Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

• Build and operate production-grade container platforms supporting business-critical workloads
• Work extensively with Kubernetes, automation, and secure infrastructure design across heterogeneous enterprise environments
• Take end-to-end ownership of platform-related topics, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and ensure high-quality documentation as part of engineering best practices
• Work within a small, focused team composed of a Technical Project Manager, a Platform Architect, and DevOps Engineers
• Contribute both to daily operations and to architectural decision-making across the platform landscape

Do you have experience in Terraform?, * Several years of experience in DevOps or infrastructure-related roles, with the ability to design, operate, and evolve Kubernetes-based platforms at scale

• At least 1+ year of hands-on daily production experience with Kubernetes, including cluster lifecycle management, ingress controllers, service meshes, and cert-manager
• Experience writing and maintaining Helm charts or Kustomize configurations
• Strong experience with Terraform and Helm for platform automation and configuration management
• Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows, ideally with ArgoCD
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash for automation workflows and platform tooling
• Strong knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, including experience designing and implementing SLI/SLO frameworks for distributed systems
• Familiarity with security standards, platform security best practices, and integrating compliance requirements into platform architectures
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to technical growth and infrastructure roadmaps
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a structured, self-directed, and reliable working style
• Comfortable working in multinational teams
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in English and German

What will be a plus:

• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Multi-cluster Kubernetes experience
• Hands-on experience with OKD or OpenShift
• Familiarity with Security Context Constraints (SCCs), Cluster Version Operator (CVO), Machine Config Operator (MCO), Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), and OKD Routes
• Familiarity with OVN-Kubernetes networking and network policy design
• Knowledge of Longhorn or comparable Kubernetes-native storage systems
• Experience developing or operating Kubernetes Operators
• Familiarity with Operator SDK or Kubebuilder
• Experience writing ADRs, runbooks, and platform design documentation

• Permanent employment contract and a competitive, market-aligned salary based on your experience
• Two pet-friendly offices in Germany
• Company phone for personal use
• Up to 30 days of vacation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company ticket for public transportation and available parking spaces
• Benefit from a company pension scheme
• Bicycle leasing option with a company subsidy
• Hybrid work model with 2 days of home office per week
• Referral program with a bonus - invite a friend to join the team