Cloud Engineer

About The Company

SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe is one of Germany’s largest insurance and financial services organizations, with offices in Hamburg and Dortmund. The company is transforming the insurance industry through modern, agile ways of working and a customer-focused approach. Its culture values openness, courage, mutual respect, and trust. SIGNAL IDUNA welcomes diverse perspectives and experiences, recognizing their importance in driving innovation and shaping the future of its services.

About The Role

As a Public Cloud Engineer (m/f/d) specializing in Generative AI, you will help expand SIGNAL IDUNA’s cloud platform and infrastructure, with a primary focus on Google Cloud. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team, internal business units, Data Science colleagues, and Google experts to plan and implement cloud capabilities and support the delivery of Generative AI solutions.

Your work will contribute to enterprise applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs), while helping ensure that cloud services are reliable, secure, scalable, and suitable for use in a regulated business environment. The position is based in Hamburg or Dortmund.

Qualifications

You have a degree in IT or a comparable qualification that demonstrates strong technical expertise. You bring relevant experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or preferably Google Cloud, as well as Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. You have initial experience developing, deploying, or integrating Generative AI applications in an enterprise setting, including building infrastructure components and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

You are familiar with Python and version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket. Practical experience working with agile methods and teams is important. Knowledge of cloud architecture, security principles, industry standards, and regulatory requirements in insurance or financial services is an advantage.

Existing cloud certifications are welcome; if you do not yet have them, you should be willing to complete relevant training and certification. You communicate confidently in German and very well in English, and you collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Support an interdisciplinary squad in designing and delivering solutions based on LLMs and Generative AI. Work with Google Cloud services and technologies, including Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Gemini Enterprise, Python-based microservices, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, and Terraform.

Help establish reusable processes, engineering methods, and best practices for sustainable Generative AI and cloud architecture. Contribute to cloud security concepts and architecture guidelines, and support projects in adopting modern public cloud standards. Consider data protection, legal, and ethical requirements when machine learning models are applied to personal data.

Partner with technical product owners to explain the benefits of cloud adoption and support the migration of applications. Advise teams on implementing and operating products and services in Google Cloud. Use automation and CI/CD practices to deploy, maintain, and continuously improve complex cloud infrastructure and services.

Benefits

Work in modern spaces designed to support creativity and collaboration. Flexible working hours help you balance professional responsibilities with your personal life. SIGNAL IDUNA promotes continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and professional development through coaching, training, and ongoing education. A workplace health management program supports your wellbeing. You will join a collaborative environment where colleagues share expertise and contribute to meaningful technology initiatives.

Equal Opportunity

SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe is committed to fair and equal treatment of all applicants. Applications are welcomed regardless of gender identity or other individual characteristics. The company values diversity and believes that different perspectives and experiences strengthen its teams and support innovation.