(Senior) Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Automation Engineer
SAP
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About the Role
We are seeking Cloud Automation Engineers to join our growing engineering team responsible for developing a cutting-edge platform that abstracts and automates infrastructure provisioning across major hyperscalers including AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, and Alicloud. Our mission is to empower internal Lines of Business (LoBs) by providing a unified interface to the cloud, enabling self-service automation based on modern IaaC and GitOps principles.
You will play a key role in designing and implementing automation workflows, maintaining cloud infrastructure modules, and integrating cloud-native services into our platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation blueprints and workflows for cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and other tools.
- Implement GitOps practices using tools such as GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD.
- Build integrations with cloud services (e.g., compute, network, storage, IAM, security) across hyperscalers.
- Develop and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for cloud-native workloads.
- Work closely with product and platform teams to expose automation capabilities via our central tool/API.
- Collaborate on observability and monitoring using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, and Opensearch.
- Participate in architectural reviews and ensure infrastructure is secure, scalable, and compliant.
- Contribute to shared codebases and repositories, ensuring modular and reusable design
Key Technologies & Skills :
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Alicloud, IBM Cloud
- Core Domains: Cloud architecture, networking, storage, virtualization, IAM, security
- Automation & IaC: Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD
- CI/CD Lifecycle management: GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Renovate
- Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Perl
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio
- Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, Opensearch, InfluxDB
- Infrastructure Services: DNS, LDAP, Firewalls, Load Balancers
- Operating Systems: SLES, RedHat, Windows
- Databases: PostgreSQL, InfluxDB
- Protocols & Networking: IPv6, DN
What We’re Looking For
- A strong foundation in cloud infrastructure and automation.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, Alicloud expertise is an advantage.
- Familiarity with GitOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work in a cross-functional, agile team.
- Willingness to learn and contribute across a broad technology stack.
- We understand that not every candidate will fulfill every qualification, and we encourage you to apply if you believe you’re a strong fit
Nice to Have
- Experience working with multi-cloud abstraction layers.
- Contributions to open source projects or internal cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of cloud governance and compliance frameworks
Why Join Us
- Work on a pioneering platform that simplifies cloud usage at scale.
- Engage in innovative, cross-cloud development.
- Flexible work environment with the ability to grow your expertise across diverse technologies.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
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Requisition ID: 429919 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.