Cloud Platform Engineer (H/F)
Paris, FR, 75008
Who are we?
Sonepar is an independent family-owned group and a world leader in the distribution of electrical equipment, solutions and related services to the trade. In 2024, Sonepar generated a turnover of €32.5 billion. With a presence in 40 countries and an extensive network of retail outlets, the Group is undertaking an ambitious transformation to make life easier for its customers by offering them an omnichannel experience and a range of sustainable solutions for the industrial, construction and energy sectors. Our 46,000 employees are committed to the electrification of the world and united by a shared Purpose: “Power Progress for Future Generations.
How will you shape our tomorrow
The Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for implementing, operating, and optimizing the core cloud infrastructure and platform services that power our digital platform. This role focuses on building reliable, secure, and scalable cloud-native environments while enabling developers through automation, self-service capabilities, and standardized solutions. The position requires strong technical expertise, a proactive mindset, and effective collaboration across engineering, operations, and product teams.
Build Sonepar’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS):
- Build and operate a developer-centric platform that accelerates application delivery through automation, reusable components, and self-service capabilities.
- Deliver secure, scalable, and resilient PaaS services aligned with enterprise standards and governance.
- Contribute to operational excellence by embedding observability, automation, and continuous improvement into platform operations.
- Support multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments to ensure flexibility and availability of services.
- Enable DevSecOps practices by integrating security and compliance controls into platform services and pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
• Platform Engineering & Implementation
- Implement and maintain platform components following the architecture defined by the Platform Engineering Lead.
- Ensure platform services are performant, scalable, and highly available.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Operations
- Deploy and manage cloud resources (Azure preferred), ensuring efficient and reliable operations.
- Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and participate in incident response and resolution.
• Automation & DevOps Practices
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and operations.
- Promote and implement best practices for automation, configuration management, and release management.
• Observability & Reliability
- Implement monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions to ensure visibility into platform performance.
- Contribute to reliability engineering practices, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Security & Compliance
- Apply security best practices including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability management.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
• Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with application teams to onboard services and improve developer experience.
- Collaborate with architects, security teams, and other stakeholders to align platform capabilities with business needs.
- Provide technical support and guidance to internal teams using the platform.
What Success Looks Like
- Platform services are reliable, secure, and consistently meet performance expectations.
- Deployment processes are automated, efficient, and require minimal manual intervention.
- Developers can easily consume platform services through self-service capabilities.
- Incidents are resolved quickly with clear root cause analysis and continuous improvement actions.
- Strong alignment with Platform Engineering Lead strategy and enterprise architecture.
The Experience You Bring
• Technical Expertise
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), containerization (Docker), and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid understanding of networking, cloud security, and microservices architectures.
• Collaboration & Communication
- Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams in an agile environment.
- Strong communication skills to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience
- 3–6 years in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
- Hands-on experience in building and operating cloud-based platforms or services.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and tools.
- Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor).
- Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
- Understanding of cost optimization and FinOps practices.
Soft Skills
- Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
- Passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Proactive, team-oriented, and eager to learn new technologies.
Recruitment Process
- Pre-screening Interview
- Managerial Interview with the Cloud Director
- Technical Interview
- HR Interview
- Referral Call
Work Mode & Location
- Hybrid: 3 days in Paris (8ème) after the trial period
Benefits that await you:
The role - Your daily activities will be interesting, stimulating and varied... No two days are alike!
The organisation - You'll be part of the Sonepar family and share the same values!
The culture - You'll be working in an international environment.
The team - Our dynamic, multidisciplinary, open-minded and talented team is eager to welcome additional skills to continue to meet the challenge.
75% reimbursement of your monthly or annual transport pass.
Swile Ticket restaurant card
Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.
Sustainable mobility package
Health insurance & Welfare
Employee Savings Plan & Profit Sharing Bonus.
We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description. Don't hold back because you feel you don't tick every box. At Sonepar, we value your skills, your passion and if your career journey has had remarkable twists and turns, it only adds to your unique story. We ensure we create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for their uniqueness. Regardless of physical abilities, office requirements, gender, sexual orientation, academic backgrounds or other diversity dimensions, every position at Sonepar is open to individuals who share our core values and engagements. We aim to ensure our job listings resonate with everyone and truly represent the diversity we embrace and we are proud to have the GEEIS Label (Gender Equality for European & International Standard) and to be partner of AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l’Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées)
You are interested in this challenge? Then join and build a better future with us!
More information on Sonepar:
Website : www.sonepar.com
Twitter: @sonepar