STACKIT Access Domain - Cloud Network Engineer (m/f/d)

Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.

Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.

Your tasks

• Architecture: You conceive and design scalable, highly available, and multi-tenant cloud network infrastructures.
• Networking Expertise: You bring solid knowledge of the Linux Network Stack, IPv6, common routing protocols, and load-balancing technologies.
• Automation: You drive "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) and automate the entire lifecycle of our products with tools like Terraform and Go.
• Troubleshooting: You are the expert for analyzing and resolving complex network problems, whether it's MTU issues or complex routing.
• Development: You work with the software engineering teams to define infrastructure requirements and provide the automation interfaces.
• Monitoring: You develop and maintain the monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning for the entire network infrastructure.
• Collaboration: You work in an agile team, proactively share your knowledge, and write code that stands out for its maintainability and good documentation.

Your profile

• Education/Training: You have a degree in network technology, computer science, or a comparable qualification (e.g., IT specialist for system integration) with relevant professional experience.
• Networking Expertise: You have deep, multi-year experience with network protocols and technologies, especially Linux Networking, IPv6, BGP, IPSEC, Wireguard, and ideally know-how in setting up networks in a data center environment.
• Automation: You are a professional in network automation. "Infrastructure as Code" is a matter of course for you (e.g., with Terraform). And you can write scripts (e.g., in Go) for automation.
• Cloud Understanding: You have experience with cloud networking concepts (VPCs, Load Balancers, SDN) and ideally with open-source technologies (e.g., FRRouting).
• Software Affinity: You have a good understanding of CI/CD processes and APIs to work effectively with the software teams.
• You are a team player and feel at home in an agile team.
• Languages: You have good English skills.