Site Reliability Engineer
Helsing · Berlin; London; Munich; Paris · Berlin · London · Munich · Paris
Defenseonsite
At a glance
Highlights
- Build secure platforms for defence AI in high-security environments.
- Enable AI researchers to deploy and scale ML models in production.
- Protect democracies with sovereign AI and ethical tech development.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and VSOP options
- Relocation support
- Social and education allowances
- Regular company events and all-hands across Europe
- Hands-on onboarding program building company-wide tooling
Ideal candidate
Mission-driven platform engineer with strong integrity and work ethic who thrives in high-security on-premise settings and cares about ethical defence AI. Team player who communicates clearly, shares knowledge, and multiplies developer productivity.
Requirements
- Experience with Python, Go, Rust or Bash/Shell scripting for automation
- Deep experience operating production Kubernetes clusters and writing controllers/operators
- Hands-on experience with CNCF ecosystem including Helm, ArgoCD, Flux and Falco
- Expert knowledge of Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo and OpenTelemetry with SLI/SLOs
- Expert understanding of networking concepts, protocols and security
- Experience with Kubeflow, MLflow or similar MLOps platforms
- Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible and Kubernetes templating plus OPA/Gatekeeper
- Deep understanding of Linux/Unix administration and highly available distributed systems
- Experience running cloud-native workloads in on-premises or air-gapped environments
Lab profile
About Helsing
Defence AI company building AI-enabled capabilities to protect democracies.
What they build
- Autonomous combat drones (HX-2)
- AI agents for fighter aircraft
- AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance systems
Known for
- Defence AI
- Autonomy and robotics
- Perception and sensor fusion
- Avionics and systems engineering
Key facts
- Founded in 2021
- Headquartered in Berlin, Germany
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