Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) bpost
Description
bpost is seeking an autonomous Senior Cloud Engineer for its new Lockers Platform. The engineer will design, automate, and scale the core AWS environment. The mission connects central cloud services with physical lockers deployed on-site. Reliability, security, performance, monitoring, and cost-efficiency are central priorities.
The engineer will own the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle and deploy AWS architecture using Terraform. Responsibilities include high availability, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and observability. The role also covers deployment automation, CI/CD support, regulatory compliance, proactive patching, and cloud cost optimization. Collaboration with software teams and clear architecture and workflow documentation form part of the assignment.
The profile requires at least five years in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps and five years of hands-on AWS work. Offshore candidates require at least ten years in Cloud Operations, Infrastructure, and Platform Engineering. The assignment is full-time, five days and forty hours weekly, with at least two to three office days at Brussels HQ. The listed dates are 19 October 2026 to 31 January 2027; the separate approximate mid-October joining condition is retained and needs confirmation because both starting references precede processing on 23 October 2026.
Top Reasons to Apply
Own new platform
Shape AWS architecture
Connect physical lockers
Automate with Terraform
Improve platform reliability
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Optimize deployment workflows, support CI/CD platforms, and automate operational tasks for high reliability.
- Ensure robust cloud security, regulatory compliance, and proactive patch management.
- Optimize cloud costs and resource utilization.
- Collaborate with software teams, providing technical guidance on cloud best practices.
- Maintain clear documentation for system architecture, automation workflows, and protocols.
General skills
- High Autonomy: Proactive self-starter who delivers results with minimal supervision.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills to debug complex, hybrid cloud-to-edge issues.
- Clear Communication: Ability to explain technical infrastructure concepts to cross-functional teams.
- Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements in a new platform build.
- 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps.
- If offshore: 10+ years of experience in Cloud Operations, Infrastructure, and Platform Engineering.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS services, focusing on networking, security, and scalability.
- Proven track record of working independently and taking full ownership of projects.
- Work location is HQ in Brussels – at least 2-3 days per week from office.
- Please don’t apply if you cannot join us by +- mid-October 2026.
- Craftsmanship and attention to detail: strong emphasis in the introductory description.
Technical skills and Tools
- Strong Terraform proficiency for building Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and CloudWatch.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bitbucket pipelines).
- Robust scripting skills in Python and Bash, alongside version control proficiency using Git.
- Familiarity with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms (conceptual knowledge is fine).
- Experience with Docker and ECS.
- AWS Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or Associate level certificates).
- Grafana and CloudWatch are illustrative monitoring tools; Bitbucket pipelines is an illustrative CI/CD tool, not a separately mandatory product.
- Kafka familiarity is explicitly optional; deep operational mastery is not needed.