AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Axel Springer SE

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In this role, you explore AWS technologies, design and optimize the internal developer platform using Terraform, automate CI/CD pipelines, and promote self-service for product teams.

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Job technologies

Your role in the team

  • Design, build, and continuously improve our internal developer platform on AWS using Terraform, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
  • Automate infrastructure delivery through CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Spacelift) and expand self-service capabilities for product teams.
  • Own and evolve core platform components so teams can build, deploy, and operate services more autonomously.
  • Review pull requests, share knowledge, and help maintain high engineering standards across the platform.
  • Evaluate and introduce new AWS services, tools, and cloud-native patterns where they add clear value.
  • Strengthen the platform's security, compliance, and resilience through clear standards, guardrails, and robust platform design.
  • Work closely with product teams to understand their needs, remove bottlenecks in developer workflows, and translate those needs into scalable platform solutions.

Our expectations of you

Qualifications

  • A strong sense of end-to-end ownership and the ability to reliably drive topics forward, even in complex environments.
  • Klare und respektvolle Kommunikationsfähigkeiten, Offenheit für Feedback und eine kollaborative Denkweise, die Wissensaustausch und kontinuierliches Lernen fördert.
  • A systems and product mindset with a strong focus on internal users and their needs.
  • The ability to challenge existing solutions thoughtfully and make sound engineering trade-offs that balance quality, speed, and maintainability.
  • Curiosity, forward-looking thinking, and a structured approach to discussions that helps drive continuous improvement.

Experience

  • Starke praktische Erfahrung im Betrieb kritischer groß angelegter AWS-Umgebungen, mit umfassendem Wissen über AWS-Technologien in Bereichen wie Computing, Storage, Networking, Backup und Recovery sowie Best Practices für Cloud-Sicherheit.
  • Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CI/CD and automation practices, agile software delivery, and Platform Engineering concepts, ideally including the development of internal developer platforms.

What we offer

  • As an AWS Cloud Platform Engineer, you build and evolve the foundation that enables our product teams to move fast, safely, and at scale.
  • Our central application platform is the backbone for both high-traffic digital products like welt.de and bild.de, as well as business-critical internal systems across editorial, subscription, and commercial domains.
  • Your work directly impacts how efficiently teams can develop, deploy, and operate software.
  • You will shape a modern internal developer platform on AWS - focusing on scalability, reliability, and developer experience - while helping drive our journey towards platform engineering excellence.
  • We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies.

Benefits

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About your employer

As a leading European digital publisher, Axel Springer SE offers an impressive range of successful journalistic content and marketing portals.

Company size
250+ Employees
Company type
Established Company
Work model
Onsite, Hybrid, Full Remote
Industry
Media, Publishing

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AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Axel Springer SE