Infrastructure Architect & Cloud Operations Lead (all gender)

As both a Infrastructure Architect & Cloud Operations Lead, you take on a key role at the intersection of cloud architecture, operational stability, and media-focused platform projects. Your focus is not on implementing individual pipelines, but on the bigger picture: you design hybrid infrastructure architectures, coordinate cloud operations topics, and ensure that our platforms are scalable, robust, and future-proof.

Cloud Operations & Infrastrukturkoordination (ca. 30 %)

• Technical ownership of cloud operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments
• Primary architectural point of contact for cloud infrastructure operations
• Ensure consistency across accounts, environments, networking, and security baselines
• Support DevOps teams with architectural decisions, escalations, and standard alignment
• Promote cost awareness and identify optimization opportunities
• Ensure infrastructure documentation is complete, accurate, and reviewable
• Act as an interface between project teams, security, and operations

Architecture & Project Responsibility (ca. 70 %)

• Design hybrid deployment models across cloud and on-premise environments
• Define infrastructure patterns for compute, storage, networking, logging, and monitoring
• Design scalable storage architectures for media workflows (hot / warm / cold tiers)
• Specify non-functional requirements such as availability, resilience, and performance
• Incorporate compliance, security, and data protection requirements into infrastructure designs
• Contribute to cost models and total cost of ownership (TCO) assessments
• Evaluate infrastructure dependencies and project readiness
• Work closely with solution architects, integration architects, and DevOps teams
• Deliver clearly documented, implementation-ready infrastructure designs

Strategic Leadership

• Option to take on team leadership responsibilities within the L2 infrastructure team
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other Ops, Cloud, and Infrastructure engineers
• Drive strategic planning and development of infrastructure to support future growth

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and On-Call Support

• Commitment to service level agreements (SLAs)
• Participation in on-call rotations for operational suppor

Architecture Expertise

• Several years of experience in cloud and infrastructure roles with a focus on architecture
• Proven track record in designing hybrid cloud/on-premise infrastructures
• Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Solid knowledge of networking, IAM, security, and containerized architectures

Operational Understanding

• Familiar with CI/CD environments, DevOps principles, and production systems
• Ability to align architectural decisions with operational realities

Professional Profile

• Senior-level mindset with strong analytical skills and a systems-thinking approach
• Structured and precise communicator – both written and verbal
• Confident working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Fluent in English; German is a strong advantage

If you’re not just interested in documenting architectures but in shaping them – and if you want to design robust platforms for real-world use cases – then this is the right role for you.

• Arbeiten in netter Atmosphäre und schöner Location im Hamburger Schanzenviertel
• Betriebliche Altersvorsorge
• Eine respektvolle und wertschätzende Firmenkultur mit Kommunikation auf Augenhöhe
• Flexible Arbeitszeiten
• Flexible Arbeitsgestaltung
• Hybrid Work
• Gute Nahverkehrsanbindung
• Workation