Cloud Engineer

THE IT ORGANISATION

A globally focused shipping and terminal organisation, Hapag-Lloyd is continuing to drive an ambitious and complex change and transformational program to modernize the applications enabling the digital journey of its customers. Hapag-Lloyd’s strategy depends on a successful digital transformation.

As such, the business is building competitive advantage through technology and digitising interaction with customers and its core operational processes. Against this backdrop, the Global One IT has a mandate from the executive board to lead the technology transformation of Hapag-Lloyd.

This role is based in Chennai which has just recently been established as one of 3 global IT hubs for Hapag-Lloyd and will be the global IT development hub. The Software Engineer is required to play a crucial role in helping Hapag-Lloyd to achieve its goals by successfully innovating and creating world class solutions while optimizing the costs as efficiently as possible.

THE ROLE

Join us as a Cloud Engineer and take a key role in shaping the infrastructure behind one of Hapag-Lloyd’s business-critical systems: the PDF Creation Service. You will inherit a well-optimized, highly automated system from our team in Hamburg, Germany, and after a smooth transition period, take on full ownership for its management and evolution. This is your chance to work on cutting-edge projects, including a major migration of infrastructure to AWS and the integration or development of next-generation PDF creation software.

If you are passionate about technical design, enjoy working on projects that blend creativity with functionality, and are motivated to make a tangible impact, we would love to hear from you!

YOUR RESPONSBILITIES

• Take end-to-end ownership of the PDF creation service, ensuring it operates securely, reliably, and efficiently.
• Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments using Kubernetes or ECS/EKS.
• Leverage AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, EFS, , etc.) for cloud-native solutions.
• Software Engineering background, preferably with Java or Python
• Monitor and optimize application performance and infrastructure costs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Follow secure coding practices and contribute to DevSecOps workflows.
• Integrate 3rd party software solutions seamlessly into existing workflows or develop in-house alternatives where needed.
• Take end-to-end ownership of the PDF creation service, ensuring it operates securely, reliably, and efficiently.
• Build and maintain highly scalable synchronous and asynchronous interfaces to support business-critical functions.
  
  
  

• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other orchestration tools.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles and automation tools (Shell scripts, Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Proficiency in AWS services – EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch.
• Shell scripting experience
• Experience with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
• Familiarity with source control and branching strategies using Git.
• Understanding of system design, distributed systems, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to manage critical systems independently
• Backend programming experience in Java / Python
  
  
  

• Require 7+ years of technology experience with trending technologies.
• At least 5 years of experience in design and development of software, experience with large multinational organisations is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive cost reduction, automation, and improvements in process efficiency.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly motivated and results oriented.
• Strong communication skills, with demonstrated capability in engaging a large, distributed organisation.
  
  
  

• Competitive salary
• Self & Family Health Insurance
• Term & Life Insurance
• OPD Benefits
• Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI)
• Learning & Development through HL Academy
• Flexible Work from Home
• Leave Travel Allowance
• Variable performance bonus
• Recreation facilities
• Privilege, Casual and Sick leaves