Are you an experienced AWS engineer with a strong background in cloud foundations and infrastructure automation? Do you have several years of hands-on experience with multi-account AWS environments, Terraform module development, and landing zone engineering?
We are looking for a professional or senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Foundation team and help operate and evolve the platform that underpins Swiss Post's large-scale AWS environment, serving internal Business Units and DevOps Teams.
What you will do:
− Platform engineering: you design, build, and operate core AWS Cloud Foundation components, including landing zone services, account vending, and end-to-end infrastructure automation.
− Infrastructure as Code: you develop and maintain Terraform modules and ensure consistent, governed deployment of AWS services across the environment.
− Governance and security: you implement and evolve guardrails through Service Control Policies, IAM Identity Center, and AWS Organizations, ensuring new services meet our security and compliance standards.
− Technical consulting: you advise internal DevOps Teams and solution architects on AWS service adoption, architecture decisions, and best practices across the full project lifecycle.
− Customer enablement: you support internal Business Units in making optimal use of platform services, identify their requirements in technical discussions, and develop tailored solutions.
− Knowledge sharing: you conduct workshops and training sessions to strengthen cloud competency across teams, and collect feedback to continuously improve platform services.
AWS Cloud Platform Engineer
Lisbon IT Campus - Swiss Post
Full-time
Fixed-term
Function Description / Professional Tasks
Personal Skills and Education
What you bring:
− Proven experience with AWS landing zones, multi-account architectures, and cloud governance - this is a core requirement.
− Strong hands-on Terraform skills, including the development and maintenance of reusable modules.
− Experience with cloud automation using Git, Python, and CI/CD pipelines - including Terraform Enterprise, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodeBuild.
− Solid understanding of AWS security services and concepts: SCPs, IAM, identity federation, and compliance frameworks.
− AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, or Associate level with demonstrable senior-level experience.
− Experience with agile delivery methods (SAFe or Scrum).
− Strong communication skills: you can translate complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders and work effectively across teams.
− Availability for on-call duty.
Education
− University/technical college degree in computer science or comparable.
Language Skills
− English oral and written
− Optional: German oral (and written)
− Proven experience with AWS landing zones, multi-account architectures, and cloud governance - this is a core requirement.
− Strong hands-on Terraform skills, including the development and maintenance of reusable modules.
− Experience with cloud automation using Git, Python, and CI/CD pipelines - including Terraform Enterprise, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodeBuild.
− Solid understanding of AWS security services and concepts: SCPs, IAM, identity federation, and compliance frameworks.
− AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, or Associate level with demonstrable senior-level experience.
− Experience with agile delivery methods (SAFe or Scrum).
− Strong communication skills: you can translate complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders and work effectively across teams.
− Availability for on-call duty.
Education
− University/technical college degree in computer science or comparable.
Language Skills
− English oral and written
− Optional: German oral (and written)
Additional Comments
− Willingness to travel
− Hybrid Model: One day a week @office (mandatory)
− Hybrid Model: One day a week @office (mandatory)
Why us?
Just by joining us you will get benefits like:
- Open minded company where every employee has to contribute to the development of the company - ideas are welcome as well as independent thinking to
- 25 annual days of vacations
- Flexible working hours
- Annual allowance for Benefits (Training, Gym, Public Transportation, Technologies, etc...)
- An amazing onboarding week at Switzerland
- iPhone
- Second Screen to work at home (Flat or a Curved one)
- First month Tech Allowance to buy your headset or, if you already have one, whatever you need to work comfortably
- Health insurance for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Office Perks (coffee, fruit, stand up desks. etc...)
- So much more...
About us
At the IT Campus, you can grow thanks to challenging IT projects, flat hierarchies, an inspiring environment and state-of-the-art technologies. You also have the opportunity to build up the IT Campus from scratch. You can work flexibly in terms of time and location and benefit from attractive working conditions.
Swiss Post connects people, brings cultures together and is one of the largest IT employers in Switzerland: We handle over 400 software projects each year and run more than 1,000 applications – with these figures set to rise in future.
Swiss Post connects people, brings cultures together and is one of the largest IT employers in Switzerland: We handle over 400 software projects each year and run more than 1,000 applications – with these figures set to rise in future.