Cloud Engineer

About The Company

Actual Talent is the European specialist in talent acquisition and assessment within Actual Group, France’s sixth-largest employment and workforce services provider. For more than 20 years, its consultants have supported companies and candidates through a network of 22 offices and specialist teams covering sales, engineering, IT and digital, and business support.

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Talent offers tailored employment solutions, including permanent and fixed-term contracts, temporary work, freelance assignments, interim management, outsourced services, apprenticeships, and internships.

Actual Talent Metz is recruiting on behalf of a client specializing in managed IT services and information systems. The client is seeking a Cloud and Systems Engineer to join its team in Belfort, France, on a permanent, full-time basis.

About The Role

As a Cloud and Systems Engineer, you will join the Production team and play a key role in maintaining the availability, performance, and security of the organization’s IT environments. You will help design and evolve cloud platforms, oversee infrastructure projects, and ensure reliable connections between cloud environments, data centers, and telecommunications networks.

This position combines hands-on technical expertise with project coordination and collaboration across teams. You will work with technical, business, and security stakeholders, as well as external service providers, to deliver dependable infrastructure and continuous service improvement. The role is suited to an engineer who can balance operational priorities with longer-term modernization and security objectives.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree or equivalent, such as a Bac+5, in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related discipline. You bring at least three to five years of relevant professional experience, including successful involvement in IT project management. Experience in cloud or cybersecurity environments is particularly valuable.

You have strong knowledge of hosting environments, server infrastructure, and associated security principles. You are familiar with project delivery methods such as Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and the V-model, and can adapt your approach to the needs and constraints of each project. Professional English is an advantage. You should also be organized, analytical, and comfortable coordinating with colleagues and partners from different technical and business backgrounds.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, maintain, and improve cloud platforms, with particular attention to resilience, high availability, and ongoing operational maintenance. Contribute to the security and compliance of infrastructure by helping protect access and identities, applying recognized security practices, and keeping up with relevant technological developments.

Lead and monitor advanced infrastructure supervision activities, investigate and resolve incidents, and review performance indicators to identify opportunities for improvement. Manage projects involving virtualization, storage, and security, ensuring that scope, budgets, schedules, and risks are appropriately controlled. Help maintain effective interconnections between cloud platforms, data centers, and telecommunications networks.

Coordinate work across technical, business, and security teams, and collaborate with external providers to support effective delivery. Communicate progress, issues, dependencies, and technical considerations clearly, while contributing to service continuity and the ongoing improvement of production environments.

Benefits

This is a permanent position based in Belfort, France. The gross annual salary ranges from €37,000 to €40,000, depending on your experience and qualifications. You will have the opportunity to contribute to cloud, systems, and infrastructure projects while working with a specialist IT services organization and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

Equal Opportunity

Actual Talent and its client are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. Applications are considered on the basis of relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. Candidates are welcomed regardless of background or personal characteristics protected by applicable law.