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Senior Platform Engineer - Checkout & Payments PHP / AWS - shopware AG
Devops Engineer
Senior Platform Engineer focused on building and maintaining a stable, scalable, and secure PHP-based checkout and payments platform on AWS, driving cloud and infrastructure standards for a high‑traffic e‑commerce system.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate highly available PHP applications on AWS, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.
- Define and enforce cloud and infrastructure standards, including IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize deployment processes and reduce time‑to‑market.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents, continuously improving system resilience.
- Lead technical reviews and mentor junior engineers on best practices for cloud architecture and PHP development.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a platform or DevOps engineer in a cloud‑native environment.
- Deep knowledge of PHP, AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS), and container orchestration.
- Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
- Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python) and experience with monitoring/alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, proactive mindset, and ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative team.