Senior Cloud Engineer gesucht in Cologne
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Job description
- AWS Solution Design: Architect and implement cloud-native solutions based on serverless and event-driven paradigms using Infrastructure-as-Code
- Workflow Automation: Automate media production workflows; from transcoding and localisation to content distribution
- System Integration & Content Supply Chain: Build robust APIs and data pipelines between systems and own the end-to-end media supply chain from ingest to distribution to broadcast and media partners
- Engineering Excellence: Drive code quality, testing, observability and DevSecFinOps practices across the team
- AI-Assisted Development: Build and establish agentic AI development practices as a model approach for the organisation
- Junior Mentoring: Provide technical guidance to junior and regular engineers, developing them towards product-oriented, AI-assisted ways of working
Requirements
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You have 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer or in a comparable role
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You have deep practical experience with AWS Serverless services (including Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB and S3) and are proficient in TypeScript as your primary development language
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You have proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK or comparable) and a solid understanding of event-driven and eventual consistency architecture patterns
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You have built robust APIs and integrations between heterogeneous systems, and are familiar with CI/CD pipelines and toolchains such as Bitbucket Pipelines
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You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
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You are open to actively shaping AI-assisted development practices and eager to develop your own ways of working accordingly Bonus:
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Experience with media-adjacent workflows such as transcoding, AWS Elemental Services or localisation pipelines
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First hands-on experience with generative or agentic AI solutions
Benefits & conditions
- Your Platform: You are building a cloud-native media platform from the ground up; powering Bundesliga content production and distribution for broadcasters and media partners worldwide.
- Your Impact: You own architectural decisions, drive engineering excellence and set the standard for AI-assisted software development within the team.
- Your Environment: A greenfield setup, a new team, real ownership and the scale of one of the world's most-watched football leagues.