Senior Cloud Engineer

Migx; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

EST business hours

25 holiday days

Career development

Employee feedback culture

Training programs

International company

Friendly management

Job summary

Migx is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for life sciences applications. You will work with customers, architects, and partners to deliver scalable cloud solutions and ensure security and regulatory compliance.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong Linux skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in Cloud Infrastructure Deployment.
• 5+ years Linux engineering (Ubuntu/RHEL/CentOS/Rocky).
• 2+ years Application administration.
• Expert in large cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification.
• Proven PoC/demonstration experience.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and present solution options with impact and outcomes.
• Design, implement, and deploy cloud solutions.
• Guide clients on industry best practices.
• Review and document cloud architectures and designs.
• Serve as escalation point for support teams.
• Troubleshoot operational issues on platforms.
• Coordinate with Project Manager to meet timelines and scope.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Stay current on cloud services and best practices.
• Deploy and configure scientific applications (COTS and Opensource).
• Provide expert Linux engineering and support as needed.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure deployment

Linux engineering

Project leadership

Stakeholder communication

C-level communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation (CFN)

Git

Slurm

ParallelCluster

Job description

About the profile

MIGx is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with experience in deploying and managing AWS cloud infrastructure in the Life Sciences space. As part of the team, you will work on the most complex customer challenges and opportunities, collaborating with customers, architects, and partners to deliver our suite of solutions. This role will execute of projects in collaboration with colleagues to establish and operate cloud IT infrastructure services in line with industry best practices for customers. The cloud landscape is continuously evolving, with new tools and services being released daily.You will distinguish hype from reality and make recommendations that best suit our clients’ needs across multiple cloud providers. Cloud Engineers will implement scoped solutions and act as an escalation point for junior team members; they will drive the hands‑on implementation and deployment of solutions and troubleshooting efforts.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and possibility present different solution and technology options, while articulating short and long‑term consequences, impact and outcomes on business.
• Design, implement, and deploy solutions.
• Guide clients on establishing and adhering to industry best practices.
• Review and audit existing cloud solutions, designs and system architectures while creating architecture documentation & presentations.
• Serve as an escalation point for questions and issues of support team members.
• Troubleshoot escalated operational issues as they arise on supported platforms.
• Work with Project Manager to ensure timelines are met and deliverables are in line with project scope.
• Ensure that all systems are compliant with company security standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Remain current on Cloud services, offerings, and best practices.
• Deploy and configure scientific applications, both COTS and Opensource.
• Provide expert level Linux engineering and support as needed.

Requirements - Must have

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of professional experience in Cloud Infrastructure Deployment.
• 5+ years of Linux engineering experience (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky).
• 2+ years of Application administration.
• Expert within solutions developed in large cloud computing infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services, Azure Cloud, or Google Cloud.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification.
• Experience creating proof of concepts / demonstrations from scratch.
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications, etc.
• Expert troubleshooting & problems analysis skills.
• Experience deploying and managing clusters via AWS Parallel Cluster.
• Experience supporting and managing Slurm clusters or other DRM solutions.
• Experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform, and CFN.
• Excellent communication skills, including preparation of written documentation for IT colleagues and data science end users.
• Experience leading project teams.

Requirements - Nice to have

• Has good knowledge of deploying or supporting GxP systems.
• Experience supporting and managing Slurm clusters or other DRM solutions.
• Python, R, or other related data science programming language.
• Experience using Shell scripting, automation tools, and configuration management.
• Git, BitBucket, or other version control tools.

Seniority Level

• Senior.

Languages

• Strong English proficiency (B2+/C1 level).

What we offer

• Hybrid work model.
• The role requires working in EST business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST).
• 25 holiday days per year.
• Possibilities of career development and the opportunity to shape the company's future.
• An employee-centric culture directly inspired by employee feedback - your voice is heard, and your perspective encouraged.
• Different training programs to support your personal and professional development.
• Work in a fast-growing, international company.
• Friendly atmosphere and supportive Management team.