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Cloud (Senior) Engineer / Architect (m/ w/ d)

🏢 Trusteq Gmbh • 📍 Köln • 🕒 Oct 15, 2026
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Full Benefits Package

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Position Overview & Specifications


YOUR TASKS

  • You analyze and design solutions for our customers with regard to modern cloud architectures
  • You design and operate tailored solutions both in the cloud and in hybrid environments, and contribute your expertise and ideas to continuous development and improvement
  • You analyze existing application landscapes, design solution approaches for their migration to the cloud, and implement them
  • You develop CI/CD pipelines and microservices together with the project team and ensure the security, stability, and compliance of our IT infrastructure through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • You independently take responsibility for the management of build, staging, deployment, and release processes
  • You are involved in consulting our customers both remotely and on site


YOUR PROFIL

  • You hold a completed degree in (Business) Informatics or a comparable qualification in the IT field, with at least 3-5 years of professional experience
  • You have very strong expertise in cloud development and architecture with microservices based on Kubernetes / OpenShift, as well as networking and storage for operating applications in hybrid and cloud-native environments
  • You are familiar with DevOps / GitOps / CI/CD and tools such as GitHub, GitLab, CircleCI, Tekton, etc., and for you, pipelines are more than just conduits for transporting oil and gas
  • You feel at home in software engineering, Java/Kotlin, as well as Quarkus, Spring Boot, or Micronaut, and Kafka is not just something sitting on your bookshelf
  • You have successfully used scripting languages, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Linux/Bash, and Python in your projects
  • You approach topics with a high level of quality awareness and a strong hands-on mentality
  • You enjoy further developing technologies and methodologies, and progress is important to you
  • You are fascinated by digital trends, smart strategies, and their interdependencies
  • You communicate clearly, present confidently, and are comfortable speaking in front of an audience German and English? No problem - you are fluent in both languages, written and spoken (at least C1 level in both languages)
  • You enjoy working in a team, because together we achieve more
  • You like to take responsibility, show initiative, and actively contribute with motivation


YOUR BENEFITS

  • Supportive Team Culture: Team cohesion is important to us - we support one another and foster a healthy office culture. Our event team organizes regular after-work events to encourage exchange and connection beyond the workplace.
  • Early Ownership & Responsibility: From day one, you will take on exciting tasks with real responsibility – whether on your project or by contributing to internal initiatives. You help shape the way we work.
  • Clear Career Development Paths: You will find an environment that supports, challenges, and advances your professional growth. We offer clearly defined career paths and a transparent competency framework for every level.
  • Creative Work Environment: We give you the freedom and time to develop creative solutions and provide the best, most modern hardware to support you (Apple or Windows).
  • Employee Benefits: Flexible working models, a BahnCard, JobRad, Spendit card, Wellpass, and a company pension scheme contribute to your well-being. In addition, you’ll enjoy the best coffee from our new espresso machine and a fully stocked soft drinks fridge in the office.
  • Attractive Vacation Policy: You benefit from 30 days of paid vacation per year and the flexibility to work from home.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Cloud (Senior) Engineer / Architect (m/ w/ d) roles across Trusteq Gmbh's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Cloud Engineer.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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