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Xempus · 4 months ago

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (m/w/d)

Mobile, AL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Xempus is Germany's leading independent Software-as-Service (SaaS) platform for the management and distribution of pension, life and health insurance. They are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to design and operate robust platforms for their SaaS offerings, lead initiatives shaping their infrastructure strategy, and mentor junior engineers.

Financial ServicesFinTechInsuranceInsurTechLife InsuranceSoftware

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and evolve our hybrid cloud infrastructure with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security

Lead the automation and hardening of environments using modern DevOps practices

Own the development and operation of our platform, ensuring high availability and performance

Drive improvements in operational processes and incident response

Design and implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems that focus on symptoms, not just outages

Troubleshoot complex production issues across the entire stack and guide root cause analysis

Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of reliability and continuous improvement

Qualification

Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeKubernetesPostgreSQLTerraformAnsibleIT security principlesObservability toolsCommunicationCollaborative mindset

Required

8+ years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles, with a proven track record of operating and scaling production systems in hybrid cloud environments

Proven experience operating and scaling Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, HashiCorp Vault, and Min.IO in production environments

Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible

Strong understanding of virtualization and networking (e.g., VMware, NSX-T, OpenStack)

Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or the Elastic Stack

Ability to define and implement target architectures in dynamic, agile environments

Solid grasp of IT security principles and experience working within ISO 27001 or similar compliance frameworks

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Benefits

Chance to participate in one of the most generous employee stock option programs in the industry

Very attractive contribution to the company pension scheme

Corporate health insurance (600€ reimbursement of various medical and pharmacy costs per year)

Find creative freedom and quick decision-making structures in a dynamic, innovative environment

Work with a team of amazing colleagues with great team spirit (company parties, charity events e.g.)

Have the option of hybrid working - for family friendliness and maximum flexibility in your everyday life. You can find out more here.

Broad range of personal & professional development opportunities: individual annual training budget, free courses, and a transparent career development model

Various health offerings such as bike leasing and EGYM Wellpass

Modern offices in a central location, including free drinks & fruit

We offer you an option for an unpaid extra holiday in addition to your 30-day holiday entitlement per year