Cloud Unit Lead
Mendix is hiring a Cloud Unit Lead in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It pays €190k-€225k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Mendix.
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- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- Level classes it as a lead role.
- Mendix has 47 other open roles on Level.
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About Us
Mendix, a Siemens company, is the leading low-code application development platform. The Mendix Platform uses visual modeling to abstract long-form coding out of application development. Our customers use Mendix to create and deploy better software for the enterprise, faster. Mendix enables collaboration between business users and developers to work together throughout the development process.
We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.
Position Overview
We're seeking a strategic leader to drive the vision and operations of our Cloud Unit. As Cloud Unit Lead, you'll oversee the multi-cloud strategy for Mendix, leading our cloud engineering and operations teams while fostering cross-functional collaboration across product, design, and program management. You'll represent Mendix Cloud capabilities across the broader Siemens ecosystem, manage partnerships with hyperscalers like AWS and Azure, and take end-to-end responsibility for cloud platform reliability and performance.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the product vision and strategy for Mendix Multi-Cloud offerings, defining direction and roadmap
• Build and develop the Cloud Unit team, managing people across engineering, design, product management, and program management functions
• Drive collaboration and integration across the broader Siemens cloud software ecosystem, including strategic partnerships with AWS and Azure
• Represent Mendix Cloud and Private Cloud solutions to other Siemens product units, ensuring alignment and synergy
• Partner with Mendix and Siemens software marketing and sales teams for effective positioning and field enablement of cloud offerings
• Manage on-call rotations and take responsibility for outages, escalations, and service level performance
Qualifications Required:
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering product development with demonstrated leadership impact
• 5+ years leading cloud operations, DevOps, or SRE organizations with proven track record meeting service level agreements and non-functional requirements (availability, reliability, performance, resilience)
• Strong understanding of cloud-native software development principles and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Fluent in English with German or Dutch as a secondary language
• Familiarity with hyperscaler offerings (AWS, Azure, GCP) and knowledge of the IaaS/PaaS competitive landscape
Preferred:
• Foundational knowledge of AI, machine learning, and Generative AI applications in software engineering and cloud operations
How we rate this
Cloud Unit Lead at Mendix rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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