Cloud Platform Engineer

eodc; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 40.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

Vienna city centre office

Competitive salary and benefits

Zusammenfassung

eodc – Earth Observation Data Centre for Water Resources Monitoring GmbH in Vienna seeks a Cloud Platform Engineer to shape state-of-the-art cloud infrastructures for processing Earth Observation data. You will design, build, operate and maintain petabyte-scale storage and cloud environments, enabling access for high-performance computing systems.

You will collaborate with data and geospatial software engineers to deliver platforms for emergency, climate and agriculture monitoring services, with

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor or Master in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with distributed storage and compute technologies (Ceph, GPFS, Proxmox).
• Strong networking knowledge (Cumulus, InfiniBand, Ethernet).
• Experience building cloud environments (OpenStack, Ansible, Kayobe).
• Version control and IaC principles (Git, GitOps).
• Hands-on scripting in Bash, Python, or Go.

Aufgaben

• Architect, build and operate resilient cloud infrastructures.
• Design and maintain networking for high-performance workloads.
• Develop and maintain cloud environments and IaC.
• Monitor, alert, and plan capacity for availability and performance.
• Ensure security and follow ITSM for changes and incidents.
• Contribute to long-term platform strategy and knowledge sharing.

Kenntnisse

Cloud computing

Distributed storage

Virtualisation

Networking

Scripting

Collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

OpenStack

Kayobe

Ansible

Git

GitOps

Ceph

GPFS

Proxmox

Cumulus

InfiniBand

Bash

Python

Go

Jobbeschreibung

The eodc – Earth Observation Data Centre for Water Resources Monitoring GmbH specialises in translating complex geospatial datasets into comprehensible information. We bridge the gap between research and real-world applications, creating societal benefits by enabling data-driven decision-making in areas such as climate monitoring, agriculture, and infrastructure management.

To strengthen its team, eodc is looking for a

About the Role

We are seeking a talentedCloud Platform Engineerto shape state-of-the-artcloud infrastructuresfor processing large-scaleEarth Observation data. This role focuses on designing, building, operating and maintaining cloud computing infrastructures, petabyte scale storage systems, and providing our storage to some of Austria’s most powerful computers, including the VSC-5 operated by Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC, https://asc.ac.at/) - formerly known as the Vienna Scientific Cluster (VSC). You will be part of the eodcCloud Mission,working closely with data and geospatial software engineers to provide the platforms needed to build and run user-facing services for emergency, climate change, and agriculture monitoring services.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build and operate resilient cloud infrastructures servingcomputeand petabyte-scalestorage
• Design, install and maintainnetworkinginfrastructure to supporthigh-performance workloads
• Develop and maintain cloud environments
• Drive monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning to ensure cloud infrastructureavailabilityandperformance
• Ensureinfrastructure securityin line with organisational standards
• Manage infrastructure code and configurations using Git and support ourInfrastructure as Codeapproach
• FollowITSMstandards for change management, configuration, and incident handling
• Shape the long-term direction of our platform offerings and services
• Contribute to a teamculture of knowledge sharingand continuous learning

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent, comparable work experience
• Strong understanding of distributed storage, compute and virtualisation technologies (e.g.Ceph,GPFS, Proxmox)
• Solid understanding of networking and networking technologies (e.g.Cumulus, InfiniBand, Ethernet)
• Experience in designing, deploying, and operating cloud environments (e.g.OpenStack, Ansible,Kayobe)
• Enthusiasm for version control and Infrastructure as Code principles (e.g.Git,GitOps)
• Thorough experience in scripting (e.g.Bash,Python, orGo)
• Strong collaboration and knowledge-sharing mindset within a team environment

Nice-to-Have

• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting and capacity planning practices
• Understanding of security best practices
• Willingness to explore, evaluate, and adopt new innovative solutions
• Background in Earth Observation, remote sensing, or environmental science

What we offer

• Work on impactful geospatial and scientific systems
• Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Office in the centre of Vienna with a flexible hybrid working arrangement
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning
• Based upon the collective agreement “Dienstleistungen in der automatischen Datenverarbeitung und Informationstechnik” 2026 (KV Gruppe “ST1”, “Regelstufe”) the minimum monthly gross salary for this position starts at EUR 3.954,00 (38.5 hours a week). The actual payment will depend on your qualification and experience.

EODC Earth Observation Data Centre for Water Resources Monitoring GmbH