Cloud Engineer (f/m/d)

Trusted Shops SE; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Workation option

28 vacation days

2.5 additional days off at holidays

Buddy program

Learning & development

Team events

Health programs

Job summary

Trusted Shops SE is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure. You will develop IaC with Terraform, improve CI/CD pipelines with CircleCI, and enable development teams through automation and observability.

Collaboration with engineers, product managers, and an Agile Coach is essential. Requirements include 3+ years in AWS cloud engineering, scripting in Bash/TypeScript/Python, Docker/ECS, and strong knowledge of monitoring and security best practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally Terraform
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation, ideally CircleCI
• Solid scripting or software development skills in Bash, TypeScript or Python
• Experience with containerized environments using Docker and Amazon ECS
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability concepts (CloudWatch, Instana)
• Familiarity with cloud security, governance, FinOps, and external hosting environments

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Contribute to deployment and operation of new services and capabilities
• Build and maintain reusable IaC components (Terraform) and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability for reliability
• Support cloud governance, cost optimization, and security best practices
• Apply AI-assisted engineering practices to improve automation and efficiency
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CircleCI

Bash

TypeScript

Python

AI in DevOps

Docker

ECS

CloudWatch

Tools

Terraform

CircleCI

Docker

AWS

Job description

Trusted Shops creates digital trust between people, businesses, and AI Agents. Every day, millions of consumers rely on our solutions to make confident online decisions, while businesses use our products to build trust, strengthen customer relationships, and grow sustainably. With around 700 colleagues across Europe, more than 30,000 online shops, and over 50 million consumers in our Community of Trust, we are helping shape a safer and more transparent digital world.

To strengthen our Engineering Department, we are looking for a

Cloud Engineer (f/m/d)

Cologne (hybrid) or Berlin (remote) | Permanent Contract (Full-time)

Join our Legal Tech Services Team, part of the Business Domain, where we build products that help online businesses stay legally compliant and protected. Our solutions provide legal texts, compliance services, and expert support that enable thousands of online shops to operate with confidence.

As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and operating secure and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS. Working closely with software engineers, a Product Manager, and an Agile Coach, you will help shape our cloud platform, enable development teams through automation and Infrastructure as Code, and contribute to a reliable, observable, and cost-efficient cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• - Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• - Contribute to the introduction, deployment, and operation of new services and infrastructure capabilities across their lifecycle.
• - Build and maintain reusable Infrastructure-as-Code components with Terraform and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling, primarily based on CircleCI.
• - Help establish and evolve standards for monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
• - Support cloud governance, AWS resource lifecycle management, cloud cost optimization (FinOps), and cloud security best practices.
• - Apply AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices to improve automation, delivery speed, and operational efficiency.
• - Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, while collaborating with internal teams and external hosting providers to ensure reliable operations and maintain supporting infrastructure.

Requirements

• - 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS - such as ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, SQS, etc.- along with strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally with Terraform
• - Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation solutions, ideally with CircleCI.
• - Solid scripting or software development skills in Bash, TypeScript or Python.
• - Practical experience using AI-assisted and agentic engineering tools in DevOps workflows, combined with the curiosity and ability to evaluate emerging AI capabilities.
• - Experience with containerized environments using Docker and Amazon ECS.
• - Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability concepts (e.g. CloudWatch, Instana), including troubleshooting across applications and infrastructure.
• - Knowledge of cloud security best practices, AWS governance, FinOps, and experience working with externally hosted environments, complemented by practical experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools.

What we offer you

• - Hybrid work: Combine flexible remote work with team time in the Cologne office (on-site days depending on your location)
• - Workation: Temporarily work from a destination of your choice within EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway
• - 28 vacation days
• - 2.5 additional days off at Christmas, New Year's Eve and Carnival
• - Buddy program (an experienced trustee is at your side)
• - Individual learning & development opportunities (internal & external trainings, e-learnings)
• - Events (Team Events, Unit Events, etc.)
• - Health Pass (free online and offline sports, fitness, and health courses)

• - Permanent contract with Europe's trusted brand

At Trusted Shops, we are interested in you as a person - whether you fit in with us is independent of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Trusted Shops is clearly committed to diversity and against discrimination.