DevOps Cloud Engineer

Overview  We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.
Siemens Digital Industries Software (DI SW) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Dev Ops Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in maintaining, executing, and deploying external cloud environments for our valued customers and engineering divisions. You ll immediately contribute to our EDA (Electronic Design Automation) cloud initiatives within DI SW, becoming a key player in our cloud enablement team focused on delivering robust managed services and secure customer environments.

This position demands a deep understanding of infrastructure services across major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), coupled with expertise in integrating these services within a secure enterprise network.
Responsibilities   Managed Cloud Services:
Leverage your expertise in cloud architecture, including operating systems, multi-tenancy, virtualization, containers, and orchestration, to develop scalable and highly available Managed Cloud Services.
Ensuring High Availability:
Guarantee the continuous availability and optimal performance of existing secure environments within external cloud infrastructures.
Advanced Troubleshooting & Solution Design:
Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting complex issues, designing, and implementing innovative solutions that span private, public, and hybrid cloud models. Document efforts and resolutions of customer issues using internal collaboration tools.
Customer-Centric Communication:
Engage effectively with customers, employing investigative questioning techniques to thoroughly understand and resolve their technical challenges.
Secure Host Configuration:
Utilize your Linux and Windows administration skills to configure hosts in secure environments, adhering to industry best practices and security procedures.
End-to-End Project Ownership:
Take ownership of deploying highly secure environments, from initial requirements gathering and schedule creation (setting clear expectations) to collaborating with engineers on software deployment and provisioning appropriate cloud infrastructure for specialized secure environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner closely with other engineering teams to ensure all aspects of providing a highly secure environment are meticulously addressed before granting access.
What You'll Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a relevant technical field.

Experience:

3-5+ years of hands-on experience designing, executing, and supporting a diverse range of IT cloud solutions.
Dev Ops Tooling:
Proven experience with key Dev Ops tools and practices, including:
Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
Terraform, Packer
Configuration Management:
Ansible
CI/CD:
Jenkins
Version Control:
Git
Containerization:
Docker
Operating Systems & Scripting:
Strong foundational knowledge of Linux and Windows administration, coupled with proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Shell scripts, Power Shell).
Programming

Skills:

Experience coding in a development language;
Python or Golang are highly preferred.
Observability Platforms:
Hands-on experience with a major observability platform for logs, metrics, and tracing (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
Security Fundamentals:
Familiarity with data security principles, data isolation techniques, firewall configurations, and best practices for multi-tenant environments.
Problem-Solving Prowess:
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead incident resolution effectively.
Communication

Skills:

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear and effective interaction with peers, partners, and customers.
Technical Presentation:
Ability to develop and present complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.
Work Ethic:
Strong commitment to delivering high-quality work and meeting timely deliverables.
Organizational

Skills:

Excellent organizational skills and time management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications   Site Reliability Engineering (SRE):
Familiarity with SRE concepts, including scalability, availability, maintainability, and portability.
Cloud

Certifications:

Relevant cloud architecture and operations certifications for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Advanced IaC & Methodologies:
Deep understanding and experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, strong grasp of network architecture, application…