Senior/Lead Cloud Automation Developer (m/f/d)
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior/Lead Cloud Automation Developer to join our Cloud Engineering team. In this role, you will lead and develop cloud automation solutions on top of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform and 3rd party products across private and public cloud environments. You will work closely with project managers, architects, developers, DevOps engineers, quality engineers, and technical writers to jointly deliver scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions to enterprise customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using programming languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or tools such as Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack, Chef, or Puppet.
- Leverage SOLID principles to develop and enhance reusable frameworks, libraries, modules, scripts, templates, CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, scaling, and monitoring of cloud infrastructure using VMware Aria Suite or vCloud Director.
- Integrate via APIs between VMware products and various third-party systems and services.
- Work directly with customers during presales or delivery phase to understand customer needs and define proposals for efficient implementations.
- Lead and mentor development team including WBS definition, mentoring and reviewing peer’s contribution to ensure customer requirements, quality and best practices are met.
- Stay current with industry trends and lead internal initiatives in regards to optimizaitons and enhancements of current solutions, frameworks and processes.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in cloud integration, customization and automation projects
- Expertise in at least one major cloud platform (VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Proficiency in scripting programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Bash, PowerShell) or OOP programming languages (C#, Java, NodeJS).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of networking including network fundamentals (like IP addressing, subnetting, and routing), network devices (such as routers, switches, and firewalls), network protocols (like TCP/IP, UDP, and DNS), and network security principles.
- Experience working and leading a development team in Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in multi-national setting.
Preferred Qualifications (highly valued)
- 3+ in technical leading role
- Experience and/or certifications in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform and VMware product portfolio.
- Experience working with customers across the EMEA region.
- Experience in solution design definitions or adjustments.
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge cloud technologies with a high-performing team and influence solution decisions based on engineering best practices.
- Work in respectful environment with focus on open communication, team work and opportunities for growth.
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and a remote-first work culture.
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Retirement Provision
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Employee Events
In addition to a summer and Christmas celebration, we regularly organize our After Work Drink! Exchange with colleagues, away from daily business. This is important to us to grow more and more together as a professional team.
Corporate Benefits
In the team, there's not only fun but also discounts! Fashion, travel, electronics? We've got it. Thanks to Corporate Benefits, you always save. Why pay more when you can get it cheaper?
Bonus
In addition to the fixed salary, you will receive an annual special payment based on the business outcome and your personal goals.
Premiums
You receive a premium or special payment e. g. for new employees who are mediated by you.
Trust Based Working Hours
Sometimes it is necessary to arrange your working time flexible. After the probationary period we make this work for you. This will include home office days as well as being able to push a morning or afternoon wherever it is possible.
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If you show the willingness to learn something new every day and to use the knowledge in the team and with customers, then we are exactly the right place for you. In addition, you want to get to the bottom of new things and understand them technically down to the last detail? Your job and your hobby merge at times and the IT is one of your greatest passions? Then you should read on now anyway because it is our goal to make you become an expert who is one step ahead of therest.
If you feel comfortable in a cloud technology like OpenStack, CloudFoundy, AWS, etc. or you know a lot about a virtualization technology like VMware vSphere, then you’re in the right place with us. We will also train you as a cloud engineer or cloud architect.
After about 1 week, you will know whether we want to get to know you. Then you will be invited to an online conversation.
Your document should contain a personal address as well as your CV and your previous qualifications such as school, study, certifications, certificates, etc. A picture of you can also be included in the letter as well as your salary requirements.
After an online conversation via Skype, Zoom or another online tool we will provide you with a simple task. You will bring along the result of the task to a personal conversation in one of our offices. When everything fits, nothing will prevent us from hiring you.
Usually the conversations (online and onsite) take place with you, a potential team leader for your position and a human resources representative.
We evaluate your score using a point system. That is based on your documents, the interview, the personal impression and the result of the small task.
Your application documents will only be made available to the HR department, the management and the potential team leader. All data will be treated confidentially.