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DevOps Engineer

Automate, deploy and scale. DevOps is critical for any modern tech company.

Gehalt
55K - 100K EUR
Nachfrage
High
Kernkompetenzen
5
Aktualisiert
Feb 2026

DevOps Engineer

DevOps is the bridge between development and operations, and has become one of the highest-paid roles in the sector. With massive cloud and microservices adoption, companies need engineers who can automate, scale, and maintain complex infrastructure. The natural evolution points toward Platform Engineering and SRE, with salaries that can exceed 120K EUR at top companies.

Fähigkeiten

Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
CI/CD
AWS/GCP/Azure

LinkedIn-Optimierung

  1. 1

    Highlight cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, CKA)

  2. 2

    Share improvement metrics: "Reduced deploy time from 2h to 10min"

  3. 3

    Post about IaC, cloud security and automation

  4. 4

    Connect with Engineering Managers and CTOs

  5. 5

    Show experience with incidents and postmortems

Lebenslauf

  1. 1

    Quantify improvements in deploy times, uptime, cloud costs

  2. 2

    List tools and platforms with experience level

  3. 3

    Include experience with security and compliance

  4. 4

    Detail managed infrastructure (num servers, users)

  5. 5

    Show experience with on-call and incident management

Outreach-Strategie

  1. 1

    Identify pain points in the company's infrastructure

  2. 2

    Mention experience with the same cloud they use

  3. 3

    Offer insights on how to improve their CI/CD pipeline

  4. 4

    Connect with SREs and Platform Engineers at the target company

  5. 5

    Demonstrate automation and efficiency mindset

Interview-Vorbereitung

  1. 1

    Prepare production troubleshooting scenarios

  2. 2

    Be clear on networking and security fundamentals

  3. 3

    Practice system design questions focused on scalability

  4. 4

    Prepare examples of postmortems you've led

Ein Tag als DevOps Engineer

You review monitoring dashboards, manage alerts, improve CI/CD pipelines, work on infrastructure as code with Terraform, participate in architecture design reviews, and keep runbook documentation updated.

Karrierepfad

Junior DevOps
Mid DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps/SRE
Staff Platform Engineer
Head of Platform
VP of Infrastructure

Häufige Fehler

  • Only listing tools without showing impact

  • Not preparing practical scenarios for interviews

  • Forgetting cloud security on your CV

  • Not having relevant certifications

  • Not showing experience with observability and monitoring

Wichtige Tools

DockerKubernetesTerraformGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafanaAWS

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Durchschnittsgehalt für eine/n DevOps Engineer?

Das Durchschnittsgehalt für eine/n DevOps Engineer in Europa liegt zwischen 55K - 100K EUR. Dies variiert je nach Erfahrung, Standort und Unternehmenstyp.

Kernkompetenzen für eine/n DevOps Engineer?

Wichtigste technische Fähigkeiten: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, AWS/GCP/Azure. Soft Skills wie Kommunikation und Teamarbeit sind ebenso wichtig.

Karrierepfad für eine/n DevOps Engineer?

Typischer Weg: Junior DevOps > Mid DevOps Engineer > Senior DevOps/SRE > Staff Platform Engineer > Head of Platform > VP of Infrastructure.

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