Your Responsibilities
1.AWS Infrastructure Architecture & Design
• Design and maintain enterprise AWS infrastructure architectures, including:
o Account and environment structures
o Networking (VPC, connectivity, segmentation)
o Compute, storage, and database foundations
• Define and evolve AWS Landing Zones, reference architectures, and infrastructure patterns.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance across workloads.
• Review and approve infrastructure designs for new and existing AWS workloads.
2. Cloud Governance & Platform Standards
• Define and enforce AWS infrastructure standards and guardrails, including:
o Account strategy and isolation
o Identity and Access Management
• Contribute to global cloud governance frameworks and Cloud Policy implementation.
• Ensure consistency across AWS environments while enabling team autonomy where appropriate.
3. Security, Risk & Compliance (Infrastructure Focus)
• Embed security by design into all AWS infrastructure architectures.
• Ensure implementation of:
o Logging, monitoring, and audit controls
o Security tooling and baseline configurations
• Support compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, and internal IT security policies.
• Act as an escalation point for infrastructure related security risks and incidents.
4. Cost Optimization & Infrastructure Efficiency
• Design AWS infrastructure with cost transparency and optimization in mind.
• Support FinOps practices including tagging, cost allocation, and usage optimization.
• Advise on infrastructure level cost mechanisms such as Savings Plans and architectural trade offs.
• Partner with Cloud Financial Management to continuously improve infrastructure efficiency.
5. Enablement, Advisory & Collaboration
• Act as AWS infrastructure advisor for application, DevOps, and operations teams.
• Support cloud adoption and modernization initiatives with infrastructure expertise.
• Collaborate closely with:
- • Maintain high quality architecture documentation and decision records.
Your Qualifications
o Network security baselines
o Cloud Security
o Cloud Operations
o External partners and system integrators
Professional Experience
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and/or cloud architecture.
- Proven experience designing and operating enterprise scale AWS environments.
- Experience working in regulated or security sensitive enterprise environments.
- Experience in global or multi team IT organization is preferred
- Fluency in English - spoken and written, additional languages is an advantage
Technical Skills
- Deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure services, including:
o VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3
o Database management
o IAM, Organizations, CloudTrail, CloudWatch
o Network architecture and connectivity
o Identity and access management
o High availability and disaster recovery patterns
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code .
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts in cloud environments.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and architectural thinking
- Structured, standards driven approach
- Clear communication with both technical and non technical stakeholders
- Ability to work across global, cross functional teams
- Ownership mindset and high quality orientation
Our offer
- Flexibility
- Benefits
- Development
- Fitness
- Security
Flexibility: Flexible and trust-based working hours, 30 vacation days + option for additional vacation days, mobile working, individual part-time models and programs for extended periods of absence
Benefits: Attractive salary, share in Advantest´s success through our exceptionally appealing bonus program as well as numerous subsidies, discounts and offerings (e.g. bike leasing)
Development: Structured onboarding programs and mentoring, development discussions, technical and soft skill trainings, language courses and knowledge sessions
Fitness: Ergonomic working environment, sports and fitness options and events (e.g. Global Challenge) as well as health days
Security: Attractive company pension scheme, comprehensive insurance coverage and support in emergency situations
If you have any questions, Ann-Kathrin Rupp will be happy to answer them.
AdvantestAnn-Kathrin Rupp
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+49 (0) 7031.204.8022
For further information visit: www.advantest-career.de