Kohl's is hiring a Senior Cloud Operations Expert (m/f/x) to help design and maintain a resilient, efficient, and secure hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure. This role supports our innovative energy trading technologies and requires occasional visits to our office in Vienna.
What You'll Do
- Be a key member of the cloud operations team, driving on-premise and AWS-based infrastructure services.
- Monitor system security, availability, and performance across platforms.
- Implement operational best practices for backups, disaster recovery, patching, and security hardening.
- Create and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments.
- Collaborate closely with information security and software engineers in cross-functional teams.
What We're Looking For
- At least three years of experience in hybrid-cloud operations.
- Exposure to compliance and security frameworks (e.g., ISO27001, SOC 2).
- Solid understanding of networking, security groups, VPNs, and firewall configurations.
- Strong experience with Linux Server Administration and handling infrastructure as a service at hosting providers.
- Able to manage AWS-related services & technologies (VPC, ECS, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.).
- Experience with Infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Serverless Framework, AWS Copilot).
- Fluent in English.
- Detail-oriented and structured way of working, coupled with a hands-on mentality.
Nice to Have
- Fortinet expertise is a plus.
Technical Stack
- AWS (VPC, ECS, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch)
- Linux Server Administration
- Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Serverless Framework, AWS Copilot)
- Networking, VPNs, Firewalls (Fortinet)
Team & Environment
You will be part of a dedicated team of experts working in cross-functional teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: At least EUR 70,000 gross annually.
- 60 days of work from anywhere.
- 30 days of vacation.
- A modern tech stack with the freedom to innovate.
- Referral bonus.
- Extensive support of lifelong learners.
- Regular social events and holiday parties.
- Free public transportation ticket in Vienna.
- Free lunch & fruits and fair-trade coffee at the office.
- Offsetting your private CO2 emissions.
- Sustainable enspired merch.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in Vienna, Austria, requiring occasional visits to the office.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants.

