Senior Cloud Engineer (STP)

Owns and builds infrastructure automation from the ground up, writing clean, production-grade code to automate the entire cloud stack – from core infrastructure to application delivery. Applies deep expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD to deliver reliable, scalable, and fully automated cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and build infrastructure automation from the ground up using clean, production-grade code.
• Automate the entire cloud stack, spanning core infrastructure through to application delivery.
• Author Terraform modules from scratch to provision and manage cloud environments.
• Create custom Ansible roles for configuration management across infrastructure components.
• Design and build complex CI/CD pipelines for both infrastructure and application delivery.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, including Helm chart management and ArgoCD workflows.
• Implement and maintain networking fundamentals (VPC, DNS, routing, and security groups) across cloud environments.
• Apply SME-level knowledge of major cloud platforms and Linux systems to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering role focused on automation.
• Deep experience authoring Terraform modules from scratch for cloud environments.
• Expertise in Ansible, demonstrated by creating custom roles for configuration management.
• Proficiency in designing and building complex CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery.
• SME-level knowledge of a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and Linux systems.
• Strong grasp of networking fundamentals (VPC, DNS, routing, and security groups).
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes, including Helm and ArgoCD.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Go, Bash, or equivalent languages.

Nice to Have

• SAP Basis knowledge: understanding of SAP architecture (NetWeaver, HANA) and experience automating SAP landscapes in the cloud.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and security tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault).
• Experience building custom tools or APIs to extend automation capabilities.