Cloud Engineer – Senior

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to maintain and optimize production cloud environments in a dynamic, security-conscious setting. You will lead root-cause analyses, drive automation, and coordinate with Security, Networking, DevOps, Architecture, and Development teams to modernize infrastructure.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on cloud production experience, strong scripting skills, and proficiency in IaC with Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, and observability tools such as Zabbix,

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on experience operating production environments in a public cloud.
• Knowledge of operating systems.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills.

Aufgaben

• Ensure the technical operation and support of cloud environments, resolving complex issues.
• Execute projects that increase the reliability, security, efficiency, and maturity of the infrastructure.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Drive improvements in availability, resilience, capacity, and performance.
• Produce technical documentation and procedures to reduce reliance on individual knowledge.
• Work closely with Security, Networking, DevOps, Architecture, and Development teams.
• Assist migrations and architecture changes.

Kenntnisse

Cloud operations

Troubleshooting

Terraform/OpenTofu

CI/CD (Git/GitLab)

Scripting (Shell/Python/Golang/TypeSct

Observability/Monitoring

Security best practices

Analytical mindset

Collaboration

Cloud certifications

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Ansible

Zabbix

Grafana

Prometheus

Jobbeschreibung

• Ensure the technical operation and support of cloud environments, resolving complex issues
• Execute projects that increase the reliability, security, efficiency, and maturity of the infrastructure
• Serve as a technical reference for cloud environments
• Investigate incidents and complex issues involving infrastructure, connectivity, IAM, compute, storage, and managed services
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Identify technical debt and propose remediation plans
• Support migrations and architecture changes
• Drive improvements in availability, resilience, capacity, and performance
• Contribute to the automation of recurring operational activities
• Support FinOps practices by identifying optimization opportunities
• Produce technical documentation and procedures to reduce reliance on individual knowledge
• Work closely with the Security, Networking, DevOps, Architecture, and Development teams
• Execute projects focused on the evolution, modernization, and improvement of environments

Requirements

• Hands-on experience operating production environments in a public cloud
• Knowledge of operating systems
• Advanced troubleshooting skills
• Git, GitLab, and similar CI/CD tools
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Automation orchestration with Ansible
• Comfortable writing code and developing scripts and automations in Shell Script, Python, Golang, or TypeScript
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring, including Zabbix, Grafana Stack, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry
• Knowledge of security and architectural best practices
• Analytical mindset, sense of ownership, and autonomy when investigating and resolving complex issues in cloud environments
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance operational demands with environment improvement and evolution projects
• Collaborative attitude, strong communication skills, and the ability to share knowledge
• A plus: experience with critical, highly available cloud environments
• A plus: troubleshooting complex incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and preventing recurrence
• A plus: cloud infrastructure projects, including migrations, modernization, upgrades, and architecture evolution
• A plus: leading technical initiatives by organizing activities, dependencies, and risks, and tracking execution through delivery
• A plus: identifying and addressing technical debt and foundational improvements
• A plus: cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, and Huawei Cloud)
• A plus: building AI agents for operations, observability, or software engineering
• A plus: knowledge of AI Engineering, Agentic Systems, RAG, MCP, and LLM integration

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing and optimizing cloud environments, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and security. Proficient in troubleshooting complex issues and implementing Infrastructure as Code practices to enhance operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Environment Management
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform/OpenTofu
• Advanced Troubleshooting Skills
• Automation Orchestration with Ansible
• CI/CD Tools (Git, GitLab)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cloud Operations
• Infrastructure Management
• Scripting in Shell, Python, Golang, TypeScript
• Observability and Monitoring (Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
• Technical Documentation

Soft Skills

• Analytical Mindset
• Strong Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Collaborative Attitude
• Sense of Ownership

Certifications & Qualifications

• AWS Certification
• Azure Certification
• Huawei Cloud Certification

Industry Keywords

• Cloud Infrastructure
• FinOps Practices
• Root Cause Analysis
• Technical Debt Management
• AI Engineering

Tools & Technologies

• Terraform/OpenTofu
• Ansible
• Zabbix
• Grafana
• Prometheus