Senior Cloud Engineer – Permanent – Belgium or Germany

Dan Dorrington

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EU

Permanent

Posted On :

October 10, 2025

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Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium / Berlin or Munich Germany.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary /Day Rate: €80,000 – €100,000 + Stock options

Working setup: 90% Remote working

Language: English

Industry Sector: Earth Observation, Satellite Imagery, Data Analytics

Candidates must have the right to work in the EU

Introduction

Join a fast-growing space-tech company on a mission to tackle one of the planet’s most urgent challenges: climate resilience and global security. Our clients cutting-edge thermal satellite constellation delivers precision land surface temperature data to empower strategic decisions across defence, infrastructure, agriculture, and climate intelligence.

With hubs across Europe and North America, our multidisciplinary team of engineers, analysts, and strategists is shaping the future of space-based Earth observation.

We’re looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to help design, build, and operate a cloud-native geospatial data platform and satellite operations infrastructure. You’ll work across teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments that power everything from satellite tasking to data delivery.

This role blends infrastructure engineering with DevSecOps, automation, and geospatial data workflows. You’ll be a key contributor to the technical backbone—and a force multiplier for our engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with infrastructure, software, product, and imagery teams to translate requirements into robust cloud solutions
• Design and implement components of our Cloud-Native Geospatial Data Platform for data acquisition, processing, and dissemination
• Support Mission Operations with cloud infrastructure for satellite control, alerting, and tasking
• Own and evolve our cloud environment to empower engineering teams with best‑in‑class tools and methodologies
• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks to keep our stack cutting‑edge
• Mentor junior cloud engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Proven experience building and operating cloud environments in fast‑paced, remote‑first settings
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (S3, EKS, EC2, IAM
• Python, Docker, Terraform, Terramate, Ansible
• Deep understanding of DevSecOps, infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD, and TDD
• Strong team player with a proactive mindset and a drive to challenge the status quo
• Eligible for Security Clearance (SC)

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in Earth Observation (EO) or NewSpace startups
• Background in sysadmin, DevOps, or networking
• Familiarity with cloud and enterprise security topics
• Zarr, ArgoCD, Cloud‑Optimized GeoTIFFs, STAC, PostGIS