Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join our global cloud team. You will maintain and enhance cloud‑based platforms for our clients, primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure, with a strong focus on automation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, operate, and continuously improve KION's Azure cloud environment to ensure high availability.
• Implement and migrate services to KION Group's digital platforms in close collaboration with development teams.
• Monitor, analyse, and resolve failures across IT services, servers, and containers.
• Support product teams with cloud‑service expertise and drive proactive, self‑initiated projects.
• Administer and upgrade Windows and Linux servers.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience with public and private cloud infrastructure (Azure required, GCP beneficial).
• Strong background in Windows or Linux system administration.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Ansible and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure‑as‑Code, shell scripting (PowerShell, CLI, Bash) and cloud automation technologies.
• Good English (C1/C2); German is a plus.

Required skills

• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform
• Windows Server
• Linux Server
• Ansible
• Azure DevOps Pipelines
• PowerShell
• CLI/Bash scripting
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code
• Monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Azure Monitor)