Senior Cloud Engineer

Gradyent; Rotterdam, Den Haag; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with variable incentive

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Excellent benefits package

Team events

Job summary

Gradyent in Rotterdam is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure for their multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will work on optimising CI/CD pipelines, architecting secure cloud infrastructure, and mentoring engineers—all while contributing to global energy sustainability.

This role offers the chance to join an ambitious scale-up and make a direct impact on energy transition, backed by an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of the cloud ecosystem.
• Experience using Linux, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Comfortable managing a busy workload.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimise CI/CD pipelines.
• Architect scalable, secure cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor and support engineers, promoting engineering standards.

Skills

Knowledge of AWS, GCP or Azure

Experience with Linux

Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python

Hands-on experience with monitoring tools

Cloud‑agnostic approach

Education

Degree in any discipline or BSc in a technology-related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Providing heating and cooling for homes, buildings, and industry accounts for nearly 50% of global final energy consumption. As these systems become increasingly interconnected with multiple energy carriers, their complexity will grow significantly.

Traditional software is no longer sufficient to manage this level of complexity. This increases the need for digital and data-driven solutions to improve efficiency, enable smarter decision-making, and ensure reliable energy delivery.

With our real‑time Digital Twin Platform, we create a digital copy of the entire grid from production through distribution to end-users, combining geographical, weather, and sensor data with physics‑based models and AI. It allows energy providers to optimise their systems in real time, improve operational control, and run simulations of future situations.

Our team consists of 150+ energy specialists, engineers, data scientists and top‑tier consulting alumni and is backed by investors Blue Earth Capital, SEB Greentech Venture Capital, Capricorn Partners, Eneco Ventures, Helen Ventures, and Energiiq.

The role

You’ll play an important part in building and maintaining the infrastructure that powers our multi‑tenant SaaS platform. You’ll be responsible for the infrastructure supporting our application layer, which hosts web applications and proxies within our Kubernetes environment.

This role is a perfect opportunity to make a real impact—not only on our product, but also on global energy sustainability. With a modern technology stack, an open and agile engineering culture, and a strong focus on innovation, we tackle exciting challenges where the best ideas always prevail in implementation decisions.

What you’ll be doing

• Working on the design, build, and optimisation of CI/CD pipelines, driving automation and improving delivery efficiency across the platform
• Architecting and evolving scalable, secure cloud infrastructure, with a focus on performance, resilience, and long‑term maintainability
• Taking ownership of platform reliability and continuously improving system architecture, security posture, and operational excellence
• Acting as a technical partner to teams such as Digital Twin, Application, and Product—guiding best practices, resolving complex issues, and ensuring seamless integration of cloud services
• Driving technical decisions and influencing cloud strategy, balancing speed, stability, and scalability
• Mentoring and supporting engineers, promoting strong engineering standards and DevOps ways of working

About you

• Knowledge of AWS, GCP or Azure
• Cloud‑agnostic approach and an in‑depth understanding of the cloud ecosystem
• Experience with Linux, containers, and Kubernetes
• Prior experience using Terraform and Ansible
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Go, Rust, or Python
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring or observability tools and an understanding of networking concepts
• Experience working with virtual machines and virtual desktop environments
• You enjoy building solutions from the ground up and working on complex challenges
• Comfortable managing a busy workload and able to prioritise effectively
• Passionate about DevOps principles and creating platforms that enable other teams
• You’re naturally curious, with a willingness to learn new tools and technologies
• A degree in any discipline, or a BSc in a technology‑related field

Why Join?

• An ambitious scale‑up: raised Series B from an international consortium of investors in the sustainable energy industry.
• The chance to have a direct impact on sustainability and energy transition.
• An international, inspiring environment of brilliant, fun, creative professionals.
• A dynamic and high‑performance culture open to new ideas and full of learning opportunities.
• A competitive salary with a variable incentive (SAR) on top.
• An excellent benefits package including an NS business card and fantastic team events.

As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.