Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (m/w/d)

SYSTABUILD is building a shared cloud and platform foundation for a group of leading software companies in the construction, CAD and ERP domain.

We are looking for a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to take a key role in designing, operating, and evolving our central cloud infrastructure and platform services.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real impact across multiple product teams and companies. You will shape how cloud infrastructure is built, operated, secured, and scaled across SYSTABUILD.

• Design, develop, and implement platform solutions that enhance the reliability, security, and scalability of the Database Platform infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership in AWS cloud infrastructure, networking, CI/CD, and security for cloud infrastructure  solutions.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Take an active role in shaping the team's strategy, roadmap, and architecture.
• Lead and drive incident management and troubleshooting efforts, ensuring a stable and predictable environment.
• Define, implement, and maintain comprehensive observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) to ensure the Platform meets availability targets

• Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS.

• Solid experience with cloud infrastructure solutions such as ECS, EC2, AppSync, Amazon RDS, S3, or comparable technologies.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Experience with multi-account AWS setups, landing zones, and governance models.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Good understanding of cloud networking concepts and security best practices.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or similar.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with architectural and leadership responsibilities.

Nice To Have

• Deep understanding of database internals, including performance tuning, high availability setups, backup and recovery, and replication strategies.
• Practical experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with AWS networking, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, security groups, NACLs, and hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect).

Traits We Value

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially across teams and disciplines.
• A high sense of ownership and accountability for systems and outcomes.
• Pragmatic problem-solver with a bias for action and continuous improvement.
• Passion for building robust, secure, and scalable platforms.
• Interest in platform engineering and enabling other teams to succeed.

• A competitive salary package
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Flexibility in balancing office hours and remote work
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