Senior Cloud Engineer (m/f/x)

UP42 was founded in 2019 with a clear purpose: to transform how organizations order, access, and analyze Earth observation data. Our platform brings together the world’s leading geospatial providers, and offers a single touchpoint to access, manage, and process data at scale. From vegetation management and infrastructure monitoring to disaster response, UP42 helps organizations across industries find solutions to complex problems through Earth observation. Our expert support team and detailed documentation guide our users through every step. Since July 2025, UP42 has been a part of Neo Space Group.

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer (m/f/x) to join our motivated SRE team in Berlin to help scale and maintain our cloud infrastructure while ensuring the reliability and performance of our geospatial processing platform.

What you will do:

• Design and implement scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions using cloud-native technologies.
• Lead and contribute to the development of our infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform and other modern IaC tools.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters and workloads in Google Cloud Platform.
• Implement and enhance observability solutions across our platform using tools like Prometheus and other monitoring systems.
• Drive improvements in system reliability through automation, monitoring, and incident response.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish and maintain SLOs/SLIs.
• Participate in the on‑call rotation (office hours only) and lead incident response efforts.
• Mentor other team members and contribute to establishing best practices for infrastructure and reliability.

Here is a good summary of what we are looking for:

• Several years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps roles
• Strong expertise with cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
• Solid experience with Kubernetes administration and operations in production environments
• Experience in implementing and managing observability solutions and monitoring systems
• Strong background in automation and CI/CD pipeline development
• Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor within a collaborative team setting
• Track record of leading technical initiatives while building consensus across multiple engineering teams
• Effective communication skills in English with ability to collaborate across teams

Bonus points if you bring:

• Deep expertise in system administration, software engineering, networking design & protocols, or cloud security
• Working knowledge of security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001

Let us tell you why UP42 is a good choice:

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