Cloud Operations Manager

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you`ll do:
We're looking for a dynamic (Mid to Senior) AI Engineer to join our team, which is leading the charge to make SAP a truly data-driven company, who can design, build and bring to production, enterprise-grade AI solutions across processes in our operations.

You will play a key role in developing scalable (Gen) AI and multi-agent systems and products, leveraging SAP's latest technologies, and applying strong software engineering skills combined with a deep understanding of data and MLOps practices to ensure robust, maintainable, and highly available systems.

You will help empower all SAP employees by transforming trusted data into real-time insights and intelligent action, aligning with our goals of Process Simplification, Automation, and Business AI within the Corporate Functions & Analytics (CFA) domain, specifically in one of the following key areas: Finance, Spend, People Solutions and Analytics.

The Role
In this role, you will work closely with AI Product Owners, data scientists, and architects to translate AI concepts into reliable, production-ready systems. You’ll design and implement AI solutions, setup and develop big data pipelines and ensure high standards of scalability, observability and compliance. You’ll thrive in an agile, collaborative environment that values continuous learning, engineering excellence and innovation, helping shape the next generation of enterprise AI solutions at SAP.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy innovative Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions from proof of concept to full enterprise production.
• Build and maintain robust pipelines for LLM-based applications, including data processing and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Implement AgentOps practices to automate the lifecycle of AI agents and LLM applications.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to translate functional requirements into robust technical specifications.
• Ensure the reliability, observability, and compliance of deployed AI solutions through robust monitoring and tracing.
• Guide and mentor junior colleagues to foster AI engineering excellence across teams (SENIOR ONLY)

What You Bring

• Degree in computer science or a similar field.
• 4+ Years in Software Engineering
• Proven hands-on experience in developing and deploying LLM applications.
• Advanced coding skills in Python (preferred) or Java, with a solid understanding of software engineering principles.
• Experience with backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django) and building microservice architectures.
• Practical experience with generative AI frameworks like LangChain
• Familiarity with AgentOps tools such as LangSmith, LangFuse, or MLflow for tracing and observability.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS) using tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of Agile, SAFe methodologies and collaborative engineering practices (SENIOR ONLY)
• Fluent English and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Nice To Have But Not a Must

• Familiarity with SAP AI Core, SAP BTP
• Experience with agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) and project management tools (e.g., Jira).
• Experience with Agentic AI Frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework)

These skills are a plus. If you don’t have experience in all these areas, we’ll provide the resources and training you need to become a leader in cutting-edge AI technologies.

Where You Beong
CFA is central to making SAP a truly data-driven company. We are thought leaders, leveraging the latest tech (including Business AI) to provide trusted data and real-time insights. Our global team is focused on process simplification and data democratization for all SAP employees.

We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 458628 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What You’ll Build
As a
Technical Services Manager (TSM)
you will be a technical advisor you will help customers accelerate their cloud transformation journey with tailored-to-fit cloud solutions that deliver business value and outcomes. This includes assessing the customer’s business requirements for their SAP landscape and navigate and mitigate cloud adoption challenges together with our business network partners.

This will include understanding the business transformation goals and challenges of our customers, suggesting solutions and services, and identifying and positioning SAP Enterprise Cloud Services portfolio offerings.

You will ensure smooth transitions by identifying issues, finding solutions, designing optimal configurations to maximize performance and availability and act as an escalation point for technical issues

What You Bring
To be successful in this role you will need to have expertise in SAP technologies and products with a comprehensive knowledge of
SAP Basis or S/4HANA architecture
, conversion, migration path, methodology and tools or SAP HANA.

You Will Also Need To Have

• Solid know-how of hyper scalers
• An understanding of SAP High Availability or Disaster Recovery architecture, network and virtual technologies (load-balancer, virtual machine)
• Experience in technical planning, implementation, configuration and integration of SAP solution
• Consulting experience in technology consulting with a strong focus on customer interaction and satisfaction

Where You Belong
SAP Enterprise Cloud Services supports the RISE with SAP offering by offering tailored-to-fit cloud ERP solutions. The teams accelerate and simplify our customers’ transformation into an intelligent and sustainable enterprise by running their SAP ERP value stack with a world class level of availability, security and resilience on their preferred cloud infrastructure.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: 446507 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:

Join our Team
About this opportunity:
We are looking for a Cloud Platform Lead to drive the design, governance, and operational excellence of our public cloud environments. In this role, you will act as the primary point of contact for cloud platform configuration and provisioning, ensuring AWS and Snowflake environments are secure, scalable, cost-efficient, and delivered in a consistent manner through Infrastructure as Code practices.You will work closely with development, analytics, and platform teams to enable cloud capabilities while establishing standards, automation, and governance that support the organization's cloud journey. The primary focus of this role is platform ownership, cloud operations, and infrastructure automation. You will collaborate with dedicated specialists and support teams while maintaining overall responsibility for cloud platform governance and coordination.

What you will do:

• Own the setup, configuration, and lifecycle management of AWS and Snowflake cloud environments
• Design and prepare cloud solutions, architectures, and provisioning standards that enable teams to consume cloud services securely and efficiently
• Lead cloud account management activities, including access governance, security monitoring, compliance controls, and cost optimizationImplement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and related automation frameworks
• Establish and enforce secure and standardized cloud platform configurations across environments
• Manage identity and access management integrations using Azure AD / Entra ID, RBAC, and PBAC principles
• Configure and maintain monitoring, auditing, and alerting capabilities using AWS CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrailSupport secure cloud networking and connectivity solutions, including AWS PrivateLink and related network services
• Coordinate with operations teams to enable cloud resources and services while ensuring architectural and governance requirements are met
• Collaborate with development, data, and platform teams to understand requirements and transform them into scalable cloud solutions
• Drive continuous improvements in automation, security, cloud governance, and operational efficiency

The skills you bring:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud account management
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably TerraformSolid understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance principles
• Experience with Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID integrations and enterprise identity management
• Knowledge of RBAC and PBAC access control modelsExperience with AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and cloud monitoring practices
• Understanding of cloud networking concepts, connectivity, and AWS PrivateLink
• Experience working with S3 and cloud-based storage services
• Good knowledge of SQL and Database Change Management (DCM) practices
• Familiarity with Snowflake environments and cloud-based data platforms
• Strong automation mindset and passion for standardization and operational excellence
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

It's a huge plus if you have experience with:

• Experience with Prisma Cloud or similar cloud security platforms
• Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud cost governance
• Experience operating cloud platforms in enterprise-scale environments
• Familiarity with data and analytics platforms
• Experience supporting AI or data-intensive workloads

Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

What happens once you apply?
Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

Primary country and city:
Hungary (HU) || Budapest

Req ID:
789179

Senior Backend Java Engineer (Freelance Contract) – Hungary
Contract Length:
3+ Months

Start Date:
ASAP

Day Rate:
120,000 HUF – 180,000 HUF per day

Location:
Hungary

About The Role
Beyond Sports is looking for an experienced Senior Backend Java Engineer to support a large-scale cloud migration project, moving critical backend services and infrastructure from AWS to Azure.

This is a hands-on freelance contract opportunity for a senior engineer with deep Java expertise, strong cloud migration experience, and a passion for building scalable, high-performance backend systems. You’ll work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to modernise services, improve architecture, and ensure smooth integration across cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, refactor, and migrate scalable backend systems and REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot
• Support AWS to Azure migration activities across applications and infrastructure
• Re-architect and modularise services to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Implement secure identity, secrets management, and key vault solutions
• Integrate third-party services including sports data, video, and commentary providers
• Build and maintain APIs supporting web and mobile applications
• Deliver infrastructure changes using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Bicep
• Manage deployments and automation through CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise cloud services and application performance
• Collaborate in sprint planning, technical discussions, and code reviews
• Produce clear technical documentation for systems, APIs, and migration processes

Essential
Required Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Proven experience delivering AWS → Azure migration projects
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, secrets management, and key vaults
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Docker containerisation experience
• Kubernetes experience across EKS and/or AKS
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including S3, DynamoDB, and RDS
• Experience with Azure services including Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and Azure Database for MySQL
• Cloud networking knowledge including VPCs, VNets, API Gateway, and API Management
• Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform
• CI/CD pipeline automation using tools such as GitLab, Bitbucket Pipelines, or ArgoCD

Desirable

• Cloud cost optimisation and performance tuning experience
• Strong testing and QA practices including automation and regression testing
• Kafka or other event-driven architecture experience
• SQL database experience including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Azure SQL

If you're an experienced backend engineer looking for your next freelance contract within a modern sports technology environment, we’d love to hear from you.