Senior Cloud Engineer

expert.ai; Modena; In loco; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading AI platform company in Modena is seeking a mid-senior level professional to manage and optimize their cloud infrastructure. The role involves designing scalable systems, managing Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, and implementing automation workflows. The ideal candidate will have expert-level cloud proficiency and strong scripting skills. The company values innovation and offers flexible working arrangements.

Servizi

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for development and training

Welfare platform for services and goods

Competenze

• Expert proficiency in cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or hybrid.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
• Deep experience managing Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.

Mansioni

• Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices.

Conoscenze

Cloud platforms proficiency: AWS or Azure

Scripting skills (Python and Bash)

Kubernetes and OpenShift experience

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD pipeline design

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Git-based SCM tools (GitLab)

Cloud networking principles

Formazione

6+ years in cloud infrastructure and DevOps

Strumenti

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/EFK

Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, OpenShift)

Descrizione del lavoro

Expert.ai is the premier artificial intelligence platform for language understanding. Its unique hybrid approach to natural language combines symbolic human-like comprehension and machine learning to transform language-intensive processes into practical knowledge, providing the insight required to improve decision making throughout organizations.

Our mission is simple: we want to create technology that transforms language into knowledge and insight! Our vision is to make anyone an expert with simple, powerful AI tools that capture the value of natural language.

We are looking for an open-minded, highly motivated person to reinforce our Technology Infrastructure team with a permanent contract. In this role you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure that powers our AI platform and enables our development teams to deliver innovative solutions.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes and OpenShift container orchestration platforms
• Develop and maintain Helm charts for application deployment and configuration management
• Implement and manage backup strategies, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans
• Ensure high availability and fault tolerance across all critical systems
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure performance and costs
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and automation workflows
• Work collaboratively with development teams, architects, and operations to enable continuous delivery
• Participate in on‑call rotations and incident response procedures
• Lead cloud migration projects and infrastructure modernization initiatives

Who You Are

Education & Experience

• Minimum 6+ years of hands‑on experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and DevOps
• Expert‑level experience managing production Kubernetes and OpenShift environments at scale
• Proven track record of designing and implementing high‑availability architectures

Required Skills

• Expert proficiency in cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments
• Strong scripting skills (Python and Bash)
• Deep experience with different Kubernetes distributions (AKS, EKS, K3s, OpenShift)
• Experience with infrastructure design patterns and best practices
• Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)
• GitOps deployment pattern
• CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance
• Cloud networking and security principles
• Monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK)
• Git‑based SCM tools (GitLab)

Nice‑to‑Have

• Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery tools (Velero, Kasten K10/Kanister)
• Secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
• Exposure to cloud migration and modernization strategies
• Business continuity strategies and HA architectures
• Documentation and knowledge sharing practices
• Certifications on cloud matters and OpenShift are a plus

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written)
• Strong problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and debugging capabilities
• Collaborate closely with the operations team to resolve incidents and outages effectively, even in high‑pressure situations
• Collaborative approach with development and operations teams

What We Value

• Passion for automation, efficiency, and infrastructure best practices
• Commitment to reliability, security, and operational excellence
• Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, innovative environments
• Proactive approach to learning emerging cloud technologies and trends
• Strong focus on documentation, knowledge sharing, and team enablement
• Experience with incident management and post‑mortem analysis

We Offer You

• Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
• Culture and values that focus on teamwork, innovation and passion for artificial intelligence and language
• Flexible working arrangements and attention to work‑life balance
• Equal opportunity employment experience that values difference and diversity
• Customized induction & onboarding training that will facilitate the initiation process and accelerate your integration into our daily business activities.
• Performance appraisal process that will bring annual assessment of competencies, targets achievement and areas of improvement
• Welfare platform where you can buy services and goods

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development

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