Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Specialized Europe GmbH; Cham; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Europe GmbH in the Zug area seeks a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud backbone for our Turbo E-Bike division. You will create scalable, secure infrastructure and drive reliable deployment practices for interconnected e-bike systems.

You will develop IaC with Terraform, implement CI/CD pipelines, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with product, QA, and development teams to ensure seamless production releases and robust observability.

Qualifications

• Proven production AWS DevOps experience.
• Hands-on Terraform experience.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline building skills.
• Experience with Docker and containerized apps.
• Deep microservices experience.
• Solid GitHub workflows know-how.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools.
• Solid cloud security and DevSecOps understanding.
• Excellent troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure for scalability and reliability.
• Architect secure environments aligned with best practices.
• Develop and maintain Terraform IaC for provisioning resources.
• Architect, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Enforce GitHub-based development practices and code reviews.
• Promote cloud security within pipelines and design (DevSecOps).
• Design and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex infra and deployment issues to minimize downtime.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools to enhance DevOps workflows.
• Collaborate with development and QA to ensure smooth production releases.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and document procedures.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Microservices

GitHub workflows

Cloud security

Monitoring & logs

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

OpenSearch

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – Turbo E-Bike Division

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to join our Turbo E-Bike Division, where you will play a key role in building and operating the cloud backbone of next‑generation connected e‑bike systems. In this position, you will design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices that power modern software services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS, ensuring robustness, scalability, and high availability.
• Contribute to architectural design of secure, resilient environments aligned with industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for automated provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud resources.
• Architect, implement, and continuously optimize CI/CD pipelines for integration, delivery, and deployment of software components.
• Establish and enforce best practices for GitHub-based development, including branching strategies, code reviews, and collaboration workflows.
• Implement and promote cloud security best practices, integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure design (DevSecOps approach).
• Design and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions; optimize system performance, availability, and resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues minimizing downtime and ensuring operational reliability.
• Evaluate, introduce, and integrate new tools and technologies to enhance the DevOps ecosystem and streamline workflows.
• Collaborate closely with development and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications into production, acting as a bridge between engineering, operations, and product teams.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers, provide technical guidance, and foster a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer working with AWS in production environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform (or similar IaC tools).
• Solid expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• In‑depth experience with Docker and container‑based architectures.
• Deep experience with event‑driven architectures or microservices.
• Strong knowledge of GitHub workflows, version control strategies, and code review practices.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, OpenSearch, Grafana, etc.).
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and DevSecOps practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work in cross‑functional, distributed teams.