Lead DevOps Engineer (f/m/d)

ONIQ is on a mission to transform manufacturing for a more sustainable and efficient future. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be the technical owner of the multi-cloud infrastructure and data strategy, leading the design, build, and operation of key systems while collaborating with the development team to make critical decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute our multi-cloud infrastructure roadmap, making key decisions on technology selection and architecture patterns
• Own the technical strategy for our Kubernetes-based deployment infrastructure, creating flexible IaC approaches that can adapt to entirely different cloud providers (GCP, Azure, AWS) and on-premise setups dictated by our clients
• Build, deploy, and monitor many distinct deployments simultaneously using IaC, navigating complex corporate firewalls and enterprise compliance/policy regulations
• Interface with Fortune 500 IT and security teams, successfully translating their special corporate rules and installation regulations into repeatable deployment processes for our software
• Engineer the DevOps tooling and automation layers that streamline our data onboarding, allowing us to ingest heterogeneous customer data with minimal manual effort
• Own our infrastructure strategy including data (object storage, OLTP/OLAP, caching), CI/CD and orchestration
• Develop and optimise APIs and data processing systems using Python (Polars/FastAPI) to benefit from your infrastructure decisions
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to translate business requirements into robust infrastructure capabilities
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, making clear recommendations on when and how to adopt new tools

Requirements:

• 6+ years in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or backend/data engineering roles, with a primary focus on Cloud Infrastructure/DevOps and Python proficiency and at least 2 years in a senior technical capacity where you made architectural decisions
• Deep, hands-on expertise with adapting Kubernetes, and IaC frameworks (Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi) to work seamlessly across environments you do not fully control (client-provisioned GCP, Azure, AWS, or on-prem)
• Experience deploying software into external, highly regulated enterprise environments (e.g., navigating Fortune 500 compliance, InfoSec policies, and bespoke IT requirements). This role is focused on distributed deployment flexibility, instead of hyperscale cost optimization
• Strong Python skills with modern data processing libraries (e.g. Polars) and API frameworks (FastAPI, etc.)
• Strong sense of ownership – you care about outcomes, not just outputs, and you're happy to roll up your sleeves
• Excellent organisational and communication skills – you can articulate complex technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with TypeScript/React or Rust are a plus, not a requirement
• Track record of making significant architectural decisions and seeing them through to production at scale
• You prefer deep impact and technical leadership over pure people management
• Genuine interest in industrial manufacturing and B2B SaaS – we're solving real problems for customers making physical products
• Entrepreneurial mindset: you enjoy building foundational systems that will support company growth over years