Cloud Engineer

About Vaadin

Vaadin empowers developers to build amazing business applications. With over two decades of experience, we've developed two open-source web frameworks and a wide range of modern UI components, serving a large community of developers worldwide. Our customers report a 46% time-saving when developing a web UI with Vaadin compared to other methods.

Why choose Vaadin?

• We foster an open-source mentality, emphasizing knowledge sharing and transparency through company-wide meetings, webinars, community sessions, and tech coffee breaks.
• We operate as a remote-first company with team members distributed globally, complemented by an HQ in Turku, Finland, where we come together regularly to innovate and celebrate.
• Prioritizing your well-being, we offer flexible hours and remote work options to seamlessly balance professional aspirations with personal commitments.

The role:

Join on an exciting journey as a Cloud Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in building and managing our cloud infrastructure to be scalable, flexible, and easily maintainable. Your central responsibilities include crafting and overseeing our infrastructure, servers/services, storage solutions, and implementing security best practices within our dynamic ecosystem. Collaborating closely with a talented team of engineers and stakeholders, your mission is to automate deployment processes and ensure seamless operations.

Your experienced team includes three Software Engineers, a Head of Enterprise Architecture and a Technical Lead. Reporting directly to our Director of IT, you'll thrive in a supportive environment where collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning are encouraged.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to:

• Design, develop, and deploy secure cloud infrastructure across leading platforms like AWS and others.
• Monitor cloud resources to maintain availability and scalability standards.
• Optimize cloud resource allocation for enhanced efficiency and performance.
• Address and tackle infrastructure-related issues with finesse.
• Coordinate and execute deployments, migrations, and upgrades within the cloud environments to meet Vaadin’s needs.
• Propose and implement operational enhancements for streamlined cloud and infrastructure processes.

What you bring to the table:

• A Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven expertise in Linux and AWS cloud technologies, with familiarity in other hosted service provider environments.
• Hands-on experience in cloud computing, networking, security protocols, storage systems, and databases, especially within container platforms (such as Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with AWS as the primary cloud platform, with knowledge of Azure and Google Cloud considered a plus.
• Practical knowledge of security standards.
• Proficiency in English for seamless communication within our company.

Where would you like to work from?

Feel free to work remotely, just like many of us do. However, we prefer candidates to be based in Finland or Germany, where our offices are located.

We are excited to offer you:

• Join on an exciting journey of growth with a truly international tech company that has a global impact. Here, you will find the opportunity to learn and grow professionally.
• A supportive and collaborative community of creative and professional team members who engage in regular team collaborations, both in-person and virtually, to foster seamless relationships within our team.
• Holistic support for your well-being and professional growth.
• Freedom to choose your preferred tech and tools for maximum productivity.

Be part of our innovative, easy-going culture that values simplicity. Apply today and contribute to our exciting journey. We're eager to review your application! 🚀

We are dedicated to fostering inclusive and diverse teams, creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, respected, and safe. We encourage all individuals to apply for roles just as they are. Our hiring process welcomes and accommodates neurodiversity, with the flexibility to tailor it to your needs. Let's make it work for you! We highly value the unique perspectives and contributions each person brings to Vaadin.