# Staff / Senior DevOps Engineer at akeno

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> Responsibilities: - Design, implement and operate CI/CD pipe

- **Company:** akeno (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/akeno)
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Work arrangement:** Remote
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, Kubernetes, Fluentd, Loki, Grafana, Python, Bash, Linux, Containers, Networking, CI/CD Architecture, Observability, Deployment Strategies
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-06-04
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-06-05
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.workable.com/view/qzcjJE7e3GLW3G2P5RBsiw/hybrid-staff-%2F-senior-devops-engineer-in-hamburg-at-akeno (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/staff-senior-devops-engineer-akeno

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and operate CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and automation with Terraform and Ansible.
- Define and enforce GitOps patterns: repo topology, environment promotion, secrets handling, and drift remediation.
- Own lifecycle integration from local development to production: reproducible builds, validations, rollback policies and change control.
- Lead observability: operate Fluentd, Loki and Grafana; deliver structured logs, actionable metrics, tuned alerts and SLOs.
- Define deployment strategies (canary, blue/green, feature flags), secrets hygiene, SBOM/image hygiene, backups and resilience practices.
- Evaluate and introduce platform tools/practices aligned with operational constraints and team needs; mentor engineering teams.

Requirements:
- Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Terraform and Ansible.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, container runtimes and runtime deployments.
- Skilled in observability tooling (Grafana, Loki, Fluentd), metrics, logging and SLO practices.
- Solid scripting skills (Python, Bash) and strong Linux networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing).
- Experience implementing GitOps at repo/layout and promotion levels, and handling secrets management and air-gapped constraints.
- Practical security and resilience mindset: backups, image hygiene/SBOMs, and baseline hardening.

## Responsibilities

Design and operate CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows to ensure safe and consistent code delivery from commit to production. Lead the observability program by managing the telemetry stack and defining meaningful SLOs for all services.

## Requirements

Requires deep expertise in GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes, along with strong scripting skills in Python and Bash. Candidates must have a solid foundation in Linux networking and a proven track record of managing observability tools like Grafana and Loki.

## FAQ

- **Is this Staff / Senior DevOps Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-06-04. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check akeno's site before applying.
- **Does akeno offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on akeno's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Hamburg, Germany. It is marked remote.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, Kubernetes, Fluentd, Loki, Grafana, Python, Bash, Linux, Containers, Networking, CI/CD Architecture, Observability, Deployment Strategies.

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