Cloud Engineer (f/m/d)

Free resume; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 125,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Workation

2.5 days off at holidays

Buddy program

Learning opportunities

Health Pass

Permanent contract

Job summary

Trusted Shops in Cologne (hybrid) or Berlin (remote) is hiring a Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure. You will work with engineers, a Product Manager, and an Agile Coach to enable development teams via automation and Infrastructure as Code.

You will implement Terraform IaC, optimize CI/CD (CircleCI), and improve monitoring, security, and cost efficiency. 3+ years of AWS and scripting experience are required, with Docker/ECS skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with CircleCI CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Bash, TypeScript, or Python.
• Docker and ECS experience.
• Knowledge of CloudWatch/observability and FinOps.
• AI-assisted engineering tools in DevOps are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and scale AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and deploy new services and capabilities.
• Create reusable IaC components with Terraform and optimize CircleCI pipelines.
• Establish monitoring, logging, alerting and observability standards.
• Support governance, cost optimization and security best practices.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering to improve automation and delivery speed.
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations with internal teams and hosting providers.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure reliable operations.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CircleCI

Bash

TypeScript

Python

Docker

Tools

Terraform

CircleCI

Docker

Job description

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

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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.
• 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
• 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)
• Health Pass (free online and offline sports, fitness, and health courses)
• Permanent contract with Europe's trusted brand

Remote full-time en 140,000–250,000 USD/yr

BUILD A COMMUNITY OF TRUST WITH US - #cometotrust

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.