Cloud Architect or Site Reliability Engineer (all genders)

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle. 

With top notch technology, we drive the realization offers the Group’s vision: To provide human banking in digital times, and to build Financial Health for over 16 million customers in the CEE region.

We aim to attract and develop the best talent and aspire to be an IT employer beyond compare.

The Platform and Automation Services team provides Infrastructure- and middleware automation solutions for product- and platform teams and also accounts for one of our public cloud platforms. As a Cloud Architect / Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure solutions to meet the organization’s business needs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, develop architecture designs, and oversee the deployment and optimization of cloud-based systems.

You'll be

• Working in an agile and self-driven team; helping to grow and expand our culture that combines a high-performance mindset with playfulness and a strong team-bond
• Designing, implementing, and continuously improving our infrastructure solutions in the cloud
• Assessing new cloud services and staying ahead of trends and hype
• Contributing to our automation framework and CI/CD processes for infrastructure- and cloud services to streamline deployment, configuration, and maintenance, ensuring compliance with our policies and regulations
• Providing support and troubleshooting assistance to resolve production incidents and outages
• Supporting capacity-planning and performance optimization activities to ensure resilience at scale
• Contributing to the development of best practices, standards, and documentation for SRE processes and procedures
• Spreading the buzz, sharing your knowledge, and getting colleagues hooked on public cloud

What you'll bring with you

• Relevant education and training to design and operate IT systems at scale
• Proven experience as an IT architect, Site Reliability Engineer, or similar role in cloud-based environments
• A strong desire to change the status quo and to expand your skills and knowledge in the realm of public cloud for financial services
• Experience cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong scripting and automation skills, with proficiency in languages such as Python, bash, HCL (Terraform), and YAML
• Familiar with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack, or Splunk
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex systems and troubleshoot issues
• Strong communication and collaboration skills - English and/or German, any other CEE language is an advantage, and the ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional team environment

Why you will like us

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented, and passionate community at Erste
• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic
• Culinary delights – Healthy nutrition and good food are important for our quality of life. Whether lunch, breakfast, or snacks – everything is within reach. As an employee, you receive a meal allowance per day
• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above-standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave
• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar, and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family
• New way of work: With our flexible working hours model we want to make your life less complicated. Combine the best of both worlds, remote and office time
• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital
• Language courses for German & English – Learning a new language unites. We support you with appropriate language courses where you participate together with your colleagues
• Visa Sponsoring – We support our employees with all the formalities associated with a relocation to Slovakia and also advise them on choosing a suitable residential area
• A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 3 200,- gross per month for this full-time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations

The way we are:
Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employers, we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, or origin.