Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) at Fieldside · Brussels

We are seeking an autonomous Senior Cloud Engineer to design and scale the infrastructure

for our new Lockers Platform. In this role, you will mainly work on our AWS cloud environment

where you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, security, performance, monitoring, and

cost-efficiency of our cloud platforms. The focus is on delivering robust, high-quality cloud

solutions with a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Core Focus

• AWS Architecture: Design, automate, and scale our core AWS cloud environment.
• Platform Ownership: Work independently to build out the new lockers platform infrastructure.
• Optional: Familiarity with Kafka/event platforms without needing deep operational mastery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deploy robust AWS cloud architecture using Terraform for IaC.
• Master the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle for the new lockers platform.
• Bridge central AWS cloud services with local, physical lockers deployed on-site.
• Monitor, maintain, and ensure the high availability of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Manage incidents, troubleshoot complex issues, and perform root cause analysis.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Optimize deployment workflows, support CI/CD platforms, and automate operational tasks
• for high reliability.
• Ensure robust cloud security, regulatory compliance, and proactive patch management.
• Optimize cloud costs and resource utilization.
• Collaborate with software teams, providing technical guidance on cloud best practices.
• Maintain clear documentation for system architecture, automation workflows, and protocols.

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Soft Skills

• High Autonomy: Proactive self-starter who delivers results with minimal supervision.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills to debug complex, hybrid cloud-to-edge issues.
• Clear Communication: Ability to explain technical infrastructure concepts to cross-functional
• teams.
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements in a new platform
• build.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps.
• If offshore: 10+ years of experience in Cloud Operations, Infrastructure, and Platform
• Engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS services, focusing on networking,
• security, and scalability.• Proven track record of working independently and taking full ownership of projects.
• Strong Terraform proficiency for building Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and CloudWatch.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bitbucket pipelines).
• Robust scripting skills in Python and Bash, alongside version control proficiency using Git.
• Familiarity with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms (conceptual knowledge is fine).

Bonus Points

• Experience with Docker and ECS.
• AWS Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or
• Associate level certificates).