Senior DevOps Engineer

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

About the role

At SAP Sovereign Cloud Technology & Delivery, we are defining the future of deploying and operating SAP cloud solutions on sovereign cloud infrastructure for public sector and highly regulated industries – with unparalleled security, compliance, and scale. This is where innovation meets execution – and we are looking for a stellar Senior DevOps Engineer to be part of our journey.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you play a vital role in the Product Enablement team within SAP Sovereign Cloud. Your contributions to Sovereign Cloud will be pivotal in automating, scaling, and maintaining our cloud operations at an exemplary level. You will be responsible for orchestrating containerized applications using Kubernetes and supporting regional Sovereign Cloud teams by demonstrating deployment techniques, assisting in troubleshooting, and providing guidance on updates and best practices. You will work closely with technical product managers, engineers, security professionals, SAP product team members, and operations teams to solve intricate Sovereign Cloud challenges of scale and security.

Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process.

Responsibilities

• Build out and manage deployment environments for new SAP products in the SAP Sovereign Cloud portfolio.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation.
• Develop and maintain automated deployment scripts and pipelines using CI/CD tools such as ArgoCD, Concourse, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Guide deployments in SAP Sovereign Cloud, focusing on creating and maintaining resilient cloud solutions.
• Offer high-level technical support and troubleshooting assistance to Sovereign Cloud regional teams, including demonstrations and upskilling on deploying and managing cloud services.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Share knowledge and expertise in DevOps practices, tools, and SAP product deployments.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies in DevOps and SAP product deployments.

Requirements

• 6+ years in professional software development or cloud services.
• 5+ years of experience with DevOps.
• Experience with Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience with Ansible, AWS, Azure, GCP, or SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI).
• In-depth experience in technologies used for deploying and managing Cloud-native applications:
  • Container Orchestration tools e.g. Gardener (preferred), Kubernetes, Docker.
  • Helm charts.
  • Repository management e.g. Artifactory (preferred), JFrog (preferred).
  • Service management tools e.g. Consul (preferred), Zookeeper.
  • API Management tools e.g. Apigee (preferred).
• Experience in setting up, managing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Python, Go, Powershell, and/or Bash.
• Familiarity with GitLab and/or GitHub.
• Security best practices including hardened containers and images (STIG).
• Experience with Security tools e.g. Hashicorp Vault (preferred), GitHub Secrets.
• Database knowledge like SAP HANA.
• Quality-aware mindset with the ability to proactively forge the path forward, innovatively solve technical challenges, and collaborate strongly with other team members across the organization.
• Fluent in English – both verbal and written.
• Strong methodological and conceptual skills paired with analytical thinking.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High cultural awareness and intercultural competencies.
• Persistence, self-motivation, and willingness to work under pressure.

Pay

The targeted annual combined range for this position is 131,000–271,600 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance.

Benefits

Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements.