Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five)CompetitiveHybridFull time0 applicants
About this role
Job Description
We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We’re seeking a hands-on Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design and delivery of resilient, secure Linux-based cloud platforms on AWS. This role offers the opportunity to work on global projects in an international environment, with a flexible hybrid working model and competitive benefits.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and govern cloud architectures for Linux workloads on AWS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), automation pipelines, and Git-based CI/CD workflows to enable repeatable, auditable deployments.
- Operate, scale, and optimize Amazon EKS clusters and containerized applications, including observability and incident response.
- Ensure security, compliance, and cost efficiency across cloud platforms by applying best practices, guardrails, and monitoring.
- Partner with the Basis team, RISE SAP stakeholders, platform engineering teams, and senior leadership to align cloud strategy with scientific and business requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years industry experience.
- AWS: EC2, S3, FSx, EFS, RDS, EKS, AWS Transfer Family, Load Balancers, VPC, IAM, AWS Backup, Resource Groups & Tag Editor, Service Quotas, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
- Configuration management & automation: Ansible, Bash scripting
- Linux administration and server hardening
- Cluster management: Red Hat PCS, SIOS
- AD integration on Linux: SSSD, VASD tools (or equivalent)
- Golden image management and patch set releases for regular OS patching
- Disaster recovery & resilience: CloudEndure, AWS DRS (or equivalent)
- Monitoring & observability: Dynatrace (or equivalent APM/monitoring tools)
- Endpoint protection/EDR: CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor (or equivalent)
- Vulnerability scanning & management: Qualys, Wiz (or equivalent)
- Performance, scalability & cost optimization
- Security, compliance & operational excellence
- Strong experience with ticketing systems: ServiceNow (SNOW), Remedy, or similar ITSM tools
- Leadership, communication & stakeholder management
- BASIC SAP ecosystem knowledge
Nice to have
- Experience with additional cloud platforms and services.
- Advanced certifications in AWS or related technologies.
- Experience in mentoring and leading technical teams.