(Senior) Cloud Engineer / Kubernetes Platform Security - STACKIT (m/f/d)

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  • Location

    Schönbeinstraße 5-6
    74076 Heilbronn
  • Employment Area

    IT - Cloud Services
  • Level

    Experienced professional
  • Working Model

    Full-time
  • Reference ID

    849

Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.

Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.

Your tasks

  • Together with your SKE Security Crew, you drive the development and implementation of new security-relevant features for the STACKIT Kubernetes Engine (SKE).
  • You develop comprehensive security policies for Kubernetes clusters, including RBAC, Admission Controllers, Network Policies, and Policy-as-Code solutions like Kyverno.
  • You implement security measures such as Pod Security Standards, Image Scanning, Audit Logging, and Runtime Security Monitoring with Falco.
  • You act as an interface to the Cyber Security Team to implement security-relevant requirements.
  • You automate and implement processes to ensure security compliance, such as regular security audits and vulnerability scans.

Your profile

  • You have a 'You Build It - You Run It!' mindset and take responsibility for the operation of the services and solutions you develop.
  • You have several years of experience in operating Linux servers and Kubernetes clusters.
  • You have several years of experience in software development (ideally Go), and ideally, you have already developed Kubernetes Operators.
  • You have a strong awareness of security aspects, and you enjoy challenging existing security concepts and designing and implementing architectures.
  • You have extensive experience with authentication (OIDC, SAML) and authorization (RBAC, ReBAC) protocols, as well as hardening in the Kubernetes and Linux (AppArmor, SELinux, Seccomp, eBPF) context.

Our benefits

Your contact

Recruiter Foto Tim

Tim Kübler

Recruiter

  • E-Mail:recruiting@mail.schwarz

What happens once you applied?

1

Application

We love simplicity. Apply quickly and easily digitally, even without registration.
2

Checkup

Together with the department, we take a look at your documents.
3

Interview

When you first get to know each other, the focus is on both your personality and your professional suitability.
4

Contract offer

Have we convinced each other? Then your employment contract is on its way to you digitally by e-mail.
5

Welcome

Your first day of work with is about to begin and your individual onboarding in the team begins. We look forward to seeing you!