TL;DR

Senior DevOps Engineer (ElasticSearch): Responsible for maintaining and enhancing ElasticSearch clusters and cloud infrastructure with an accent on scalable data pipelines, observability, and cloud platform management. Focus on designing robust data storage solutions, troubleshooting, and implementing CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools.

Location: Hybrid in Berlin, Germany with relocation support to Germany including visa assistance

Company

A leading European startup in the used car market with a tech-driven culture and diverse international team based in Berlin.

What you will do

Maintain, support, and enhance multiple ElasticSearch instances including upgrades and troubleshooting.
Design and develop scalable, high-performance data pipelines and storage solutions.
Develop and maintain observability frameworks using Kibana, Grafana, or similar tools.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define observability and search requirements.
Scale and maintain development and production platforms on AWS and GCP.
Evangelize new technologies and best practices within and outside the team.

Requirements

Location: Must be able to work in Berlin, Germany or relocate with support.
5+ data nodes ElasticSearch cluster administration experience.
Experience with Kafka, Logstash, Beats, Kibana, Elastic Agent, and queuing systems like SQS, ActiveMQ, or Kinesis.
Proficiency in PHP, Python, and/or Java programming languages.
4+ years Linux/Unix DevOps experience with AWS expertise and CI/CD pipeline creation using Jenkins.
Experience with Docker orchestration engines and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Culture & Benefits

Relocation support including visa and apartment search assistance.
Educational budget for personal growth.
Above-average corporate pension plan.
Flexible work-from-home policy up to 5 days a week.
International and diverse work environment with over 90 nationalities.