Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (m/w/d)

SYSTABUILD Software Group

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

SYSTABUILD is building a shared cloud and platform foundation for a group of leading software companies in the construction, CAD and ERP domain. We are looking for a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to take a key role in designing, operating, and evolving our central cloud infrastructure and platform services. This is a hands-on leadership role with real impact across multiple product teams and companies. You will shape how cloud infrastructure is built, operated, secured, and scaled across SYSTABUILD.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS.
Solid experience with cloud infrastructure solutions such as ECS, EC2, AppSync, Amazon RDS, S3, or comparable technologies.
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
Experience with multi-account AWS setups, landing zones, and governance models.
Proficiency in at least one programming language.
Good understanding of cloud networking concepts and security best practices.
Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or similar.
Ability to balance hands-on engineering with architectural and leadership responsibilities.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially across teams and disciplines.
A high sense of ownership and accountability for systems and outcomes.
Pragmatic problem-solver with a bias for action and continuous improvement.
Passion for building robust, secure, and scalable platforms.
Interest in platform engineering and enabling other teams to succeed.

Nice To Haves

Deep understanding of database internals, including performance tuning, high availability setups, backup and recovery, and replication strategies.
Practical experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar).
Hands-on experience with AWS networking, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, security groups, NACLs, and hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement platform solutions that enhance the reliability, security, and scalability of the Database Platform infrastructure.
Provide technical leadership in AWS cloud infrastructure, networking, CI/CD, and security for cloud infrastructure solutions.
Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Take an active role in shaping the team's strategy, roadmap, and architecture.
Lead and drive incident management and troubleshooting efforts, ensuring a stable and predictable environment.
Define, implement, and maintain comprehensive observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) to ensure the Platform meets availability targets.