Principal Cloud Consultant

Responsibilities

• While primarily strategic, you stay technically sharp and can step in when needed to ensure solutions are well-architected and efficiently implemented.
• Maintain the ability to write and review Terraform, Pulumi, or other IaC solutions to support technical decision-making.
• Ensure successful project execution, aligning cloud initiatives with business goals and technical excellence.
• Consult and present cloud strategies to executive leadership, supporting decision-making at the highest level.

Requirements

• Ability to balance hands-on expertise with strategic planning for cloud adoption.
• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and engage in high-level sales discussions.
• Ability to break down complex topics and explain them in a way that makes sense to both engineers and customers.
• Fluent in English and German

Description

Cloud is your playground, and you know how to build scalable, secure, and efficient architectures. Whether it's AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid environments - you leverage the best tools to design, deploy, and optimize cloud infrastructures. You design and deliver robust, future-proof solutions. You don’t just migrate applications; you craft seamless, future-proof solutions. If cloud engineering is more than a job for you, let’s talk.

Strategic Leadership

Act as a trusted advisor, guiding customers through their cloud transformation journey.

Enterprise-Scale Solutions

Lead the design and execution of highly complex and large-scale cloud infrastructures.

Thought Leadership

• Represent SQUER as a cloud expert in conferences, publications, and industry forums.
• Business Development: Build long-term customer relationships, drive cloud strategy discussions, and identify new business opportunities.

Consulting Excellence

Extensive experience in cloud consulting, customer advisory, and enterprise project leadership.

Enterprise Cloud Architectures

Deep technical understanding of large-scale infrastructures and cloud security.

Infrastructure as Code

Strong background in Terraform Pulumi, or similar tools, with the ability to contribute to technical discussions and decisions.

Leadership

Strong track record in project execution and stakeholder management — combined with technical leadership to guide engineering teams towards successful delivery.

Inspiration & Influence

• Passion for shaping ideas, driving innovation, and making an impact inside and outside of SQUER.
• AI-native: You actively use AI-powered tools (e.g., code assistants, LLM-based workflows) to amplify your productivity and quality, or you're eager to start.

Ownership & Responsibility

at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.

Learn & Grow

Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.

Exciting Challenges & Real Impact: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.

Flexibility for Performance

• Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
• Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
• We Value You: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.

Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture

At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.

A Perks-Packed Workplace

Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free “Wiener Linien” ticket or a partial contribution to the “Klimaticket”. Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.

We believe in transparent and fair compensation. For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 95.000 and € 105.000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.