Cloud Engineer (gn) - AWS

The Quality Group; United States; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work options

Employee discounts

Wellpass subsidy

Workation

28 days vacation

Job summary

The Quality Group (TQG) is seeking a Cloud Engineer (gn) - AWS to join our Germany-based team. You will design, automate, and evolve scalable cloud platforms using AWS, IaC with Terraform, and modern automation scripts.

The role emphasizes secure, self-service, and reliable cloud workloads for our developers. You will implement CI/CD pipelines, enable self-service provisioning, and continuously improve observability, monitoring, and security across our platform.

Qualifications

• Experience building, operating, and automating cloud infrastructures—ideally AWS.
• Understanding modern cloud architectures and applying them to evolve platform solutions.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, especially Terraform, for robust, repeatable setups.
• Automation and scripting experience (Python, Go, Bash).
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles and deployment automation (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Solid understanding of cloud security concepts (IAM, networking, least privilege).
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability to translate requirements into solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize our cloud platform with a focus on AWS.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code environments and automate workflows.
• Design, operate, and improve CI/CD pipelines for applications and infrastructure.
• Build self-service solutions for development teams to provision cloud resources.
• Enhance monitoring, logging, and observability for reliable operations.
• Identify improvement opportunities and contribute new technologies and approaches.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

Go

Bash

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Cloud security

Monitoring

Independent work

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Job description

Start: Immediately | Level: Mid - Senior | Location: Germany, remote | Working hours: Full Time
As a Cloud Engineer (gn) - AWS, you will continuously shape and evolve our cloud platforms. Your main focus is on building and advancing a scalable, secure, and efficient environment that enables developers to work independently. You create the technical foundations, automations, and processes that enable self-service and support our teams in operating their cloud workloads securely and reliably.

To ensure smooth collaboration, we require a current primary residence in Germany for this position.

Your mission

• You design, develop, and optimize our cloud platform with a strong focus on AWS, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient operations
• You develop and maintain our Infrastructure-as-Code environments (e.g. using Terraform) and automate workflows using custom scripts (Python, Go, Bash) as well as AWS-native services
• You design, operate, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines (e.g. with GitHub Actions) for applications and infrastructure components
• You build self-service solutions that empower development teams to provision and use cloud resources independently and securely, while supporting them operationally when needed
• You design and enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure reliable and transparent platform operations
• You identify opportunities for improvement and actively contribute ideas to further develop our cloud platform using new technologies and approaches

Your experience & skills

• You have experience building, operating, and automating cloud infrastructures - ideally on AWS
• You understand core principles of modern cloud architectures and apply them effectively when evolving platform solutions
• You are familiar with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, especially Terraform, and can create robust, repeatable infrastructure setups
• You have experience in automation and scripting (e.g. Python, Go, or Bash)
• You are familiar with CI/CD principles and deployment automation (e.g. GitHub Actions or comparable pipelines)
• You have a solid understanding of cloud security concepts (e.g. IAM, networking, least privilege) and apply them consistently in your work
• You understand the fundamentals of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability and can translate stakeholder requirements into practical technical solutions
• You work independently, take ownership, and communicate clearly and constructively across teams
• Ideally, you have experience working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban)

Why choose us?

Being part of our team means joining a high-performing company with a diverse and inclusive culture. In our fast-growing team of over 1,200 employees, we combine our passion for sports nutrition, supplements, and healthy foods with cutting‑edge technology, production, and logistics processes. All of this serves one goal: providing our customers with top‑quality products to support their healthy and active lifestyle.

You can look forward to a strong sense of team spirit, ongoing opportunities for professional growth and responsibility, and an exciting work environment that blends lifestyle and career. With locations in Hamburg, Elmshorn, Kaltenkirchen/Nützen, and Elsdorf, TQG offers diverse career opportunities in areas such as technology, product development, sales, marketing, and logistics. Additionally, you'll benefit from:

• Flexible working hours and remote work options
• Attractive employee discounts
• Subsidy for the E-gym Wellpass
• Workation
• 28 days vacation/year
• and much more

About Us

The Quality Group (TQG) is an innovative provider of sports nutrition products, bringing together the successful brandsESNandMore Nutritionsince 2021.

ESNhas been the German market leader in sports nutrition since 2004, offering products like protein powders, bars, and supplements designed for ambitious fitness goals. Founded in 2017,More Nutritionfocuses on healthy, reduced‑sugar foods, providing solutions for conscious nutrition and weight management without compromise.

TQG's vision is to help people become the best version of themselves. With passion and innovation, the company develops high-quality products that promote health, performance, and joy in life. Its agile company culture and exciting career opportunities make TQG a strong partner not only for customers but also for employees.

This is us - The Quality Group - nice to meet you! Now it's your turn!
We look forward to your application! Regardless of gender, age, background, or identity - what matters to us is who you are and what you bring to the table. Join our team and grow with us!