senior cloud engineer

Intellectica is recruiting a Senior Backend Engineer on behalf of a leading technology services group headquartered in Athens, Greece, operating under a hybrid working model. The selected candidate will join a high-performing Engineering team and will play a pivotal role in helping our clients modernize their infrastructure, accelerate their cloud journeys, and build the reliable, secure, and scalable platforms that power their businesses. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking, working alongside talented, multidisciplinary teams on projects that span industries and geographies.

Key activities and responsibilities of this role include:

Strategy & Solution Design

• Analyze new and existing public cloud services to design solutions that meet client requirements, security standards, and industry best practices

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud architectures tailored to each client's business needs

• Contribute to the refinement of technical requirements and translate business objectives into actionable technical roadmaps

• Support the development of business cases and delivery plans that are detailed, actionable, and aligned with industry best practices

Delivery & Engineering

• Own the end-to-end delivery of cloud solutions, including developing, testing, and releasing Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Build full-stack automated quality pipelines covering infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and continuous monitoring

• Help clients modernize their architecture and core technologies, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud platforms

• Create and maintain clear, up-to-date technical documentation to support long-term solution maintainability

Leadership & Client Engagement

• Coach and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, supporting their technical growth and knowledge development

• Advise clients on engineering best practices, quality standards, and principles for building highly reliable systems

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including client IT teams, end users, and project sponsors

• Support the project team in prioritizing activities and ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule

Professional experience & qualifications of a successful candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on work with one or more public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining production-grade cloud solutions across GCP, AWS, or Azure environments

• Strong command of CI/CD principles and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab

• Solid knowledge of Linux/UNIX administration, including distributions such as Red Hat, CentOS, or Alpine Linux

• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed business cases and delivery plans aligned with industry best practices

• Background in mentoring, coaching, or supporting the professional development of junior engineers is considered a strong advantage

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to interact effectively with IT teams, end users, and clients

Core competencies of a successful candidate:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues effectively

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment under tight deadlines

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve complex technical issues with minimal supervision

• A customer-centric mindset and genuine passion for delivering high-quality digital products and services

• Proactive mindset with a genuine passion for technology and delivering high-quality technical solutions