Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Company

Orcrist is building a next generation data intelligence platform using cutting-edge technologies. We're handling petabyte-scale data with sub-second queries. Our product is a Kubernetes-based platform delivered as B2B SaaS or as a self-hosted on-prem solution, including air-gapped deployments. We enable customers across defense, law enforcement, and enterprise to turn mission-critical data into actionable intelligence.

Role

Join our team to deploy and operate our data intelligence platform  in agency-controlled environments. You’ll build and run secure, highly available Kubernetes clusters on-prem and in hybrid setups, act as a forward-deployed SRE during incidents and upgrades, and ensure that our systems meet stringent privacy, audit, and legal evidence requirements for law-enforcement use cases.

What you'll do

• Deploy, install, and manage Kubernetes clusters for OIP in on-prem and hybrid environments.
• Configure and maintain GitOps workflows, Helm/Kustomize, and artifact registries in restricted networks.
• Design, operate, and lead incident response for the observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana) and enforce disaster recovery.
• Harden environments with network segmentation, mTLS, IAM, and vulnerability remediation.
• Produce compliance documentation, runbooks, and train agency and Orcrist teams on operations.

About You

• 5+ years SRE/DevOps experience, on-call ownership, and operating production systems.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes (on-prem/hybrid), GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), and infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong background in observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) and complex incident response/troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in German and English (C1+), authorized to work in Germany, with willingness to travel (20–30%).

Nice‑to‑haves

• Deep knowledge of law-enforcement or wider public-sector IT and governance structures.
• Relevant certifications such as CKA/CKAD, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, CISSP, or GDPR practitioner.
• Proven experience integrating with key enterprise systems, including Identity and Access Management (SAML, LDAP), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms (Splunk/Elastic), and forensic logging or digital-evidence systems.
• Familiarity with digital evidence workflows and supporting judicial proceedings.
• Previous experience managing sensitive environments, such as air-gapped systems, sensitive investigative tooling, or mission-critical public-safety systems.

What We Offer

• High-impact role ensuring reliable, lawful operations for agencies protecting communities.
• Modern architecture & stack.
• Remote-first in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin.
• Home office budget and great equipment.
• 30 days vacation.
• Direct impact on critical missions across private and public-sector customers.