Tech Lead DevOps

The creative mind behind every project. Put your skills to the test to build solutions that continue to shape the world we live in. 
 

About Us

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business.

We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.

We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too!

At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in close proximity to our offices. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office.
 

About the Role 

As a Tech Lead - DevOps at Ascent, you will be a key driver in shaping the evolution of our DevOps practices across challenging and impactful projects. You’ll work alongside a team of highly skilled DevOps engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, scalable, and reliable infrastructure solutions. Whether supporting our own digital transformation or optimizing existing processes for our customers, you will play a pivotal role in helping us deliver excellence at scale. You will lead the adoption of cutting-edge tools and techniques, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the successful execution of complex technical initiatives. 
Skills and qualifications 

• Strong knowledge of DevOps and SRE practices, including CI/CD, IaC, incident response, and observability. 
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with hands-on experience designing scalable cloud architectures 
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and ArgoCD; experience managing containerized applications in production environments. 
• Knowledge of service mesh solutions and workload security practices. 
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go; experience automating infrastructure with tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. 
• Strong understanding of DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and distributed systems architecture. 
• Expertise with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog, including designing dashboards and alerting mechanisms for production systems. 

Organizational and Leadership Skills 

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to DevOps and SRE engineers, while encouraging skill-building opportunities and professional development. 
• Foster a collaborative team culture, effectively resolving conflicts and maintaining a positive dynamic across departments. 
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate trade-offs, make informed decisions under pressure, and proactively identify and resolve technical and organizational challenges. 
• Ability to remain composed under pressure and adapt to changing priorities, technologies, and organizational goals. 
• Align team goals with broader product and organizational objectives, bringing a strategic mindset to build scalable, reliable, and future-proof systems. 
• Ability to plan, manage, and prioritize team tasks, with experience in release planning and coordinating cross-functional dependencies. 
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts and progress to product teams, managers, and external stakeholders, while setting realistic expectations. 
• Ability to identify inefficiencies in workflows, implement improvements, and establish best practices for team workflows, documentation, and automation. 

Additional Requirements

• Fluent in German and English – both verbal and written.
• Availability to go to our Munich office.

Working at Ascent

At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.
 
Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive, and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy, and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries. 
 
Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.