AWS Cloud Engineer - Systems

Giesecke+devrient
Barcelona, Spain
22 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Configuration Management Databases Linux Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language)
+12 more
Key Management Runbook Data Logging Scripting Cloud Platform System System Availability Software Troubleshooting Containerization Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Cloudwatch Terraform Serverless Computing

Requirements

Role Overview As an AWS Cloud Engineer (Systems), you will ensure the secure, reliable, and scalable operation of workloads across AWS environments. Your primary focus is system administration, operational automation, and platform reliability. You will work closely with platform, network, database, and security teams to maintain a stable and secure cloud environment. This role combines AWS infrastructure operations, system hardening, automation, and monitoring to ensure operational excellence across our global cloud platform. Key Responsibilities AWS Cloud Operations - Operate and continuously improve AWS environments including governance, monitoring, logging, and cost management - Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational processes using Terraform and scripting (Python/Bash) - Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes, including root-cause analysis and remediation - Administer and harden Linux and Windows workloads running on AWS EC2 and container platforms - Manage patching, configuration management, and OS baselining - Implement and maintain IAM access models, secrets management, and certificate lifecycle management - Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using CloudWatch - Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures Automation & Reliability - Automate repetitive operational tasks using Infrastructure as Code and scripting - Improve platform reliability through backup strategies, DR readiness, and operational automation - Familiarity with container orchestration (ECS / EKS) and serverless technologies - Support continuous improvement of cloud operations and platform stability Skills & Experience - Several years of experience as AWS Cloud Engineer, System Administrator, or Cloud Operations Engineer - Strong experience with AWS services such as EC2, IAM, CloudWatch, SSM, EKS, ECR, S3 - Solid Linux and Windows administration skills - Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and automation scripting - Strong troubleshooting and operational mindset - Experience working in regulated environments is a plus What’s great about working with us: - Culture and diversity: Join a people oriented environment with different nationalities and a great team spirit, flat hierarchies (everyone speaks to everyone). Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly. - Global Collaboration: Work collaboratively with stakeholders around the globe. - Career Development: Benefit from continuous training, coaching, and talent development programs. - Canteen: take a break with our breakfast and lunch service: chose between a wild range of menus, salad desk, and sandwiches service. Nicely prices - Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours with the option for remote work (M-Th 8.30 - 17.30 and Fri 8.30 - 15.30; 3 days of remote work). Privacy Notice The personal data you provide will be processed to manage your application in accordance with the GDPR and our Privacy Policy, available at Data Privacy | G+D.

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