Cloud Engineer – AWS, Linux & Networking | Cloud Engineer – AWS, Linux & Networking (m/f/d)
auxmoney
Job Summary
As a Cloud Engineer in a platform-focused fintech environment, you will take full ownership of the AWS infrastructure, treating it as a product rather than a service queue. Your daily responsibilities involve designing and evolving VPC setups, managing Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, and hardening Linux systems (Debian/Ubuntu). You will focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to ensure modularity and maintainability. Beyond technical operations, you will have significant architectural influence, shaping networking standards and driving operational excellence through improved observability and CI/CD pipelines. This role is ideal for professionals who value autonomy and want to influence the technical backbone of a growing fintech platform. The position offers a high degree of flexibility with home office options, professional development budgets, and a culture that emphasizes long-term system sustainability over quick fixes.
Required Skills
Education
Not specified
Experience
- Professional experience operating and improving AWS production environments
- Hands-on experience with Linux system hardening and performance tuning
- Proven experience using Terraform and Ansible in structured environments
- Experience building, upgrading, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters (EKS)
- Solid background in networking fundamentals and cloud security
- Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident management
Languages
Additional
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany (with flexible home office policy). Role involves architectural decision-making and FinOps responsibilities. Experience with RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL) or Go is considered a plus.