Group Network Technology (GNT) is a key part of Deutsche Telekom, driving innovation across Europe. We deliver the full product lifecycle of telecommunications IT and network technology solutions - from engineering and architecture to development, testing, providing infrastructure, and managing operations. Our international teams work closely with Deutsche Telekom’s national companies to bring these solutions to life, ensuring seamless delivery and continuous improvement.
We operate in a chapter-based model that emphasizes skill development and collaboration. This enables us to combine deep expertise with agile delivery, empowering our people while creating real impact for our customers.
What you'll be doing
- Organize and perform the technical onboarding of TelCo and OSS applications onto Kubernetes-based platforms.
- Contribute to Site Reliability Engineering through automation of operational tasks and creation of enhancements that will improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of the platform and services.
- Analyze logs and metrics to identify root causes of issues, resolve bugs, and improve system reliability and maintainability.
- Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to minimize downtime and service disruption.
- Oversee change management processes and system lifecycle activities, ensuring smooth transitions, version control, and minimal disruption during upgrades or deprecations.
- Participate in on-call rotation (for stand-by operations).
What we are looking for
- University degree in Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, Information Systems, or comparable qualification.
- Fluent in English.
- 2+ years proven experience in cloud technologies.
Technical skills
- Experience onboarding complex applications into Kubernetes environments.
- Solid Linux system administration and containerization knowledge.
- Strong grasp of Kubernetes concepts and best practices (deployments, services, ingress, volumes, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with GitOps tools, especially FluxCD, and CI/CD workflows (GitLab).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Ansible).
- Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
- Understanding of basic networking (DNS, IP routing, Load balancing).
Nice-to-Have
- Background in TelCo OSS/BSS systems and network orchestration.
- Exposure to OpenStack or other private cloud technologies.
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA certification)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and templating (Terraform, Helm).
- Understanding of cloud-native security and compliance practices.
- Prior experience with onboarding frameworks and E2E system integration.
- Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts and practical experience with AI/ML platforms or MLOps workflows is an advantage.
Don't worry if you miss some of these skills – we are here to grow and develop you.
What you can expect
- Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members and we're building an environment that appreciates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our experienced team members are passionate about coaching junior and new members of the team.
- We take a long-term commitment when it comes to our employees. You will develop your career working in truly innovative projects of Deutsche Telekom Group, exploring the latest trends and technologies which enable the product development process.
- We offer an open and friendly working environment, competitive remuneration package and attractive benefit scheme.
- Enjoy the benefits of flexible hours, part-time roles.
We offer our people the best
- Smartphone: Choose your phone and get a compensation of up to 1050 € every 3 years.
- Employee tariff: Use unlimited data, call and text for lower prices for private and business purposes.
- Yearly bonus: You can get a bonus of up to 15% of your annual fixed salary each year depending on the company’s success.
- Telekom discounts: Enjoy the most of the lower prices of our products and services for your family and friends.
- Partner discounts: Enjoy lower prices of products and services with our partners.
- Flexible hours: Adapt your work to your needs thanks to the home-office option (according to the agreement with the manager).
- Shares program Shares2You: Become a shareholder of the Deutsche Telekom Group and take advantage of the associated benefits.
- Rest and recreation: Relax with 5 extra days off.
- MultiSport: Sport and relax with your loved ones thanks to the discounted MultiSport card.
- Sick pay: If you are on sick leave for max. 14 days, you can count on an income of 80% of the daily assessment basis.
- uLekára.sk: Take care of your health with free online prevention and consultation with medical specialists for you and your family.
- Healthcare: Take care of your wellbeing with high-quality care for a discounted price with our contractual facility.
- Education and development: Broaden your horizons with our internal T-Univerzita offering a wide range of courses.
- Cafeteria: Choose from a wide range of benefits worth up to 500 € per year - sports and cultural services, health and beauty, holidays or language courses.
- Life crisis support: Is life testing you? We will support you with one-off financial support.
- Psychological consultations: Are you having troubles in your private or professional life? Share your burden anonymously via phone or online.
- Meal contribution: Enjoy a delicious meal with a work-day allowance of 7 €.
- Sabbatical: Sometimes we all need to switch off. That’s why, after working for 2 years and upon agreement with your manager, you can take 1 month off to do whatever you need.
- Recreational allowance: Have you been with us for 2 years? A recreational allowance is in your pocket.
- Pension allowance: Get ready for your retirement with a pension allowance after 3 months with us.
Everyone is welcome to join us
Our employees feel that they have equal employment and career development opportunities with us, regardless of age, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, nationality, social and ethnic origin, political views, religion and world view. This makes us very happy. We are committed to continuous improvement and to creating a safe working environment for all.
What awaits you
- Has the job offer captured your interest? Fill in the application form and let us know about yourself.
- We will assess the information you send us and will get back to you under any circumstances.
- We will contact the chosen applicants and specify the details.
- A job interview is a two-way opportunity to get to know each other better.
- We will inform you about the result of the interview as soon as possible. Successful candidates will receive a job offer.
- In our company, according to our job architecture, you will perform the position of "DevOps Engineer“.