Senior DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer

About Irregular Irregular is the first frontier security lab with the mission of protecting the world in the time of increasingly capable and sophisticated AI systems. We build next-generation defenses through high-fidelity research platforms that simulate and monitor real-world AI security scenarios. As AI systems become more powerful, we focus on staying ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring these transformative technologies can be deployed safely and securely. About the Role As Irregular’s Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping our infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational foundations. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role with real influence over how the company builds, deploys, and operates its systems in production. You’ll be building infrastructure that supports work with frontier AI labs such as Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, and meets the scale, security, and reliability standards this ecosystem requires. This includes architecting ephemeral, on-demand environments, and spinning up and tearing down multi-service deployments (VPCs, compute, serverless components, and more) as needed. You will work closely with research, engineering, security, and leadership to design and maintain scalable infrastructure, improve system reliability, and enable fast, safe, and secure product delivery. Key Responsibilities * Own and evolve Irregular’s cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on scalability, security, and reliability * Design, build, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows * Lead and continuously improve containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) * Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform) * Own production readiness: availability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response * Work closely with engineering and research teams to support development, testing, and production needs * Drive improvements in system performance, reliability, and security posture * Take part in - and often lead architectural decisions and long-term infrastructure planning * Act as a key operational owner in a fast-growing startup, setting best practices and standards Requirements * 5+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer in production environments * Strong, hands-on experience with AWS (architecture, networking, security, and cost awareness) * Proven experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) in production * Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions or similar) * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation (e.g., Terraform) * Ability to take end-to-end ownership and operate independently in an early-stage, high-ambiguity environment Nice to Have * Experience working closely with research or security teams in production environments * Background supporting data-heavy, distributed, or high-scale systems * Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)

WHY WE NEED YOU Maltego is an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and investigative analysis platform used by security professionals, law enforcement, cyber threat intelligence teams, and investigative journalists worldwide. The platform enables users to collect, correlate, and visually analyse data from many disparate sources, turning large and complex datasets into meaningful, actionable intelligence.  As a Senior Platform Engineer at Maltego, you can expect to work on a production‑grade, security‑focused SaaS platform with global users and high availability requirements. Opportunities for professional development, including training, certification, and career advancement. The role is deeply hands‑on and infrastructure‑centric, with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and operational resilience. This role treats the platform as a product, with developers as customers, focusing on usability, standardization, and productivity gains. WHAT TO EXPECT Key responsibilities include: * Operate and support cloud infrastructure (primarily Azure) for a production-grade SaaS platform. * Manage Kubernetes clusters, including event-driven autoscaling and reliability best practices. * Maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management to ensure repeatable, auditable environments. * Design, operate, and troubleshoot CI/CD—especially Azure Pipelines—to enable continuous delivery. * Optimize build and release pipelines for scalability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. * Operate and troubleshoot enterprise platform components (e.g., API gateways, message queues) in line with existing standards. * Build internal platform tools, automations, and self-service capabilities to reduce operational overhead and improve developer experience. * Participate in on-call rotations and collaborate with product/engineering teams on provisioning, automation, lifecycle management, and safe adoption of AI/ML-enabled tooling. YOUR PROFILE IN SHORT * Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience. * 3+ years as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer. * Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider  (Azure/AWS/GCP). * Experience in operating applications on Kubernetes and integrating tools like Argo CD, Helm, etc. * Practical experience working with applications written in Java, Python, Go, Node, etc. * Coding ability in with one or a similar one of the following: Java, Python, Rust, or Go. * Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting * Understanding Unix/Linux, and optionally Windows operating systems. * Experience working with Infrastructure as Code / Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform). * Experience in managing CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.) * Experience with monitoring platforms such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana to comprehend service health and create dashboards; * Understanding of Azure and Hybrid Networking across Kubernetes and Virtualization technology.  * Familiarity with data engineering practices and tools. YOUR TECH SKILLS * Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or willing to do it soon * AWS or Azure Certification ABOUT THIS OPENING IMPORTANT: Willingness to undergo security clearance, if required. WHY YOU WILL LOVE MALTEGO Here are some of the reasons why you will love Maltego: * Insights into the daily operations of a fast-growing tech scale-up. * Competitive compensation with a bonus/commission structure based on pipeline creation. * Inclusive, diverse culture, where your voice and contributions matter. * Supported language courses  * Mental health support via .nilo (psychologists & digital tools) At Maltego, we are committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. LOCATION Our Munich office REQUIRED DOCUMENTS / INFORMATION Please submit a resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and motivation to be part of Maltego!