Cloud Platform Engineer
Dr. Max is the leading pharmacy chain in Central Europe, currently operating in 6 countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Italy) with ambitious expansion plans. Our Group HQ in Prague is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to help build and scale our cloud platform in Microsoft Azure. You will design, deploy, and manage cloud resources, ensure security and compliance, and work closely with engineers, developers, and stakeholders across IT. The role covers development, governance, and monitoring of the cloud platform, including creating documentation, blueprints, and guidelines for internal teams and vendors. You will report directly to the Group Cloud Platform Principal Engineer. This is a senior-level position requiring independence and ownership.
Required education: School-leaving exam
Required languages: English (advanced), Czech or Slovak is highly beneficial
Employment form: Full-time work
- Technical development of Cloud Platform as a Service, including design, architecture, and prototyping of involved technical services/workloads and their capabilities.
- Deliver high-quality and highly secure implementations, adhering to industry standards, best practices, and government regulations.
- Ensure that solutions meet industry standards and security best practices.
- Daily collaboration with local business units and architects to help them achieve operational excellence and governance.
- Oversee day-to-day operations and development of Dr. Max infrastructure platforms utilizing technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Go-Lang/Typescript, and Azure Cloud.
- Support development teams to master their builds, deployments, and operations within the cloud platform.
- Demonstrated success in delivering end-to-end platform products such as CI/CD solutions, Kubernetes provisioning/maintenance, monitoring, observability, configuration and release management, orchestration, or other major automation projects.
- Proficient knowledge in networking, security, and comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle industry best practices and standards. Solid knowledge of Cloud Native, DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering concepts.
- Proven knowledge/experience with Microsoft Azure at large scale in a highly regulated environment.
- Proficiency in Terraform/OpenTofu, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Helm, and Golang/Typescript.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, fluent English.
- A problem-solving and analytical mindset.
- Working for the largest pharma retail company in CEE with ambitious expansion plans.
- A responsible global-level position with impact on the business.
- Space for professional growth within a growing organization.
- Attractive financial compensation (salary and bonuses).
- 5 weeks of holidays, discount in Dr. Max pharmacies, meal allowance, contribution to leisure activities (f.e. fully paid Multisport Card) and many other benefits.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV to groupHR@drmax.eu
Dr. Max Group is a European pharmaceutical concern owned by Penta, an investment group established in 1994, operating primarily in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Their offices are located in Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Limassol. The business areas of Penta Investments include long-term investing in healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, media and real estate development. The companies of Penta’s portfolio employ more than 43,000 people, with more than 15,000 professionals working in healthcare. The group’s assets value reached €14 billion in 2022.