Senior Cloud Engineer (m/f/d)

In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel’s global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.

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As a Senior Cloud Engineer (m/f/d), you will lead the design, implementation, and management of complex cloud environments. You will also provide strategic guidance and technical expertise to improve and optimize cloud operations.

How you create impact

• Design and implement advanced cloud architectures that support the organization’s strategic goals, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and cost-effective.
• Drive cloud strategy and innovation by evaluating new technologies and recommending improvements to keep the infrastructure competitive and aligned with business needs.
• Build and manage robust cloud environments, including multi-cloud and hybrid setups, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources to improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, applying best practices for resource and cost management.
• Implement and oversee cloud security measures such as IAM, encryption, and threat detection, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Lead the resolution of complex cloud incidents, including incident response and root cause analysis.
• Create and maintain clear documentation of cloud architectures, policies, and procedures, and provide regular reports on performance, security, and compliance.

• Strong experience with AWS (networking, security, container orchestration); Azure or GCP experience is a plus.
• Ability to design and implement complex cloud architectures, including multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Advanced skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation) and automated infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency in Bash or Python for automation and operational tasks.
• Experience optimizing cloud performance and costs, including autoscaling, load balancing, and efficient resource usage.
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices (IAM, encryption, threat detection).
• Deep knowledge of cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, VPNs, network security).
• Experience resolving complex cloud infrastructure issues, producing clear documentation, and communicating effectively in English (written and spoken).

You will have a direct influence on the future of logistics and IT. Your colleagues are experts who shape the IT industry in Portugal and worldwide. We want you to feel comfortable in your working surroundings. Therefore, we are offering you flexible working hours and mobile working arrangements. We value teamwork, continuous learning, and diversity. Kuehne+Nagel offers you a custom-made career – through individual planning and supervisors who support and advise you in every way. You get supported by many work-life balance offerings and supplementary health insurance.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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