Engineering Manager - Platform and IT & Compliance

Berlin HQ. Posted a month ago

The role

You will lead the Platform and IT & Compliance teams to manage cloud infrastructure, developer experience, IT operations, and security. You will drive the evolution of scalable AWS infrastructure and own compliance and audit processes.

What you will do

Drive scalable, secure infrastructure on AWS
Improve developer experience through CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and internal platforms
Own IT operations and security tools, processes, and policies
Manage end-to-end compliance and audit processes
Implement frameworks like ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIS 2
Coordinate with internal stakeholders and lead external audits
Shape a team culture grounded in trust, collaboration, and continuous learning
Lead two teams: Platform and IT & Compliance

Required qualifications

At least three years of experience in a technical leadership role with people management responsibilities
Hands-on background in one or more of the following fields: SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or IT/Security Engineering
Deep experience in cloud engineering on AWS
Experience working with infrastructure as code, cloud-native patterns, and containerised systems
Experience building or leading large-scale distributed services
Strong grasp of security, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency in modern cloud environments
Practical experience with compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2
Experience leading or playing a significant role in an audit or certification process
Clear communicator who builds trust and fosters collaboration
Inclusive leader

Nice to have

Experience in a fast-moving startup environment

Benefits

Salary and stock options
30 days of vacation
Subsidies for home internet and lunches
Sports Club membership
Productivity budget for work essentials
Dedicated learning days with an annual learning budget
Weekly team lunch
Regular team events

About the company

trawa is a scale-up building an integrated B2B energy platform that orchestrates procurement, energy management, and flexibility steering. The company is based in Berlin and is the fastest-growing B2B energy platform in Europe.