Manager of Cloud Platform Engineering in Germany at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Manager of Cloud Platform Engineering in Germany.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced cloud infrastructure professional passionate about building scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms in a fully remote environment. The role focuses on leading a high-impact cloud engineering team responsible for supporting large-scale SaaS infrastructure handling billions of annual requests. You will play a strategic role in shaping cloud architecture, driving operational excellence, and optimizing infrastructure costs while partnering closely with engineering, product, and finance stakeholders. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with organizational influence, making it ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, cloud-native ecosystems. You will help define infrastructure best practices, strengthen automation and observability, and foster a culture centered on scalability, reliability, and ownership. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern DevOps tooling and contribute directly to mission-critical systems used globally.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud platform engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Oversee the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of cloud infrastructure supporting high-volume SaaS operations.
• Manage and optimize AWS-based environments, including EKS/Kubernetes clusters, networking, storage, and cloud-native services.
• Drive operational excellence by improving CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, observability systems, and infrastructure automation processes.
• Partner closely with finance and leadership teams to manage cloud spending, improve cost visibility, and implement effective FinOps strategies.
• Define and enforce infrastructure governance standards related to security, scalability, deployment processes, and platform reliability across engineering teams.
• Act as a technical advisor on cloud architecture decisions and support product teams in building scalable infrastructure solutions by default.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, propose architectural improvements, and lead strategic infrastructure initiatives from conception through execution.
• Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and infrastructure strategies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support security and compliance initiatives through modern cloud security practices, access controls, and infrastructure governance frameworks.

• 10+ years of experience in technology roles, including at least 5 years managing engineering or cloud infrastructure teams in cloud-native environments.
• Deep expertise within the AWS ecosystem, including EKS/Kubernetes, IAM, VPC, RDS, and scalable cloud infrastructure architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and modern DevOps workflows.
• Advanced knowledge of GitOps methodologies, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation best practices.
• Proven experience managing large-scale cloud infrastructure budgets and implementing successful cloud cost optimization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability engineering, observability, and operational performance optimization.
• Ability to independently lead complex infrastructure initiatives with minimal oversight in fast-paced environments.
• Familiarity with cloud security principles, SOC 2 compliance, zero-trust architectures, and network security best practices.
• Experience with Cloudflare technologies, including WAF, CDN, or edge infrastructure services, is considered a plus.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Fully remote work environment with global collaboration opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead infrastructure initiatives supporting large-scale, high-impact SaaS platforms.
• Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies, DevOps tooling, and scalable distributed systems.
• Strong autonomy and leadership influence over cloud platform strategy and engineering practices.
• Collaborative and innovation-focused engineering culture.
• Career growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling technology organization.
• Flexible work environment designed to support productivity and work-life balance.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture that values different perspectives and experiences.
• Opportunity to work alongside highly skilled global engineering and infrastructure teams.