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Pfeifer & Langen

Europäischer Zuckerhersteller mit 25 Standorten

Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud EngineeringPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeCologne, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in business/computer science (Wirtschaftsinformatik) or an equivalent qualification.
  • At least 4 years of relevant professional experience operating, automating, and monitoring cloud infrastructures.
  • Experience building and operating cloud platforms in enterprise environments.
  • In-depth knowledge of operating cloud infrastructures, particularly AWS.
  • Experience migrating cloud workloads to the public cloud.
  • Experience with highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures.
  • Good knowledge of platform concepts such as landing zones, zero trust, and multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
  • In-depth expertise in at least two of the following areas: infrastructure as code (such as Terraform or Ansible); cloud security and DevSecOps; infrastructure-level backup and recovery strategies; regulatory requirements and standards such as NIS-2, KRITIS, GDPR, CRA, or ISO 27001.
  • Experience automating infrastructure and operational processes.
  • Good knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices, such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
  • Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK/OpenSearch.
  • A sound understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, and secure platform operations.
  • Experience working in regulated environments and implementing compliance requirements.
  • Experience with incident, problem, and change management, ideally including third-level support.
  • Ability to analyze disruptions systematically and resolve them sustainably.
  • A basic understanding of enterprise networking and enterprise architecture.
  • Experience in IoT environments.
  • Very good German and English language skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve standards for a performant and resilient multi-cloud platform using AWS and Azure.
  • Advise on technical questions and support and implement architecture and design decisions.
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives including zero-trust architectures, privileged access management, multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud approaches, and backup and disaster-recovery strategies.
  • Automate operational processes such as provisioning, configuration management, and incident response.
  • Further develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for the cloud platform, particularly self-service processes.
  • Build and implement self-healing mechanisms.
  • Implement and continuously improve DevSecOps best practices.
  • Ensure regulatory requirements such as NIS-2, KRITIS, and ISO 27001 are met.
  • Build and improve KPIs and monitoring for security, compliance, and system stability.
  • Support risk assessments and prioritize and assess changes.
  • Own the cloud platform service and maintain service documentation and configuration items.
  • Ensure stable operations and administer cloud services; technically manage service providers.
  • Analyze, diagnose, and sustainably resolve incidents and problems.
  • Manage and escalate incidents, problems, and service requests in accordance with defined processes.
  • Conduct and validate changes, including documentation and implementation plans.
  • Work closely with architecture, demand management, service owners, and compliance and governance stakeholders.
  • Support internal and external partners with technical and process-related questions.
  • Coordinate and manage service providers in DevOps and DevSecOps.
  • Support the service owner with information security, compliance, and contractual matters.
  • Contribute to and actively shape cloud and infrastructure projects.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • AWS or Azure certifications.
  • CCSP/CCSK, SRE, CNPE, or comparable credentials.
  • Polish language skills.

About the Company

Pfeifer & Langen

Europäischer Zuckerhersteller mit 25 Standorten

Pfeifer & Langen is a European sugar producer that processes sugar beets into refined sugar and related products. The company operates across about 25 sites in Europe and generates around 1.4 billion euros in revenue. Its products come from beets grown locally; sugar is extracted and refined through industrial processes and then packaged for sale to customers across various markets. Compared with rivals, Pfeifer & Langen emphasizes a long-standing tradition (founded in 1870), a broad European footprint, and a culture of teamwork and shared growth, aiming to responsible, steady expansion rather than rapid, flashy changes. The company’s goal is to sweeten daily life worldwide by leveraging community, responsibility, and persistent progress to grow together with its employees and partners.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Cologne, Germany
Founded
1870

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