Job Description
Senior Cloud Engineer

It's more than a job

In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel’s global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.


How you create impact

  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve AWS landing zones and multi-account cloud environments.
  • Automate AWS account onboarding and provisioning, ensuring new accounts follow standardized configurations, policies, and security requirements.
  • Design and maintain shared AWS networking capabilities, including VPCs, subnets, routing, connectivity, and network security.
  • Implement and maintain cloud governance, guardrails, IAM, encryption, and security controls across AWS environments.
  • Develop reusable and maintainable Terraform modules and Infrastructure as Code automation to standardize and simplify cloud infrastructure provisioning.
  • Monitor the health, security, and operational status of shared cloud platforms and continuously improve their reliability and maintainability.
  • Lead the investigation and resolution of complex cloud infrastructure incidents, including participation in shared on-call support for critical incidents.
  • Create and maintain clear technical documentation covering landing zones, platform components, governance processes, configurations, and operational procedures.

What we would like you to bring

  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including designing, implementing, and operating production cloud environments, with a focus on AWS platform engineering and landing zones.
  • Proven experience with AWS multi-account environments, including account provisioning and onboarding, AWS Organizations, governance, policies, guardrails, and standardized account configurations.
  • Strong practical experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including developing and maintaining reusable modules and automation for consistent cloud infrastructure provisioning.
  • Solid understanding of AWS networking and security, including VPCs, subnets, routing, connectivity, IAM, encryption, security controls, vulnerability remediation, and cloud governance.
  • Experience with cloud platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational support, including AWS-native services such as CloudWatch, as well as troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and participating in shared on-call support for critical incidents.
  • Strong scripting or programming skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages, used to automate cloud platform operations and infrastructure management.
  • Nice to have: experience with Kubernetes, serverless AWS services, AWS CloudFormation, or advanced cloud cost optimization; exposure to Azure or GCP and multi-cloud environments is also welcome.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, security, operations, and development teams; candidates are welcome to apply even if they do not meet all of the preferred requirements.

 

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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