Cloud Platform Engineer (m|w|d)

Job summary

As a Cloud Engineer, you will build and evolve the infrastructure and automation that powers idealo's cloud platform. This role involves designing and managing AWS multi-account environments, building Infrastructure as Code, and developing self-service platform products. You will combine infrastructure engineering with a platform mindset to create scalable solutions with company-wide impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS in a multi-account environment, including Organizations, Control Tower, IAM, and Identity Center.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code skills with Terraform and Terragrunt, including building reusable modules and managing infrastructure across environments.
• Practical programming experience with Go, TypeScript, Node.js, or Python, including automation tooling, CLI development, Lambda functions, or cloud-native services.
• Solid networking fundamentals, including VPC design, subnetting, DNS, CDN concepts, and cross-account connectivity patterns.
• Strong English communication skills for effective collaboration with engineers and stakeholders.
• Practical interest in AI-powered platform engineering and infrastructure workflows, with familiarity in agents, tool integration, context management, and workflow automation.
• German language skills are a plus.
• Experience with Kubernetes and GitOps tooling, such as EKS and Argo CD, is a plus.
• Familiarity with managed data services like Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas, Aurora, or DocumentDB is a plus.
• Exposure to FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization, or security-related services such as AWS WAF, Firewall Manager, Private CA, or OIDC federation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the AWS multi-account environment, including account lifecycle management and governance mechanisms.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Terragrunt, and AWS CDK, focusing on reusable modules and scalable platform foundations.
• Develop and operate self-service platform products for independent cloud resource provisioning and management by engineering teams.
• Own and evolve networking capabilities including VPC design, DNS management, IP address management, and CDN integrations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform usability, reliability, and operational efficiency through reusable solutions and automation.
• Take ownership of platform services, contribute to engineering standards, and drive long-term maintainability across the cloud landscape.

Skills

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