Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS/Azure)

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Job Summary

Job Description

Rackspace Technology is a leading IT services provider specializing in public and private cloud technologies. They offer end-to-end solutions, from consultation to daily operations, leveraging proactive service, expertise, and automation. They seek a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable, secure cloud solutions on AWS/Azure, build new customer environments, and automate infrastructure and CI/CD processes.
Must have:
  • Design and implement scalable, secure cloud solutions in close collaboration with engineering and architecture teams
  • Perform cloud engineering tasks within agile sprints using established best practices and templates
  • Build new cloud environments for customers using native AWS or Azure services
  • Utilize fundamental architectural concepts and reusable components to build automated infrastructure, CI/CD processes, and supporting toolsets
  • Present technical solutions to diverse audiences, from developers to analysts to executives
  • Advise customer teams and decision-makers on technology options, best practices, and added value of cloud-native approaches
  • Act as Rackspace's voice in the customer project, responsible for quality, technical transparency, and implementation success
  • Proven experience in delivering complex cloud projects, from conception to productive deployment
  • Profound expertise in designing, deploying, and operating automated, secure, and stable cloud infrastructures (AWS or Azure)
  • Strong customer focus and willingness to take on tasks such as provisioning, maintenance, and further development of cloud-based systems
  • Ability to participate in technical discussions at various levels, from architectural decisions to concrete implementation
  • Application of automation-oriented principles within agile project methodologies
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, and confident interaction in German-speaking customer environments
  • Profound experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS and/or Azure, both in IaaS and PaaS
  • Practical experience in developing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches
  • Knowledge in programming and scripting (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript) and experience in development or DevOps teams
  • Familiarity with common security concepts in the cloud (IAM, KMS, Key Vaults, role-based access control, etc.)
  • Ability to convey complex technical concepts understandably and act as a trusted advisor for customers
Good to have:
  • Ideally experience in enterprise-scale environments with direct customer contact

Job Details

Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of IT services for all major public and private cloud technologies. We have evolved our services to cover the entire spectrum of the cloud journey, providing Fanatical Experience™ from initial consultation to daily operations. Our passionate experts combine the power of proactive, always-on service and expertise with best-in-class tools and automation to deliver technology when and how our customers need it.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable, secure cloud solutions in close collaboration with engineering and architecture teams
  • Perform cloud engineering tasks within agile sprints using established best practices and templates
  • Build new cloud environments for customers using native AWS or Azure services
  • Utilize fundamental architectural concepts and reusable components to build automated infrastructure, CI/CD processes, and supporting toolsets
  • Present technical solutions to diverse audiences, from developers to analysts to executives
  • Advise customer teams and decision-makers on technology options, best practices, and added value of cloud-native approaches
  • Act as Rackspace's voice in the customer project, responsible for quality, technical transparency, and implementation success

Requirements

  • Proven experience in delivering complex cloud projects, from conception to productive deployment
  • Profound expertise in designing, deploying, and operating automated, secure, and stable cloud infrastructures (AWS or Azure)
  • Strong customer focus and willingness to take on tasks such as provisioning, maintenance, and further development of cloud-based systems
  • Ability to participate in technical discussions at various levels, from architectural decisions to concrete implementation
  • Application of automation-oriented principles within agile project methodologies
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, and confident interaction in German-speaking customer environments

Experience

  • Profound experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS and/or Azure, both in IaaS and PaaS
  • Practical experience in developing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches, ideally with: Terraform, Ansible, Python, YAML, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Knowledge in programming and scripting (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript) and experience in development or DevOps teams
  • Familiarity with common security concepts in the cloud (IAM, KMS, Key Vaults, role-based access control, etc.)
  • Ideally experience in enterprise-scale environments with direct customer contact
  • Ability to convey complex technical concepts understandably and act as a trusted advisor for customers

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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