At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have9
Strong AWS or equivalent, Kubernetes, and configuration management such as Ansible, at production scale
Real experience of on-premise and offline deployment, not only cloud
CI/CD pipeline ownership end to end
Autonomous and proactive. You have carried infrastructure alone
Willing to hand knowledge over rather than hold it
Interested in the product and the science, not only the pipeline
Clear communicator in English
Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent practical track record
Fluent English
Skills
AWS
Kubernetes
Ansible
GitOps
CI/CD
Dependency Scanning
About the role
Location: Remote within Europe, with regular presence in Bremen
Direct Reports: None
Working Model: Remote / hybrid. Regular time on-site in Bremen.
Mission
Own build, deployment and infrastructure for scientific software that runs in awkward places — customer premises, restricted laboratory networks, air-gapped sites, and our own cloud. The role combines conventional cloud platform engineering with the harder problem of shipping updatable software into environments we do not control.
Responsibilities
Pillar 1 Deployment and Delivery
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Own build, CI/CD and release for the platform across cloud and on-premise targets.
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Build and maintain installers and update paths that work in restricted and offline environments.
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Manage database migration and rollback paths for customer installations.
Success Metrics and KPIs: release frequency, failed deployments, time to patch a customer site.
Pillar 2 Infrastructure
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Run the Kubernetes and GitOps side of the platform.
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Own secrets management, access control and infrastructure-as-code.
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Implement monitoring and log aggregation across internal and customer environments.
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Integrate with Constructor’s platform, identity and deployment tooling.
Success Metrics and KPIs: uptime, mean time to detect, infrastructure reproducible from code.
Pillar 3 Security and Governance
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Introduce static analysis and dependency and licence scanning into the pipeline.
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Own backup, recovery and continuity for the platform.
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Support audit and compliance requirements from funded research and customer contracts.
Accountability: no single undocumented dependency on one person, including yourself.
Requirements
Experience
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Strong AWS or equivalent, Kubernetes, and configuration management such as Ansible, at production scale.
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Real experience of on-premise and offline deployment, not only cloud.
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CI/CD pipeline ownership end to end
Skills & Competencies
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Autonomous and proactive. You have carried infrastructure alone.
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Willing to hand knowledge over rather than hold it.
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Interested in the product and the science, not only the pipeline.
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Clear communicator in English.
Education & Languages
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Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent practical track record.
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Fluent English.
What This Role Is (and Is Not)
This role IS
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Full ownership of infrastructure for a technically unusual product.