Cloud Engineer (AWS) Full Time - Remote EU

About Us

Ikerian AG (formerly RetinAI Medical) is a fast-growing medical device software company headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. Our mission is to enable the right decisions sooner in healthcare, through transformative AI & data management solutions for disease screening and monitoring. Join our diverse team of entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, and commercial experts who are collectively shaping the future of healthcare.

Job Description

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join our team, where you will play a critical role in optimizing our cloud infrastructure to meet our customers’ needs. This position is pivotal to our mission of providing a seamless, secure, and scalable experience on our platform

Key Responsibilities

  • Enhance and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable AWS cloud environments and services.
  • Manage and prioritize tasks in the cloud infrastructure backlog to address immediate needs and plan long-term improvements.
  • Set up infrastructure monitoring and observability solutions, proactively addressing availability, performance or security issues.
  • Learn the current infrastructure and take ownership of day to day cloud operational tasks and activities.
  • Assess new technologies, systems, and services for production readiness, ensuring seamless and stable integration.
  • Prepare and maintain documentation on cloud processes, procedures, and architectures to ensure clear understanding and team-wide knowledge.
  • Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles to evaluate and optimize our current infrastructure.
  • Contribute in out of office hour cloud deployments once or twice a month
  • Conduct POCs (proof of concepts) on new AWS services, third-party tools, and technologies to drive continuous improvement in our infrastructure.
  • A demonstrated entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services in a professional setting.
  • Proficiency with core AWS services, including IAM, S3, KMS, RDS, VPC, ECS, EC2, and more.
  • Experience working with multi-account and multi-region AWS production environment setups and using IaaC to manage them.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, preferably Terraform.
  • Scripting experience with one or more languages, such as Python, Bash, or Node.js.
  • Good knowledge of cloud security principles and services, such as AWS WAF, GuardDuty, Config and CloudTrail.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools preferably GitLab
  • Experience with software version control and Git.
  • Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts, including VPC, VPC Peering, Subnets, and Load Balancing.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for cloud environments, such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, and the ELK stack.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to challenges.
  • A genuine interest in staying updated with new AWS services and features, integrating advancements into the cloud environment.
  • Ability to work well in a flexible, startup environment, taking initiative to establish new processes when necessary.
  • Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
  • Good listening skills.
  • Familiarity with industry best practices in cloud architecture principles.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team setting.
  • Availability to work during Central European Time (CET) business hours.

What We Offer

  • A chance to be part of an exceptional team driving innovation in healthcare.
  • A competitive salary in a supportive work environment that fosters work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development in an international setting.
  • A culture of collaboration and inclusion, which is fundamental to our ethos.
  • Occasional travel to our HQ in Switzerland, immersing you in our core operations and company culture.
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