Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure (Multi-Cloud)

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you'll do

Cloud Infrastructure Development

• Develop and extend the cloud infrastructure layer for Cloud Foundry environments (BOSH and Kubernetes-based) across Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Alibaba, and OpenStack
• Design and build proprietary infrastructure components that form the platform's core
• Provision and configure load balancers, routing services, jump hosts, and other foundational services following Infrastructure as Code principles
• Evaluate and adopt core IaaS services across providers to best serve the platform's needs

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Embed security best practices and compliance into every step of the development lifecycle
• Research emerging technologies or engineering approaches, and influence their adoption within the team or organisation
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation responsible for different platform components
• Work with service and application teams from other organisations and global locations
• Support and mentor colleagues at different experience levels

CI/CD & Automation

• Develop and improve the Continuous Delivery infrastructure based on Jenkins, Concourse, and GitHub
• Implement and support observability capabilities using tools like Grafana, Dynatrace, and Prometheus
• Drive automation end-to-end — manual processes should be the exception, not the norm

What you bring

What we expect

• 3+ years writing production code in at least two of: Bash, Python, Ruby, Go
• 5+ years working with Linux/Unix-based systems
• Solid understanding of modern cloud architectures and development — you've built infrastructure following Infrastructure as Code principles or troubleshot production setups on at least one major cloud provider
• Strong networking knowledge and experience: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse, or similar) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Monitoring and observability experience (Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic, or similar)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience is equally valued
• Fluency in English

What would set you apart

• Experience with multiple IaaS providers (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)
• Familiarity with Cloud Foundry
• Experience with large-scale Kubernetes operations
• Exposure to secrets management (Vault) and security-in-pipeline practices

Meet your team

We run the infrastructure foundation of SAP Business Technology Platform — the infrastructure layer underneath Cloud Foundry environments across Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and SAP's internal OpenStack offering. Everything service teams, application teams, and partners build on BTP ultimately runs on what we provide.

Our job is to make that layer reliable, secure, scalable, and invisible — when we do it well, nobody notices. When we don't, everyone does.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 451574 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid