AWS - Solution Architect (f/m/d)

Permanent, Full Time, Berlin
In A Nutshell

We love problems.

Hi, we are kreuzwerker. Again and again, we love solving new, tricky, exciting problems for amazing companies. And to do that, we’re looking for interesting, talented people who want to make a difference with us. This time with an

AWS Solutions Architect  (f/m/d)

Variety rules: whether cloud-native start-up, scale-up, medium-sized company or established brand, the most diverse companies are looking forward to your advice and solutions. And we are looking forward to the people who love to independently design, develop and maintain projects with varied criteria. At kreuzwerker, you can expect a multitude of development opportunities in an ever-changing environment presenting ever new challenges. And we have a great team to support you in the process!

Your tasks

  • You lead and guide the design, implementation and improvement of Cloud architectures as well as our customers migration to AWS Cloud together with a team of other kreuzwerker AWS engineers.
  • You will be the interface between IT and business ensuring that all those involved are working towards the same common goal - solving a business problem.
  • You have significant experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, networking and security.
  • You are comfortable to present your solutions to executives, IT management and developers.
  • You actively contribute to our content and knowledge formats such as blogs/case studies, as well as tech talks and conferences.

What we offer

We offer a modern, relaxed workplace.The core of our company culture is appreciation, which is reflected in the salary, of course. But also, in many small details:

  • Co-design: You will enjoy a lot of freedom and autonomy, both in your daily work and in your personal development. With us, you can solve exciting problems within flat hierarchies.
  • Continuing education: For us, continuing education means thinking out of the box. That’s why we invest in you, and give you the time, money, and personalized consultation to find the right training that will help us both move forward.
  • Work-life quality: You read that right, balance alone is not enough for us. Mobile work, flexible work hours, remote or office, and part-time models are just as much a matter of course for us as is taking time off and sabbaticals.
  • Company bike: We make it easy for you to do something good for yourself and the environment. 
  • Apple hardware: On your very first day, we’ll equip you with Apple hardware. In the spirit of our sustainability goals, you will also receive a Fairphone as company cell phone if you like to.
  • Health: In addition to bicycles and organic food, we offer a Qualitrain membership that allows you to keep fit in over 5,000 high-quality sports and wellness facilities.
  • Employment contract: Unfortunately, no longer be taken for granted in the gig economy, but because we value long-term cooperation, all employees receive a permanent employment contract, as well as 30 vacation days per year.

We know exactly what we want

  • Experience in AWS-related, customer-facing area (professional services)
  • Solid knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
  • Hands-on experience in building and managing release systems, code merging and promotion, and CI/CD workflows and tools
  • Experience with automated build scripts used for release management across all environments
  • Knowledge of CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform or Ansible in production environments
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a related field
  • AWS Certifications: AWS DevOps, AWS Solution Architect Pro

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are working towards a world in which the following is self-evident:

Our company is committed to inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity. We do not accept discrimination or harassment of any kind based on gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, gender identity, age or any other protected characteristic. We have people from 26 countries speaking 18 languages with 13 different faiths and with 64 different quirky hobbies working for us. And we welcome anything else you can add to this list.

And on a personal note: What you can’t do, you can always learn. So. If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements for a job, but still have a great desire to work with us, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We look forward to your application!

Here's how it works - The recruiting process for your application in 4 steps

Our Talent Acquisition Manager will guide you through the entire process and is there for you if you ever have a question or want to know where we are in the process.
Intro

We tell you who we are, where we come from and where we want to go. We’d like to learn something about you, about your motivation for applying, what matters to you, and what you need to be really good.

(60 min)

(Tech) Interview

We roll up our sleeves together because we want to know what you’ve got on the ball. Depending on the position, a tech talk and a task may be included. You get the opportunity to meet your future colleagues and receive honest feedback from us afterwards.

(Preparation time + 120min)

Consulting & Cultural Fit

Who are you, what distinguishes you and what do you need from us to feel comfortable and develop yourself together with us? We also want to talk about our values. They are very important to us, especially when it comes to mastering challenging projects in teams.

(60 min)

Contract

Yes, we really like each other and can well imagine solving exciting projects and problems together, also over longer periods of time.

But of course before you finally decide to become a kreuzwerker, the important “package” - salary, continuing education budget, sufficient time for further training and quality-oriented work, your individual career plan should be perfectly in place.

(60min)