SAP  Sovereign Cloud Senior DevOps 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.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION 

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That is why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures. 

SAP recently decided to combine and harmonize all SAP Sovereign Cloud offerings, establishing an end-to-end process for the Public Sector and regulated industries. The newly created Global Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations business unit is part of SAP Product Engineering with responsibility across the relevant Sovereign Cloud portfolio of SAP. Global Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations is collaborating closely with all Board areas to establish a harmonized, scalable, and consistent offering with transparent and standardized deliverables.  

YOUR FUTURE ROLE 
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (f/m/d) in the areas of Business Technology Platform (BTP) - within the Technology & Engineering unit of the Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations team in the Platform Engineering board area. 

In this role, you will join the Sovereign Cloud Platform engineering team.  We build, harden, and operate the SAP Sovereign Cloud environments used as reference by the regional Operations teams.  You will be working closely with SAP product teams, technical product managers, developers, security experts, and regional operators.  You will be working on deployment automation, product operations/deployments, deployment documentation, as well as supporting SAP Sovereign Cloud regional operations teams. 

What you bring 

• Due to the classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process and thus have an NV1, EU, NATO or FIVE EYES country member nationality. Besides that you bring: 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role.
• Expert proficiency with Git, Terraform, Kubernetes, and other infrastructure automation toolsets.
• Deep expertise with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and an in-depth understanding of their offerings.
• Significant experience in network, server, and application-status monitoring.
• Proven ability to lead and improve software-automation production systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of scalable computing systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain protocol and processes with team and management.
• Expertise in scripting languages Python and Bash. 

Nice to Have:

• Experience with deploying and maintaining SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Advanced knowledge of distributed data processing systems such as Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra.
• Certification in AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure

Responsibilities:

• Independently handle the development, maintenance, and improvement of our continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline using cloud services and automation tools.
• Use Terraform for advanced cloud resource provisioning and management.
• Implement automated infrastructure capabilities like backups, security tools, monitoring.
• Design and implement enterprise-grade, scalable cloud-based services to support our development teams.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize the application development workflow.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues and provide advanced technical support to the team.
• Advocate for and implement industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• If necessary, deploy and maintain SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) in cloud environments.
• Stay current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the company excel

​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.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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: 409087  | Work Area: Software-Development Operations  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.