Senior DevOps Engineer (f/m/d) OpenStack & Cloud Infrastructure

We help the world run better. At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose‑driven and future‑focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (f/m/d) with a strong background in OpenStack, cloud networking, and infrastructure automation to join our SAT team. This role is focused on designing and maintaining cloud‑native automation frameworks and observability solutions in highly controlled and secure environments. You will play a key role in engineering infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC), building REST APIs, supporting CI/CD pipelines, and enabling platform readiness for cloud adoption.

• Design, develop, and maintain automation and observability tooling for hyperscaler‑like network environments (e.g., VPNs, subnets, private connectivity, load balancers)
• Engineer and maintain internal RESTful APIs for seamless integration across cloud platforms and internal systems
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, deployment, and version control.
• Architect, implement, and document Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service (IaaS) solutions that ensure cloud readiness for internal and external stakeholders
• Provide hands‑on support for containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and related automation workflows
• Mentor internal teams on cloud‑native, DevOps, and automation best practices.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering and business stakeholders to translate requirements into production‑grade solutions
• Deliver technical documentation, training sessions, and workshops to support onboarding and stakeholder enablement

What You Bring

• 3‑5 years in DevOps roles with a strong focus on automation and infrastructure
• 3+ years of experience in Python programming and 2+ years of hands‑on experience with at least one hyperscaler cloud platform (AliCloud, AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Strong background in cloud networking concepts (routing, load balancing, VPNs, firewalling, DNS)
• Experience in REST API development and backend integrations
• Ability to design scalable cloud architectures and infrastructure patterns
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, DevOps pipelines, and infrastructure security principles
• Excellent stakeholder‑facing communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with OpenStack environments and cloud‑native infrastructure is highly desirable
• Willingness to go through personal security clearance (Government process)

Meet the team

The Sovereign Cloud Automation & Tooling (SAT) team builds secure, scalable, and compliant automation solutions for SAP’s Sovereign Cloud operations. Our infrastructure spans across regulated markets and hyperscaler‑like environments including OpenStack, SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI), and public cloud providers. As part of this mission, we develop and maintain internal automation platforms, APIs, and networking foundations that power the delivery of critical cloud services. Be at the forefront of building automation and infrastructure for SAP’s most secure cloud offerings. Work on hyperscaler‑grade challenges in an OpenStack and multi‑cloud context, while enabling rapid innovation and compliance for sovereign and regulated environments. #SAPCareersSovereignCloud, #SAPCloudRe This position can also be filled as a part time position.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.