the outset.
- Assist with the optimal end-to-end delivery pipeline
- Selecting appropriate quality controls to complete assigned tasks, including code-driven deployment; infrastructure deployment; automated testing; and effective operational monitoring, alerting and incident responses.
- Supply appropriate information and analysis to support the resolution of issues and incidents
- Applicants need to bring a mindset of taking responsibility for their work from design, through implementation and into operations
- Good communication skills, good command of English and willingness to work in a globally distributed team
Ideal candidates should also
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Experience with Azure Service Fabric, CosmosDB
- Experience in leading software teams and organizing development efforts
- Understand security techniques including Firewalls/Security Groups, Threat Modelling, and Dependency Management. Able to define and Implement security, introduce the team to DevSecOps methods and mindset
- Have knowledge of SQL Database (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and No SQL Databases Administration, monitoring and optimization
- Have infrastructure as a code such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or Puppet experience
- Have experience using monitoring tools such as ELK stack, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, newRelic
- Have sound knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka or MQTT
- Ensure the cloud platforms/solutions are fit for purpose based on business need and criticality while keeping platform usage costs and utilization in mind
- The ability to communicate in the German language is a plus
What is important is having some of the skills, but also having ideas to bring to the table, wanting to have input into how we do things and wanting to pick up new skills along the way.
At Valtech, we’re here to engineer experiences that work and reach every single person. To do this, we are proactive about creating workplaces that work for every person at Valtech. Our goal is to create an equitable workplace which gives people from all backgrounds the support they need to thrive, grow and meet their goals (whatever they may be). You can find out more about what we’re doing to create a Valtech for everyone here.
Please do not worry if you do not meet all of the criteria or if you have some gaps in your CV. We’d love to hear from you and see if you’re our next member of the Valtech team!
