Skaylink

Senior Platform Architect, AWS

Skaylink

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Leipzig • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudPythonTerraform

About the role

  • You design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available platform architectures on AWS, and define standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
  • You develop and operate core platform services such as networking, IAM, compute, storage, container, and serverless.
  • You drive automation consistently and develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) as well as self-service frameworks.
  • You design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, integrate security, compliance, and quality checks, and implement modern deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, Rolling).
  • You develop automation tools and platform components in Python, build APIs, CLI tools, and reusable libraries, and use AWS SDKs (boto3) efficiently.
  • You ensure the platform's reliability, scalability, and performance, and implement monitoring, observability, and automated incident and recovery processes.

Requirements

  • You have several years of experience in architecting, developing, and optimizing AWS platforms.
  • You have solid knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevOps practices.
  • You are confident in building and operating platform services as well as CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
  • You have strong programming skills in Python and experience with AWS SDKs, APIs, and automation frameworks.
  • You understand monitoring, observability, and cloud operations as integral parts of a stable platform.
  • Ideally, you have experience with container technologies, serverless architectures, and relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Professional).
  • Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.
Benefits
  • Purpose – Apply your expertise (in projects at reputable companies such as BMW Group, Henkel, and KWS)
  • Flexibility – Find your balance (e.g., workation, flexible vacation options)
  • Development – Settle in and grow (e.g., Skaylink Campus, development discussions, regular employee surveys)
  • Rest – Recharge (e.g., 30 days vacation, days off on Dec 24 and 31, sabbatical)
  • Mobility – Get from A to B (e.g., BusinessBike, subsidy for the Deutschland-Ticket)
  • Equipment – The choice is yours (Apple/Windows, company mobile phone)
  • Support – Feel comfortable (e.g., employee referral program, corporate benefits, work glasses, 5 paid child-sick days per year)
  • Events – Get together and celebrate (e.g., summer and Christmas parties, team events, cross-company tech talks)
  • Togetherness – We are Skaylink!
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationCDKCI/CD pipelinesPythonAPIsautomation frameworksmonitoring
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilityattention to detail
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional