Senior DevOps Lead (m/f/d)

At Fresenius Kabi, we are committed to life — improving patient outcomes through excellence in care, innovation, and reliability. As we continue to transform and digitize our operations globally, we are looking for a Senior DevOps Lead to drive our DevOps strategy, coordinate seamless releases, and strengthen CI/CD capabilities across commercial and enterprise platforms. This role is critical to ensuring reliability, security, and speed at the heart of our digital initiatives.

Your Role

As Senior DevOps Lead, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our DevOps processes. You will collaborate across development, QA, and IT teams to ensure secure, high-quality, and timely releases. You will take ownership of CI/CD pipelines and enable automation, monitoring, and integration across systems and teams.

Your Responsibilities

Strategic Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve our DevOps strategy, with a focus on CI/CD, automation, and resilience.
• Ensure DevOps practices comply with internal security protocols and external regulatory standards.
• Promote DevOps best practices across teams and global platforms.

Tactical Responsibilities

• Coordinate release management across internal and external development teams.
• Design, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Gearset, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate manual processes to increase efficiency, scalability, and speed.
• Integrate DevOps toolsets into enterprise applications and ensure consistent data flow across systems.

Operational Responsibilities

• Implement monitoring tools to track performance and system health.
• Provide regular reporting on deployment metrics, incidents, and overall DevOps KPIs.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for DevOps workflows and standards.
• Train and support developers, testers, and operations staff in DevOps tools and practices.
• Perform audits and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Align DevOps initiatives with business goals and product development cycles.
• Actively participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Mentor junior team members and promote a collaborative, learning-driven culture.

Your Profile

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and technical stakeholders.

Experience & Expertise

• Minimum 7 years of DevOps experience in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Gearset, and Azure DevOps.
• Strong background in working with cloud platforms like Azure, as well as tools such as Matillion and Azure Data Factory.
• Track record of working on Salesforce, Workday, and SAP projects.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Proven leadership skills in project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional alignment.

Technical Knowhow

• Certifications in DevOps, such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), are a plus.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.
• Knowledge of integration protocols such as REST, SOAP, JSON, and XML.
• Experience with monitoring solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk is beneficial.

Why Join Us?

At Fresenius Kabi, you’ll contribute to something meaningful: delivering life-saving therapies to patients around the world. As part of a global transformation, you will work in a highly visible, impactful role with the opportunity to shape how we manage software development and delivery. You will join a diverse and dynamic team in a collaborative environment where your expertise will help drive innovation, efficiency, and quality across our digital landscape.