Senior / Lead Cloud Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & DevOps
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Summary
A hands-on platform engineering role on a long-term international project: designing, automating and operating cloud-native Kubernetes platforms and supporting engineering teams in adopting cloud-native standards. Core stack includes Kubernetes, Go/Python, Terraform, AWS/GCP, GitOps (Argo CD/Flux) and Prometheus/Grafana observability.
Project Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior / Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to join a long-term international project focused on building, evolving and operating modern cloud-native platforms.
The role is highly hands-on and combines Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE and Infrastructure as Code. You will be responsible for designing and improving scalable platform solutions, strengthening automation and GitOps practices, and supporting engineering teams in adopting modern cloud-native standards.
You will work in a distributed international environment, collaborating closely with engineering and platform teams. The project offers a high level of technical ownership and the opportunity to influence platform architecture and engineering standards across multiple teams.
- 8+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
- DevOps
- Platform Engineering
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Strong, hands-on experience with Kubernetes, preferably in large-scale or enterprise production environments.
- Good programming and scripting skills in Go and Python.
- Practical experience with GitOps, ideally with Argo CD and/or Flux.
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, using Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi or comparable technologies.
- Solid experience with CI/CD, automation and deployment pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP.
- Strong understanding of observability and monitoring, including technologies such as:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- OpenTelemetry
- Experience designing and operating reliable, scalable cloud-native infrastructure.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical initiatives.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple engineering teams and influence technical standards.
- Strong understanding of modern DevOps, Platform Engineering and SRE principles.
Nice to Have
Experience with any of the following technologies or areas will be considered an advantage:
- Apache Kafka
- Temporal
- OPA / Open Policy Agent
- Kyverno
- AIOps and automated remediation
- AI/ML infrastructure
- GPU platforms and GPU orchestration
- Additional open-source cloud-native technologies
- Experience contributing to or working extensively with open-source projects