Senior Kubernetes Engineer

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

The development center of SAP in Bulgaria plays a key role in the defining and developing of the SAP Business Technology Platform. With its more than 1400 professionals, SAP Labs Bulgaria also has strong contributions toward life-cycle management, user interface & user experience across the broader portfolio of SAP products and has recently welcomed new teams focusing on business applications. For its 24-year history, the company has established itself as a preferred employer in the IT sector in Bulgaria.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance software-based solutions to achieve improvements in service stability, reliability, and operations
• Act as technical expert during incidents, investigate and solve incidents on a deep technical level.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes.
• Drive root cause analysis and follow-up improvements to prevent reoccurring issues
• Learn new technologies and keep up to date with latest product releases
• Work with tools like Concourse, Jenkins, GitHub & GitHub Actions, Grafana, Prometheus
• Use programming languages like Go, Python and Bash
• You will support our Kubernetes / Gardener deployments, experience in Kubernetes is a must
• Experience with Istio, Linux and security hardening procedures is a plus.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Proficiency in Programming languages (Golang, NodeJS and/or Python).
• Experience with testing frameworks, test automation, Junit and integration testing.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., ELK stack).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Fluency both written and spoken in English.

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​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 410199  | Work Area: Software-Development Operations  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.