I've always felt a strong connection to Germany, and have even learned a great deal of the language.
Not enough, I'm afraid. To work in Germany, or any other EU country, you need the right to live and work in the EU. That essentially means that you must have nationality of an EU country, or you must be a first generation descendant of an EU national, and therefore have the right to bear an EU passport. Just like the Green Card system in the US, the EU attempts to protects its jobs for its own people. I can't work in the US even though I speak English, and may have an FAA ATPL, if I don't qualify for residency - equally you need to check with the German Embassy whether you could or would qualify for working residency in Germany. You haven't told us enough about your family history to allow us to give you any more accurate advice.
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