Senior Cloud Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

Your role in the team

• As a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer (m/f/d), you will shape the development and be responsible for the operation of key infrastructure services in our public cloud environment.
• In the newly established Cloud Infrastructure Operations Team at IT.NRW, we design, implement, and manage a modern cloud environment, including the supporting services for secure operation.
• Your main activity:
  • They administer critical server services (including DNS, LDAP, proxy) as well as configuration (Config) and patch management in cloud environments.
  • They design infrastructure services based on varying requirements, such as Automated Auditing or Observability.
  • They identify optimization potentials in automation and actively drive their technological implementation forward.
  • They implement security requirements in accordance with BSI standards to secure data and applications in the cloud.

What we offer

• Good development and training opportunities.
• Good work-life balance and compatibility of work and family life through high flexibility (e.g., flexible working hours, option for part-time work, up to 80% home office).
• Company pension scheme.
• Occupational health management.
• An open working environment.

Technologies and skills

• Terraform
• Linux
• IONOS
• Azure
• Windows Server
• DNS
• Active Directory
• Git
• Ansible
• RESTful API
• Google Cloud Platform
• Windows
• AWS

Our expectations:

Qualifications

• You bring with you:
  • Expertise in the use of public clouds (e.g., IONOS, AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Know-how in the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Git, Ansible, Terraform).
  • Expertise in orchestrating server deployments (provisioning).
  • Proficient in German (spoken and written).
• Additionally desirable are:
  • Know-how in the development and use of CI/CD pipelines, ideally with GitLab CI/CD/Runner.
• Your personality:
  • Team spirit, open-minded in dealing with changes.
  • Structured and analytical working style, good at understanding contexts.
  • Willingness to learn.

Experience

• Experience in at least one of the following infrastructure services: Active Directory & DNS, Remote Desktop Gateways, Windows Server configuration and patch management, Linux Server configuration and patch management.
• At least three years of practical experience in the fields mentioned above.
• Practical experience in managing infrastructure resources using IBM Terraform.
• Experience in using (REST) APIs.

Education

• Completed university of applied sciences or bachelor's degree in information technology, mathematics, physics, or in a course of study related to IT.
• Alternative to university: qualification as an Operational Professional or extensive relevant professional experience in IT.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours
• Company Restaurant
• Employee Parking Space
• Health Care Benefits
• Company Retirement Provision