Sovereign Cloud Senior DevOps Engineer Oeiras

Overview

SAP Sovereign Cloud is a specialized cloud solution designed to meet stringent data sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements. It is tailored for organizations that need to ensure their data remains within specific geographic or jurisdictional boundaries. A collaborative,
- functional working group within SAP focuses on defining, developing, and promoting best practices for the adoption and implementation of SAP Sovereign Cloud solutions.

We help the world run better. At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Your future role

Senior Dev
Ops Engineer for the recently formed Sovereign Cloud Delivery Architecture Quality Assurance team of the Delivery & Operations business unit within the Customer Services and Delivery board area. With the buildout of new Sovereign Cloud regions, you will be taking part in laying the foundation towards a unified and competitive business in the regulated industry. You will be responsible for the technical validation of single tenant solutions in our
- production landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation for cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in an international environment and proactively engage stakeholders across teams to gather requirements, clarify priorities, understand deadlines, and identify dependencies, ensuring successful project delivery.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux systems for performance, stability, and security.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to drive Dev
  Ops best practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) adoption.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure, focusing on reliability, scalability, and security.
• Ensure compliance with cloud and network security standards and implement best practices for identity and access management, data protection, network security, and incident response.
• Architect, implement, and troubleshoot complex network solutions, including VPNs, load balancers, VPC endpoints, and interconnectivity between systems.
• Automate repetitive tasks and processes using scripting languages and configuration management tools.
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.

What you bring

• Proven experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc. );
  - level certifications are highly desirable.
• Strong skills in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Linux systems.
• Solid understanding of cloud and network security concepts and
  - on experience implementing security best practices.
• Good understanding of network components and architecture, including VPNs, load balancers, VPC endpoints, and the ability to design and troubleshoot network solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e. g. , Jenkins, Git
  Hub Actions, Git
  Lab CI), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), configuration management (Ansible) and
  -
  - code (e. g. , Terraform).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e. g. , Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Proficient in at least one scripting language (e. g. , Bash, Python).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to proactively engage with stakeholders to elicit requirements, negotiate priorities, and resolve dependencies, including in international contexts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative,
  - paced team environment.
• Analytical mindset, with a focus on
  - solving and continuous improvement.
• Experience in SAP Product Offerings is a plus, specifically experience with S/4HANA, S/4HANA PCE and IB

Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process.

Benefits and culture

Bring out your best. SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. SAP is a market leader in
-
- end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. We are a cloud company with a large global workforce, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. SAP is committed to inclusion and equal opportunity, and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodation to navigate our website or complete your application, please contact Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

We win with inclusion. Our culture focuses on health and
- being, flexible working models, and ensuring everyone – regardless of background – can run at their best. We believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with legal requirements. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.