AWS Cloud Engineer Job ID: REF98110S

Continental; Lousado; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to enhance, maintain and roll out AI forecasting solutions within its IT Competence Center. The role focuses on building IaC-based environments, automating cloud maintenance and ensuring secure, scalable infrastructure for AI initiatives.

The position requires Linux expertise, scripting ability, and experience with AWS services, Docker, and Kubernetes. A flexible, international work environment and ongoing training are offered.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Software Engineering or comparable study.
• First working experience in IT infrastructure, including networking, virtualization, storage and AWS cloud.
• Linux knowledge (RHEL and clones).
• Basic scripting in Bash and TS/JS.
• IaC experience (AWS CDK or CloudFormation).
• Git-based version control experience.
• Oracle DB knowledge is a plus.
• Container experience with Docker/Kubernetes is a plus.
• Analytical, process-oriented mindset and good communication.
• Proficient English (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Build and provide mechanisms to deploy environments using IaC with AWS resources.
• Automate regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor workloads on VMs and containers for reliability and performance.
• Implement central cybersecurity policies for department solutions.
• Evaluate cloud technologies to support AI and ML initiatives.
• Guide internal teams on infrastructure topics.
• Coordinate support with AWS to resolve incidents and issues.

Skills

IaC experience

Git workflows

Linux environments

Bash scripting

TypeScript/JavaScript

English proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Degree in CS / related field

Tools

AWS Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Oracle DB

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Job description

Job Description

The IT Competence Center Supply Chain Management provides solutions for the global Supply Chain Planning at Continental Tires. We drive Artificial Intelligence based projects in this area to efficiently manage the growing complexity in a volatile business environment.

We are currently seeking a dedicated AWS Cloud Engineer for the enhancement, maintenance and roll-out of our AI forecasting solution.

Did we spark your interest? We are looking forward to getting to know you.

Main Responsibilities:

• Building and providing mechanisms to implement solution environments using Infrastructure-as-Code approaches (IaC) with AWS cloud resources;
• Executing and automating regular maintenance activities for the department’s cloud infrastructure;
• Monitoring and analyzing workloads (on virtual machines and containers) with focus on reliability, performance and maintainability;
• Implementing central cybersecurity policies for department solutions;
• Evaluating and implementing cloud-based technologies and architectures to support AI and machine learning initiatives;
• Guiding our internal team with respect to infrastructure-related topics;
• Coordinating technical support activities and engaging with AWS Support to resolve infrastructure-related incidents and service issues.

Additional Information

Our offer:

• Integration in a challenging and international work environment;
• Flexible working model;
• Collaborative working style;
• Continuous opportunities for the promotion of talent and training;
• Opportunity to make a difference.

We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. All kind of applications are welcome.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Software Engineering or comparable study;
• First working experience in IT infrastructure, including networking, virtualization, storage solutions and AWS cloud platform;
• General working knowledge in Linux environments (preferably RHEL and clones, like Oracle Linux);
• Base knowledge in software development and scripting (mainly in Bash scripting and Typescript/JavaScript programming);
• First experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) implementations (ideally with AWS CDK or AWS CloudFormation);
• Experience in Git-based version control workflows;
• Experience with Oracle databases is a plus;
• First experience with container-based environments like Docker / Kubernetes is a plus;
• Process-oriented mindset and analytical thinking skills;
• Clear and effective communication skills;
• Goal- and team-oriented working style;
• Proficiency in English language skills (written / verbal).

Company Description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.