Senior DevX Engineer (f/m/d)

The role

You will build and evolve software platform capabilities used across Ground Systems. You will enable engineering teams with scalable, secure, and efficient development workflows and automate recurring workloads.

What you will do

• Own and continuously evolve software platform capabilities
• Champion GitOps-based delivery practices using ArgoCD and GitLab CI/CD
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines and reusable pipeline templates
• Automate cloud and on-premises infrastructure provisioning and management using IaC and scripting
• Define and promote software quality standards
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions
• Establish and lead engineering communities of practice
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational playbooks
• Coach and mentor development teams on DevOps practices, CI/CD, software quality, automation, and platform capabilities
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering practices

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Software Infrastructure roles
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD practices and platforms, including GitLab CI/CD and ArgoCD
• Experience designing and operating scalable CI/CD platforms, automation frameworks, and developer enablement solutions
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure and cloud-native platform architectures
• Expert-level automation skills using Python, PowerShell, and Bash
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, like Terraform, Helm, and Ansible
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Kubernetes
• Experience building developer tooling, engineering platforms, or Developer Experience (DevX) solutions
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, observability, reliability engineering, and incident management practices
• Experience facilitating technical workshops, mentoring engineers, and promoting knowledge sharing across teams
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• Experience implementing AI-assisted software development workflows and engineering productivity tooling
• Experience in aerospace, mission-critical, or highly regulated engineering environments
• Experience building and managing internal developer platforms

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Fully financed Deutschlandticket
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning budget granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children

Before you apply

• Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. The company aims to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.