Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure Dev)

Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of IT services for all major public and private cloud technologies. We have developed our services to cover the entire cloud journey and provide Fanatical Experience from initial consulting to daily operations. Our passionate experts combine the power of proactive, constantly available service and expertise with world-class tools and automation to then deliver technology and the way our customers need it.

Responsibilities:

• Development of scalable, maintainable cloud applications in close collaboration with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams
• Integration of cloud-native services via SDKs and APIs into existing or new software solutions
• Implementation of DevOps principles from a developer’s perspective, including automated build, test, and deployment processes
• Contribution to architectural decisions and development of technical concepts in customer environments
• Collaboration with infrastructure and data teams for seamless end-to-end solutions
• Presentation of applications and code designs to technical and business stakeholders
• Technical consulting in the design of modern software architectures within a cloud context

Requirements:

• Several years of experience in software development projects with direct relevance to the Azure cloud
• Solid understanding of modern software architectures and cloud-native development patterns
• Hands-on experience with common CI/CD tools from a developer's perspective (e.g., testing, staging, blue/green deployments)
• Proficient in code quality, version control, and build systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to discuss technical decisions within the team
• Confident working in German-speaking customer environments

Experience & Expertise:

• Languages & Frameworks: Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript; Spring Boot, Express.js, React, Angular
• Cloud & APIs: AWS SDK, Azure SDK, REST APIs, GraphQL, Webhooks, event-based communication (e.g., SNS, EventBridge, Event Grid)
• CI/CD & Testing: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins; unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using e.g., Jest, Pytest, JUnit
• Deployment & Runtime: Docker, container registries, stateless design, Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi)
• Security & Identity: IAM, Azure RBAC, secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, Key Vault), OAuth2, OIDC
• Monitoring & Observability: CloudWatch, Application Insights, OpenTelemetry, Sentry
• Architecture & Design Patterns: Microservices, event-driven architecture, 12-factor app, serverless (e.g., Lambda, Azure Functions), clean architecture, domain-driven design (DDD)