Cloud Engineer - Team DevEx

Job opening: DevEx Technical Cloud Engineer – PostNL The Hague 

Help develop AWS tools that support 400 engineers. Join our Developer Experience team as a Cloud Engineer! As a Cloud Engineer in our DevEx team, you’ll work with AWS to build tools that make life easier for 400 PostNL engineers. Make your mark with data and innovation. 

Why choose PostNL as your next step as a Cloud Engineer 

Visible impact: You’ll build tools that help over 400 software developers and data analysts work more efficiently and effectively. Think dashboards that analyse build and deployment data to generate actionable insights. 

Challenge: Help us expand our DevEx platform using modern technologies like observability tooling, anomaly detection, and CI/CD optimisation. You’ll contribute to creating scalable and maintainable data pipelines. 

Great team spirit: You’ll collaborate in a multidisciplinary team that’s open to ideas, supports each other, and dares to innovate. 

Freedom: Enjoy a hybrid way of working—from home and from our vibrant, modern office in the historic Stationspostgebouw next to Holland Spoor station. 

Development opportunities: You’ll have plenty of room to grow—technically and personally—through the PostNL Academy and specialised training in AWS and data engineering. 

This is your role 

As a DevEx Technical Cloud Engineer, you’ll be part of the Insights team within the Developer Experience Platform, a key function of our Cloud Center of Excellence. Your job is to turn tooling and cloud data into insights that support our internal developers and analysts.  

You’ll build and maintain data pipelines that connect various systems to a central data lake. Here, you’ll implement smart analyses like anomaly detection or performance monitoring. These insights are then shared via BI tools and APIs. Your insights make the team more professional. You’ll work closely with engineers throughout our IT organisation to continuously improve the Developer Experience.  

Your team 

You’ll join the Developer Experience Platform team, which consists of about 4 members. The team is divided into two areas: Tooling and Insights. You’ll be part of Insights.  We work in an informal and open atmosphere where curiosity, innovation, and knowledge-sharing are key. 

What we offer you 

A role full of innovation, where your work quite literally shows up in every street in the Netherlands. At PostNL, we aim to become the leading logistics e-commerce platform of the future. So we can deliver special moments smarter, faster and better. Your drive and our challenge—together we make it happen. And on top of that, we offer you a great package of employment benefits. 

The top five benefits of your role: 

• A gross monthly salary between €4,521.29 and €6,402.21 (scale 11) based on 37 hours per week. 

• Hybrid working and flexible hours. Work two or more days from home? Then you’ll receive a €45 net monthly allowance. 

• 8% holiday pay and 25 vacation days (full-time). 

• A solid pension scheme via the PostNL pension fund. 

• Commuting allowance for travel to and from work. 

• Laptop and phone (Mac or Windows—your choice). 

• Training and development opportunities through the PostNL Academy. 

• Discounts on holidays, events, and products via the PostNL benefits programme. 

What you bring 

You’re a user-focused engineer who works independently and communicates well with colleagues. You’re eager to grow, both technically and personally, and enjoy helping others through smart solutions.  

You also bring the following: 

• A bachelor’s or master’s level. 

• At least 3 –5 years of experience in cloud or data engineering with AWS Serverless products. 

• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript. 

• Experience with AWS CDK, CI/CD, and scalable data pipelines. 

• Confidence to proactively support and advise developers across the organisation. 

A few final notes: 

• As part of the application process, we’ll perform a background check. You’ll need to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG). 

• PostNL is committed to being the favourite delivery service for everyone. That means you’re welcome here no matter your background, beliefs, or who you love. We care about your unique talent. 

• We’re hiring this role ourselves, so recruitment agency inquiries will be returned to sender. 

• Because we believe in equal opportunities, candidates may be asked to complete an assessment designed to evaluate the skills and competencies relevant to this role. 

 Want to know more? 

Get in contact with Lee Verschuren!