Cloud Operations Lead (m/f) 80-100%

Following the launch of our first real cloud product, we are creating a new key role to lead and coordinate

AutoForm’s global cloud operations, based in Zurich

Cloud Operations Lead (m/f) 80–100%

Your Role

As Cloud Operations Lead, you will:

• Coordinate the deployment and operations of AutoForm’s cloud offerings across the portfolio

• Define our commitments for each cloud product by specifying responsibilities, service levels, and cost

structure

• Report directly to the Head of R&D and work closely with the Executive Committee on cloud strategy,

risk, and security priorities

• Be the single point of accountability for cloud service readiness: security, reliability, compliance, and

cost transparency

• Define and enforce cloud standards, policies, and operating procedures across all involved teams and

partners and ensure they are applied consistently

• Align Development, IT, Product Management and external partners to deliver stable and secure cloud

products

• Lead incident response, vulnerability management, and disaster recovery planning for cloud

environments

Your Responsibilities

• Establish and run the cloud operating model including ownership, escalation paths, runbooks, and

partner collaboration

• Govern identity and access management

• Maintain a secure and auditable AWS multi-account foundation

• Coordinate security operations across the involved organizations with the authority and accountability

to set standards and drive remediation

• Ensure compliance and audit readiness

• Ensure disaster recovery readiness

• Define and improve observability standards and service level objectives

• Drive cost and capacity management

• Manage and steer external partners

Your Profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field

• Several years of experience in cloud operations, platform operations, or cloud security governance

• Strong AWS knowledge, able to set standards, challenge decisions, and drive quality, even if you’re not

the primary implementer

• Proven ability to lead through coordination and influence across teams and stakeholders

• Confident communication with executive stakeholders on risk, priorities, trade-offs, and status

• Experience with other cloud providers is a plus, including Azure/GCP and Chinese

providers such as Alibaba Cloud or Tencent Cloud

• Certifications are a plus: AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, CISSP/CISM/CCSP, ITIL

• Fluent in English; German is a plus

Our offer

• A challenging role in a respectful and global working environment

• Being part of a world-leading, high-end CAE software company

• Working on cutting edge technologies for the automotive industry

• Professional development and continuous education

• Excellent balance between your working life and your private life through flexible working hours

Start of work is as soon as possible. Please note that we only consider applicants that have the legal right to work

in the respective location. We will only consider direct applications. Please send your CV and attachments with

the reference 25/21/pts to Michelle Schuler, Human Resources Zurich.

We are looking forward to receiving your application.

AutoForm Development GmbH

Technoparkstrasse 1

8005 Zürich

Switzerland

www.autoform.com - Careers

Tel: ++41-43-444 61 61

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