Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (m|w|d) - AWS

Cloud Platform provides a scalable, secure and cost-efficient cloud foundation that enables more than 20 teams at idealo to move fast and focus on what they do best. As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you will design and implement the infrastructure and automation that power our platform. You own platform products end-to-end within the team's domain, from problem analysis through production operation.

About your new role

• Design and manage our AWS multi-account environment, including account lifecycle management and governance mechanisms such as Control Tower and Service Control Policies.

• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Terragrunt and AWS CDK, with a focus on reusable modules and scalable platform foundations.

• Own and operate self-service platform products end-to-end including their CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

• Own and evolve key networking capabilities including VPC design, DNS management, IP address management and CDN integrations.

• Act as a technical partner to engineering teams on platform topics, improving usability, reliability and operational efficiency through reusable solutions and automation.

• Contribute to engineering standards, participate in design reviews and mentor engineers within the team.

Skills & Requirements

• 5+ 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 experience building reusable modules and managing infrastructure across environments.

• Strong programming skills with Go, TypeScript, Node.js or Python, with a track record of delivering production-grade automation tooling, CLI tools, Lambda functions or cloud-native services.

• Deep networking knowledge, including VPC design, subnetting, DNS, CDN concepts and cross-account connectivity patterns.

• Ability to work independently, scope and prioritize work in ambiguous environments without constant guidance.

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools into engineering workflows (agents, tool integration, context management, workflow automation).

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes and GitOps tooling, for example EKS and Argo CD.

• Familiarity with managed data services such as Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas, Aurora or DocumentDB.

• Exposure to FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization or security-related services such as AWS WAF, Firewall Manager, Private CA or OIDC federation.

• German language skills.

At idealo you can expect

• You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.

• And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.

• In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme-Familienservice.

• You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket - and it's environmentally friendly, too!

• Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.

• And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

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