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September 28, 2026

Cloud Platform System Engineer

Senior • Remote

40,000 - 65,000 EUR/yr

Munich, BY, Germany

Quick Facts

  • Role: Cloud Platform System Engineer (Multi-Tenant Cloud Operations)

Description

Operate and maintain multi-tenant cloud platforms based on OpenStack and VMware from the data center. Provision customer-specific environments, manage platform component lifecycles (monitoring, patching, firmware updates, configuration changes), and support migrations. Enforce SLA, backup, and security settings while working in incident/change/problem management and joining an on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

  • Run and maintain multi-tenant cloud platforms (OpenStack/VMware)

  • Build and integrate network, firewall, storage, and compute components into existing platform landscapes

  • Manage lifecycle for platform components, including monitoring, patching, firmware updates, and configuration changes

  • Provision tenant/customer environments within a shared platform (network segments, resources, backup scopes)

  • Perform migrations into the shared cloud including configuration and documentation

  • Apply customer SLA requirements, backup goals, and security settings

  • Operate and monitor central platform backups using Veeam, Commvault, and/or Rubrik

  • Handle incident, change, and problem management at both tenant and platform levels

  • Support housing operations (remote hands and operational monitoring for customer-owned hardware)

  • Use monitoring and event handling to meet SLAs and operational standards

  • Participate in team on-call rotation

  • Automate recurring operational tasks

  • Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and configurations

Requirements

  • Completed IT training (e.g., IT system integration), a degree in Computer Science, or equivalent qualification

  • Experience operating cloud or virtualization platforms (especially OpenStack and VMware vSphere/vCenter/ESXi)

  • Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, switching, routing, firewalling) and storage technologies (SAN, NAS)

  • Good Linux and/or Windows Server administration skills

  • Basic knowledge of backup solutions (Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik) and monitoring tools (CheckMK, N-central, Prometheus)

  • Willingness to participate in on-call

  • Willingness for occasional on-site presence (typically 1–2 times per month)

  • Structured, self-organized working style with strong responsibility awareness

  • Strong communication and teamwork; enjoyment working with customers and partners

  • High willingness to learn and motivation to ramp up quickly on new technologies

  • Very good German language skills (spoken and written)

  • Multi-year operations experience with multi-tenant platforms and tenant isolation

  • Automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, or PowerCLI

  • Understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management)

  • Experience in migration projects and functional responsibility for platform components

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours

  • 30 days of vacation

  • Work from EU abroad up to 3 months per year

  • Health and fitness offerings

  • Training and certifications

  • Company car or EVs for customer visits

  • JobRad options

  • Retirement savings contributions

  • Benefits with 1,500+ providers

  • Childcare support contributions

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