Senior DevOps Engineer (Freelance) – IAM & Platform | Public Sector | Germany

Engagement type: Freelance | Start: Immediate | Duration: 6 months | 100% Remote | Must reside in Germany | security clearance required THE PROJECT Public sector engagement focused on a modern IAM and platform landscape. Full-time (5 days/week), fully remote within Germany YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Build, operate and further develop CI/CD pipelines
2. Deploy, automate and operate applications in OpenShift
3. Integrate and operate modern IAM components (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML)
4. Analyse and resolve incidents in complex platform environments
5. Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible and other IaC tools
6. Monitoring, logging and performance optimisation
7. Create and maintain technical documentation to established standards
8. Close collaboration with architecture, development and security teams

MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS

1. Several years of experience as a DevOps or Platform Engineer in a Kubernetes/OpenShift environment
2. Strong knowledge of CI/CD tooling (GitLab, Jenkins) and container technologies
3. Proven IAM experience (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML) — essential
4. Confident with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
5. Experience operating containerised applications
6. Fluent German (min. C1) — essential
7. Residence in Germany
8. Existing or initiatable German security clearance (SÜ2)

NICE TO HAVE

1. Experience with IBM Verify Access, IGI or Directory Services
2. Background in public sector IT environments
3. Experience with highly available, automated platform landscapes

CONTRACT DETAILS

1. Engagement type: Freelance / contract
2. Duration: 6 months
3. Availability: Full-time (5 days/week)
4. Location: 100% remote within Germany