Contract-StaffCloudPlatformEngineer

We are CARIAD, an automotive software development team with the Volkswagen Group. Our mission is to make the automotive experience safer, more sustainable, more comfortable, more digital, and more fun. To achieve that we are building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry and creating a unified software platform for over 10 million new vehicles per year. We’re looking for talented, digital minds like you to help us create code that moves the world. Together with you, we’ll build outstanding digital experiences and products for all Volkswagen Group brands that will transform mobility. Join us as we shape the future of the car and everyone around it. Role Summary: The Cloud Platform Engineering role is responsible for designing, securing, automating, and operating a scalable, multi-tenant hybrid Azure and on-premises infrastructure environment. The position functions at a high level of technical ownership, leading major components of the Azure landing zone architecture and reusable platform patterns, Infrastructure as Code implementation, Zero Trust security controls, governance standards, and platform reliability strategies. The role partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, and Operations teams, serves as an escalation point for complex issues, and drives automation, compliance, resiliency, and continuous improvement across the organization’s cloud and core infrastructure platforms. Finally, the role acts as a technical lead within the Cloud Platform Engineering function; mentors other engineers and guides design reviews. Role Responsibilities: Cloud platform engineering and deployment (40%) Design, implement, and evolve secure, scalable, multi-tenant Azure platform solutions. Build and maintain landing zone building blocks (identity baseline, networking baseline, logging baseline) and reusable platform patterns to accelerate tenant onboarding. Implement Azure Lighthouse capabilities to support scalable multi-tenant operations and delegated