Cloud Engineer (m/f/x)

UP42 was founded in 2019 with a clear purpose: to transform how organizations order, access, and analyze Earth observation data. Our platform brings together the world’s leading geospatial providers, and offers a single touchpoint to access, manage, and process data at scale. From vegetation management and infrastructure monitoring to disaster response, UP42 helps organizations across industries find solutions to complex problems through Earth observation. Our expert support team and detailed documentation guide our users through every step. Since July 2025, UP42 has been a part of Neo Space Group.

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer (m/f/x) to join our motivated SRE team in Berlin to help scale and maintain our cloud infrastructure while ensuring the reliability and performance of our geospatial processing platform.

What you will do:

• Build, maintain and scale reliable infrastructure solutions using cloud-native technologies.
• Contribute to our IaC practices by managing and deploying cloud resources using Terraform and other modern tools.
• Manage, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes clusters and workloads in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Maintain and enhance monitoring and alerting solutions across our platform using tools like Prometheus.
• Drive continuous improvements in system resilience by automating repetitive tasks and streamlining operations.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish, track, and maintain effective SLOs/SLIs.
• Participate in our office-hours-only on-call rotation to troubleshoot issues and ensure platform stability.

Here is a good summary of what we are looking for:

• Several years of proven experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps roles
• Practical experience managing infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or comparable experience with AWS/Azure
• Solid working knowledge of Terraform (you can confidently read, modify, and deploy existing IaC modules in production)
• Hands-on experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting containerized workloads in production environments
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation scripts
• Experience with observability solutions and monitoring systems like Prometheus
• Driven to make a hands-on impact as an Individual Contributor (IC), bringing a growth mindset, technical empathy, and a collaborative approach to the team
• Full business fluency in English, with the ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to diverse teams

Bonus points if you bring:

• Experience with building Terraform modules
• Cloud networking knowledge (VPC, subnets, routing…)
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and cloud security best practices

Let us tell you why UP42 is a good choice:

• Let's disrupt the industry: You get the chance to shape the state-of-the-art geospatial processing platform and create a completely new planetary perspective.
• Let's stay flexible: We practice a hybrid working model - you can choose when to work from the comfort of your home or join your colleagues in our modern office in the heart of Kreuzberg, or even from a global place of your choice up to 90 days per year.
• Let's win as a team: We're an inspiring international team working in a fun and productive environment.
• Let's be fair: We offer a competitive salary package and other perks such as wellbeing initiatives, sponsored fitness subscriptions, educational budget for your personal development and public transportation discount - just to name a few.
• Let's enjoy the good side of life: Gather in regular team events as well as our global company parties twice a year.
• Let's think outside of the box: There are challenges and enough space for creativity and taking ownership.

Does this sound like a good next step into your geospatial career? If so, we look forward to receiving your application in English.

Our culture is one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated. We seek to recruit the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background and/or belief—and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We also value more than the skills and experiences outlined in this job description. Even if you think you only fill 60% of the requirements for this role - we would still like to consider your application.