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 take full ownership of Azure infrastructure, automation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, security, and reliability, working closely with software and ML engineers to support real production workloads. 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 using Terraform or Bicep, with a strong 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 and efficient software delivery. - Establish strong cloud 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, optimize cloud performance and cost, and prepare infrastructure for future scale. - Own infrastructure initiatives end-to-end, contribute to architecture decisions and incident response, and continuously raise platform engineering standards. 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 cloud architecture, deployment, networking, identity, security, and operations. - Hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep and a solid Infrastructure as Code mindset. - Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes/AKS, and CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps. - Background at a large technology or enterprise organization, with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure rather than a purely operational or contributor-only scope. - Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, observability, reliability, and automation, with solid Linux administration and scripting skills (Bash, Python, or equivalent). - Ability to work effectively with ambiguity, high ownership, and the pace of an early-stage environment. - Experience with AI/ML or GPU-based cloud workloads is a plus. - Familiarity with GitOps, Helm, Argo CD, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry is a plus. - Experience with AWS or Google Cloud alongside Azure is a plus. - Experience in manufacturing, industrial IoT, or robotics environments is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: €75,000 to €95,000 per year. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. LOCATION Primary location is Berlin, Germany, with a hybrid work arrangement. Candidates based elsewhere in Germany may also be considered for a remote setup.