Senior DevSecOps Engineer (m/f/d) - SCAYLE Payment - Hamburg or Berlin (hybrid)

We are looking for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join our Payment team, which is responsible for the complete payment lifecycle, from customers first placing their orders within the Checkout to handling the refund of a returned item weeks later. 

Between these two points, the team interacts with a multitude of internal and external players, spanning from internal business to other tech teams and multiple payment providers in a variety of countries. The applications the Payment team maintains span from high traffic & fault tolerance API hubs to security-conscious and reliable backend processing engines.

What will you do

• Own and evolve our AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), ensuring scalability, reliability, and security by design

• Design, automate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), embedding security controls (e.g., SAST/DAST) directly into development workflows

• Lead monitoring and observability initiatives (e.g., Datadog), proactively identifying system risks and driving incident response and resolution

• Define and implement cloud security best practices, including IAM, RBAC, vulnerability management, and infrastructure hardening across environments

• Drive security initiatives such as patch management, threat detection (e.g., GuardDuty, Falco), and credential leak prevention across systems and repositories

• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams, contributing to architectural decisions and leading security audits and compliance efforts

Who you are

• You bring 5+ years in DevOps/SRE and 3+ years in security-focused roles, with a proven track record in securing cloud-native systems at scale

• You have deep hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes in production environments, including strong knowledge of IAM and RBAC models

• You are highly proficient in Terraform and CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI), and comfortable coding in at least one language (Go, Python, or JavaScript)

• You have solid experience with data storage systems (e.g., PostgreSQL) and a working understanding of data pipelines/ETL processes (e.g., AWS Glue)

• You have strong expertise in cloud security, monitoring, and observability, including tools like Datadog, GuardDuty, Falco, or similar

• You are a proactive problem-solver with strong communication skills, comfortable working in Agile environments, and fluent in English

Benefits

• Grow together with one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe
• Flexible working times (10 AM - 16 PM German Time Zone as core working-time)
• 40% discount on our online shop
• Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere
• Language courses (German & English)
• Free sports courses & reduced price for gym membership
• Subsidized public transportation ticket
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage
• State-of-the-art tech stack running on AWS
• Modern office in the city center of Hamburgs
• International working environment and English as company language
• Agile work environment (MOVE) and cross-functional teams
• Free access to Germany’s greatest developer conference code.talks
• Free access to online learning platforms like Laracast, Egghead and A Cloud
   

YOU ARE THE CORE OF SCAYLE.

We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the SCAYLE culture. In order to maintain talent and diversity, we emphasize the care for physical health, mental health and overall well-being. Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair and circular fashion culture.


We are looking forward to receiving your application – preferably via our online application portal! Thus, we can ensure a faster process and for you it is very easy to upload your application documents.