Senior Cloud Engineer (f/m/d)

Trusted Shops SE (DE); United States; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (Cologne on-site days)

Workation within EU/UK regions

28 vacation days

2.5 additional days at Christmas and N

Buddy program

Learning & development opportunities

Team and unit events

Health Pass (fitness and health)

Job summary

Trusted Shops seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build and operate scalable AWS infrastructure in a hybrid Cologne or fully remote Berlin setup. You will work with software engineers, a Product Manager, and an Agile Coach to shape the cloud platform, enable development teams through automation and Infrastructure as Code, and contribute to a reliable, observable, and cost-efficient cloud environment.

You will build Terraform components, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and apply AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code, Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, CircleCI.
• Scripting in Bash, TypeScript or Python.
• Experience with Docker and Amazon ECS.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Contribute to deployment and operation of new services and infrastructure capabilities.
• Build and maintain Terraform components and optimize CI/CD tooling (CircleCI).
• Establish and evolve monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability standards.
• Support cloud governance, cost optimization (FinOps), and cloud security best practices.
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, coordinating with internal teams and hosting providers.

Job description

Trusted Shops creates digital trust between people, businesses, and AI Agents. Every day, millions of consumers rely on our solutions to make confident online decisions, while businesses use our products to build trust, strengthen customer relationships, and grow sustainably.With around 700 colleagues across Europe, more than 30,000 online shops, and over 50 million consumers in our Community of Trust, we are helping shape a safer and more transparent digital world.

To strengthen our Engineering Department, we are looking for a

Senior Cloud Engineer (f/m/d)

Cologne (hybrid) or Berlin (remote) | Permanent Contract (Full-time)

Join our Legal Tech Services Team, part of the Business Domain, where we build products that help online businesses stay legally compliant and protected. Our solutions provide legal texts, compliance services, and expert support that enable thousands of online shops to operate with confidence.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and operating secure and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS. Working closely with software engineers, a Product Manager, and an Agile Coach, you will help shape our cloud platform, enable development teams through automation and Infrastructure as Code, and contribute to a reliable, observable, and cost-efficient cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on AWS.

• Contribute to the introduction, deployment, and operation of new services and infrastructure capabilities across their lifecycle.

• Build and maintain reusable Infrastructure-as-Code components with Terraform and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling, primarily based on CircleCI.

• Help establish and evolve standards for monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability to ensure reliable and efficient operations.

• Support cloud governance, AWS resource lifecycle management, cloud cost optimization (FinOps), and cloud security best practices.

• Apply AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices to improve automation, delivery speed, and operational efficiency.

• Participate in incident response and on‑call rotations, while collaborating with internal teams and external hosting providers to ensure reliable operations and maintain supporting infrastructure.

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS - such as ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, SQS, etc.- along with strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally with Terraform

• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation solutions, ideally with CircleCI.

• Solid scripting or software development skills in Bash, TypeScript or Python.

• Practical experience using AI-assisted and agentic engineering tools in DevOps workflows, combined with the curiosity and ability to evaluate emerging AI capabilities.

• Experience with containerized environments using Docker and Amazon ECS.

• Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability concepts (e.g. CloudWatch, Instana), including troubleshooting across applications and infrastructure.

• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, AWS governance, FinOps, and experience working with externally hosted environments, complemented by practical experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools.

What we offer you

• Hybrid work:Combine flexible remote work with team time in the Cologne office (on‑site days depending on your location)

• Workation: Temporarily work from a destination of your choice within EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway

• 28 vacation days

• 2.5 additional days off at Christmas, New Year's Eve and Carnival

• Buddy program (an experienced trustee is at your side)

• Individual learning & development opportunities (internal & external trainings, e-learnings)

• Events (Team Events, Unit Events, etc.)

• Health Pass (free online and offline sports, fitness, and health courses)

• Permanent contract with Europe's trusted brand

BUILD A COMMUNITY OF TRUST WITH US - #cometotrust

At Trusted Shops, we are interested in you as a person - whether you fit in with us is independent of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Trusted Shops is clearly committed to diversity and against discrimination.