Cloud / DevOps Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a Cloud / DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure powering a growing AI platform. You will sit at the intersection of engineering and ML teams, taking end-to-end ownership of Azure infrastructure, automation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, security, and reliability. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design and operate secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud infrastructure across compute, networking, storage, identity, and platform services. - Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform or Bicep, with a focus on automation, consistency, and repeatable deployments. - Deploy and operate Docker and Kubernetes/AKS environments, including scaling, networking, upgrades, security, and production troubleshooting. - Design and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools to enable reliable software delivery. - Establish strong security, observability, and reliability practices covering IAM, secrets management, monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery. - Partner with engineering and ML teams to support AI/ML workloads and optimise cloud performance and cost. - Own infrastructure initiatives end-to-end and contribute to architecture decisions and incident response. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 4 or more years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or a related field. - Strong production experience with Microsoft Azure, including architecture, networking, identity, security, and operations. - Hands-on production experience with Terraform or Bicep and a solid Infrastructure as Code mindset. - Production experience deploying and operating Docker and Kubernetes/AKS clusters. - Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent platforms. - Background at a large technology or enterprise organization, with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure rather than a purely operational scope. - Strong understanding of cloud security practices including IAM and secrets management. - Solid Linux administration and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or equivalent. - Hands-on experience with observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting tooling. - Comfort operating with ambiguity and high ownership at startup pace. - Familiarity with AI/ML or GPU-based cloud workloads is a plus. - Experience with GitOps, Helm, Argo CD, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry is a plus. - Exposure to AWS or Google Cloud alongside Azure is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Base salary: €75,000 to €95,000 annually. - Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. LOCATION Primary location is Munich, Germany, with a hybrid work arrangement. Candidates based elsewhere in Germany and working remotely are also considered.