Cloud Engineer

Make an impact

As a cloud engineer, you are responsible for planning, creating, designing and deploying Cloud infrastructures based on the KUKA IT guidelines. Your tasks will include identifying and rectifying errors in cloud infrastructure or cloud applications. To do this, you will monitor data traffic on the one hand and the performance and availability of the cloud services on the other. You will also carry out regular maintenance work and identify potential for improvement in the cloud infrastructure in order to optimize the services. Deployment and implementation, as well as configuration and management of Azure subscriptions and resources, are also part of your tasks. Your goal is to advise the departments strategically and technically in the selection of the right cloud services/architecture (Azure, AWS). You will take on tasks in agile and classically executed projects, contribute your ideas, and actively shape the future of the KUKA IT landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Provision and management of cloud services and infrastructures, using Terraform and Ansible
• Planning and implementation of cloud migrations to Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Creating standards and templates for the automation of deployments
• Identification of suitable cloud services to optimize the infrastructure and automate processes.
• Evaluation and implementation of new technologies, security measures and cost optimizations
• Advising and supporting our software developers in the migration of existing systems and the development of cloud-native applications
• Support and further development of the cloud-based system landscape (Microsoft Azure, AWS)
• Automated provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructures and platforms (Terraform, Ansible)
• Providing, improving, and designing solutions for container operation (Kubernetes, AKS)
• Supporting other departments in the automation of IT infrastructure processes
• Further development and operation of complex, distributed systems in the cloud
• Provide 3rd level support

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree (IT degree) or equivalent professional experience.
• Several years of professional experience in the position as a Cloud Engineer, Cloud Engineer, IT-DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Architect or in a similar position
• An in-depth understanding of leading cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP is essential
• Knowledge of cloud architectural principles and patterns is also very useful
• Experience with Data Analytics and AI in the Cloud, e.g. Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure AI Services or similar
• In-depth knowledge in Linux and Windows OS
• Expertise in programming languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, Go or Ruby
• Several years of experience in working with enterprise scale IT systems including network, firewall, databases, scripting and automatization
• You possess good knowledge in the following topics:

a) The entire portfolio of Microsoft Azure, from IaaS over SaaS to PaaS

b) Server infrastructure (Virtualization, Clustering and Storage) as well as the interaction with network topologies

c) Backup (Azure Backup, Veeam)

d) Implementing DevOps practices like CI/CD (e.g. Azure DevOps), IaC (e.g. Terraform), containerization (Kubernetes) and orchestration (e.g. Ansible, Helm) is your world

e) Knowledge in authentication platforms (ADFS, EntraID)

f) Security & ITIL processes are part of your DNA

g) Motivated to work in an international team; fluent in English, German is a plus.

h) Additional skills and certifications are a clear plus