As a Cloud Engineer in our International Cloud Operations Team, you play a key role in ensuring our cloud infrastructure runs smoothly, securely, and efficiently. You are responsible for the continuous operation of workloads running in a large-scale AWS organisation, supporting internal teams across six countries. You'll monitor system performance, troubleshoot incidents, optimize cloud resources, and automate processes to enhance stability and scalability. Your expertise helps minimize downtime, improve performance, and maintain the highest standards of operational excellence - all while contributing to a purpose-driven organization., * Optimize our cloud environment for performance, reliability, cost efficiency, and security
Support cross-functional teams in developing and maintaining cloud infrastructure
Automate infrastructure tests, provisioning, and deployments
Identify and implement solutions to reduce future maintenance and manual effort
Share knowledge within the team and educate internal stakeholders on cloud and infrastructure topics
Stay up to date with industry trends, tools, and best practices
Participate in 24/7 on-call support, limited to one week per month
Requirements
Do you have experience in Terraform?, * At least three years of experience working with AWS cloud infrastructure
Proven hands-on experience managing environments using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
Strong skills in automating infrastructure deployments and improving operational efficiency
Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, JavaScript, or Java
A team-focused mindset, excellent communication, fluent English, and a love for sharing ideas
A product-oriented approach, focused on delivering value to internal teams and business needs
Nice to have (but not required):
An AWS Certification (Associate or Professional level)
A proven track record in building and maintaining complex cloud environments
Experience in developing internal development platforms and ensuring their reliability and scalability, * A meaningful job with the opportunity to shape positive social change.
About the company
* We provide every colleague with a good foundation. In addition to your salary, you have the opportunity to take out a pension plan through us, which we subsidize.
* We believe it is important for everyone to develop further. Through our Lottery Academy, we offer training and courses. There are also many career opportunities at home and abroad.
* We enjoy having fun together. We regularly organize joint activities - including a well-attended monthly borrel - and our Christmas breakfast at the end of the year, where we proudly look back on what we have all achieved together.
* Exercise keeps you fit and relaxation is good for you. That's why we offer our employees discounts at Fitness First, bike leasing, and Urban Sports Club.
* We work closely with the organizations we support. Together, we visit the projects we support and meet the staff of the respective organizations.
* We work in a modern building, just a few minutes' walk from Düsseldorf Central Station. We encourage everyone to use public transport. That's why you get a Deutschlandticket, which allows you to travel for free outside of working hours., Our concept creates a win-win situation: participants in the Postcode Lottery win great prizes, and non-profit organizations receive funding. At least 30 percent of our ticket revenue goes to projects in the areas of equal opportunities, social cohesion, and nature and environmental protection.
Deutsche Postcode Lottery is part of the Postcode Lottery Group, an international group with lotteries in 5 countries and a social purpose. Thanks to all participants, more than 15 billion euros have been provided for thousands of social and green projects since the first Postcode Lottery was founded in 1989. This makes us one of the largest private funders in the world. Together with more than 1,500 colleagues in the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, Germany, and Norway, you contribute to a better world for people and nature every day!
The Postcode Lottery Group employs people of various nationalities and backgrounds. This makes us happy because diversity is an ideal breeding ground for creativity, innovation, and collaboration. It may be obvious, but we say it anyway: If you think you can make a valuable contribution to our organization, you are welcome here. Regardless of your origin, religion, age, work ability, or life philosophy., About Deutsche Postcode Lotterie
The Power of Postcodes
Deutsche Postcode Lotterie is part of the international Postcode Lottery Group - an organization that runs impactful charity lotteries in five countries. Together, we're committed to creating a fairer, greener, and healthier world. With us, entire neighborhoods can win together - and every ticket also supports a good cause. This creates a true win-win situation that benefits both society and each individual.
Making life better for everyone
Since our launch in 2016, Deutsche Postcode Lotterie has supported around 6,500 green and social projects with more than €325 million. As part of the international Postcode Lottery Group - with lotteries in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Norway - a total of €15 billion have been generated for charitable causes. Together with our players across five countries, we are making life better for everyone.
Inclusion and equal opportunities
People are the heart of everything we do. Whether it's our team, our players, or. the thousands of nonprofit organizations we support - we aim to contribute to a fairer, greener, and healthier world. We are open to new ideas and are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, values diversity, and makes different perspectives visible. We know we're not perfect. But we are continuously working to improve - because that's an essential part of who we are.
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