Senior Cloud Computing Engineer
LeonardoDarmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Posted March 27, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Leonardo is a global security company that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in AD&S. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland, and the US. It also has a commercial presence in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies. In 2024, Leonardo recorded consolidated revenues of €17.8 bn, new orders for €20.9 bn and invested €2.5 bn in R&D. Innovation, continuous research, digitalisation and sustainability are the pillars of its business worldwide. Stefano Pontecorvo has been the Chairman since 9 May 2023 and Roberto Cingolani has been the CEO and General Manager since 9 May 2023. Follow Leonardo on social media: ➡️https://x.com/Leonardo_live ➡️https://www.instagram.com/leonardo_company/ ➡️https://www.youtube.com/leonardocompany
Job Description
We're looking for a skilled and passionate Cloud Engineer to join our team! In this role, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure running at our premises, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, and highly available.
Requirements
- University degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science or other relevant discipline
- Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role
- Hands-on experience with public cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and/or private cloud solutions (e.g., OpenStack)
- Proficiency with automation and IaC tools, like TerraForm, CloudFormation, Puppet, Ansible
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline
- Very good knowledge of containerization techniques, orchestration and tools (e.g., PodMan, Docker, k8s)
- Very good knowledge of cloud and mainstream monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Strong understanding of systems and networking concepts, security best practices, system engineering and administration
- Very good knowledge of Linux and modern mainstream distributions (e.g. RedHat, Ubuntu)
- Excellent communication, presentation, and proactivity
- Consolidated problem-solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Proficiency in English
Benefits
- Career growth opportunities
- Collaborative and fast-paced work environment
- Opportunity to work in the European space industry environment
