Senior IT Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer (m/f/d)

Shape the utilities market of the future with us!

Permanent / Full-time / Ilmenau, Erfurt or Leipzig - on site, especially during the first months / Start ASAP

We are looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to own and improve Cuculus’ IT infrastructure, Jira Cloud administration, Linux systems, operational security, and transition from VM-based hosting to Microsoft Azure.

This role combines hands-on infrastructure operations with architecture, automation, security, and cloud migration responsibilities. The successful candidate will help build a reliable, secure, and increasingly cloud-based IT environment.

Your Role at a Glance

Azure & cloud migration

• Lead the migration of selected virtual machines and services to Microsoft Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines, storage, identity, monitoring, backup, access controls, and cost management.
• Establish infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Linux & server operations

• Maintain and support Linux servers, virtual machines, Docker environments, and internal services.
• Plan and perform operating system upgrades, security updates, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, av