Principal Cloud Engineer

☁️ Principal Cloud Platform Engineer wanted - Build, Scale, and Optimize Enterprise Cloud Solutions

Do you want to leverage your Cloud expertise while leading a high-performing cloud engineering team on different complex client projects?

Do you want to guide architecture discussions, by delivering value in pre-sales engagements, and creating impactful Cloud solutions for clients?

Are a true ‘techie’ at heart, passionate about turning cutting-edge Cloud solutions into secure, scalable, and cost-efficient enterprise platforms?

If your answers are yes, this opportunity is the perfect match for you. 🚀

🔍 About the Role

As Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, you’ll drive the technical direction of cloud-native projects, from architecture design to delivery. You’ll guide your team and clients across all stages: from PoC to scalable production systems, ensuring security, cost-efficiency, and governance every step of the way.

Your responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing cloud-native architectures (GCP, Azure, AWS) with a focus on scalability, compliance, and reliability.
• Leading Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform, Pulumi, or similar frameworks.
• Driving platform engineering and automation, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and enabling continuous improvement.
• Consulting with clients on cloud governance, FinOps, and security frameworks.
• Guiding teams and mentoring engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and technical excellence.
• Supporting pre-sales and business development initiatives across the company.

💡 About You

• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Cloud or SaaS projects on Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD automation.
• Familiarity with AI & data engineering tools (OpenAI, Databricks, BigQuery, Synapse, etc.) is a big plus.
• A passion for refactoring PoCs into production-grade architectures.
• Strong communication and consulting skills - you enjoy guiding clients and mentoring teams. Ideally you even like doing some sales.
• Fluency in English and German.
• Ideally, you have a software engineering background.

Our client is a forward-thinking Austrian digital engineering & cloud consulting firm based in Vienna, that helps organizations design, migrate, and scale next-gen platforms. If you would like to be a part of such an environment, we're looking forward to accepting your application!