Cloud Automation Engineer

Mastercard; København; On-site; DKK 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in Copenhagen is seeking a Cloud Automation Engineer II to help build secure, scalable platform solutions. You will write IaC, develop CI/CD pipelines, and support containerized workloads across cloud environments.

The role is ideal for graduates in 2025 or 2026 who have some project experience with cloud platforms and basic knowledge of Terraform, Python/Bash/Go, Docker, Kubernetes and Git. A collaborative onboarding and mentorship are provided.

Qualifications

• Project-based experience with cloud platforms (academic, internship, or personal).
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration concepts (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD tools (Git, GitLab CI).
• Understanding of core computer science and networking fundamentals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) to provision and manage cloud resources following established standards and best practices.
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of automation tooling and cloud infrastructure.
• Support and operate container orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes/EKS), including deployments, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Apply secure coding and configuration practices to infrastructure and pipeline code.
• Participate in code and infrastructure reviews and incorporate feedback.
• Use monitoring, logs, and documentation to help identify and resolve infrastructure and pipeline issues.
• Learn and work with existing cloud platforms, tools, and DevOps workflows.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Terraform

Scripting languages

Docker & Kubernetes

Git & CI/CD

CS & Networking basics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (2025/2026)

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title And Summary

Cloud Automation Engineer

Overview

As a Platform Engineer II in the Cloud Automation Engineering team, you will begin your career building real-world platform solutions that support secure, scalable, and high-performing technology. This role is designed for individuals who are excited to learn, grow, and apply platform engineering skills in a collaborative environment.

You will work alongside experienced engineers, receive structured onboarding and mentorship, and contribute to projects that impact customers globally.

Role

• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) to provision and manage cloud resources following established standards and best practices
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows
• Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of automation tooling and cloud infrastructure
• Support and operate container orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes/EKS), including deployments, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Apply secure coding and configuration practices to infrastructure and pipeline code
• Participate in code and infrastructure reviews and incorporate feedback
• Use monitoring, logs, and documentation to help identify and resolve infrastructure and pipeline issues
• Learn and work with existing cloud platforms, tools, and DevOps workflows

Responsibilities, tools, and cloud platforms may vary by team.

All About You

For this role we will only consider people who graduated their Bachelor's or Master's degree in 2025 or 2026 - Apart from that we would like to see some of the qualifications below, but none of them are strictly required.

• Project-based experience (academic, internship, or personal) with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration concepts (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD tools (e.g. Git, GitLab CI)
• Understanding of core computer science and networking fundamentals
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.