Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer (DevEx)

(Hybrid - Cluj)

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 82,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Cluj. Talk to us about how we can best support you

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

About the role As a Cloud Engineer, you will contribute to the design, delivery, and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure. You'll focus on automation, scalability, and reliability while supporting the implementation of cloud-native solutions on a day-to-day basis.Working closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, you'll help build and improve delivery pipelines, follow established standards, and adopt best practices in infrastructure, DevOps, and cloud operations.

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you   

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of architectural decisions and contribute ideas to improve the platform.
• Take part in grooming and planning sessions to ensure technical tasks are clearly defined and deliverable.
• Help automate processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Share knowledge and collaborate with team members to promote best practices and continuous learning.
• Assist in the setup and maintenance of shared IaaS, PaaS, and tooling capabilities.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of pipelines and production workflows to support deployments.
• Follow and apply established standards and practices to ensure quality and consistency.
• Work closely with product owners, engineering leads, and scrum masters to support the infrastructure strategy.
• Contribute to evaluating tools, vendors, and open-source solutions that could enhance the platform.
• Proactively identify opportunities for automation and process improvements.

Skills and Experience

• Solid understanding of DevOps practices with hands-on experience in IaaS and PaaS technologies.
• Practical experience in deploying and managing infrastructure on public cloud platforms, ideally AWS, with exposure to GCP and/or Azure.
• Good communication skills to work effectively with engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a methodical approach to technical challenges.
• Experience with build, release, and environment management tools, including CI/CD tools such as GitLab Runners or Jenkins.
• Familiarity with Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer portals (e.g., ) is a plus.
• Understanding of integrating developer tools and services (CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, security scanning) into a cohesive workflow.
• Awareness of developer experience (DevEx) principles and interest in supporting adoption of platform tools.
• Programming knowledge (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, React, ) is a nice-to-have.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)