Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps/SRE) - MadridHybrid in Madrid (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) - The office is near Atocha train station.Salary: €65 to €70k gross/year + 10% bonusWe are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join an international engineering organization in the online gaming and betting industry.You will play a key role in building and operating the core platform that supports large-scale, real-time player account systems across multiple European markets.This is a hands?on senior role where you’ll help shape platform architecture, reliability, and automation practices across engineering teams.What we’re looking for- 5+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, SRE or infrastructure roles- +3 years of experience with Kubernetes- Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ and relational databases in production- Experience with CI/CD design and automation?first delivery models- Background in observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar)- Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, security, and IaC- Familiarity with TLS, reverse proxies, CDN concepts, and secure system design- Hands?on mindset with modern engineering tools, including AI?assisted development- Fluent in English- Lead experience is a big plusWhat you’ll work on- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with strong automated quality gates- Own and improve observability (metrics, logs, dashboards, tracing)- Operate Kubernetes?based production environments at scale- Manage infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform or Pulumi- Support production databases (RDBMS), messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and identity services (Keycloak or similar)- Implement and enforce security best practices (secrets, encryption, RBAC, network policies)- Build and improve distributed systems reliability and performance- Collaborate with engineering teams on deployment strategies and production readiness- Automate operational processes and reduce manual work wherever possible- Work with modern AI?assisted tools to improve delivery speed and engineering efficiencyHybrid role based in Madrid, part of a growing international tech hub.#J-*****-Ljbffr

5+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, SRE or infrastructure roles

• +3 years of experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ and relational databases in production
• Experience with CI/CD design and automation?first delivery models
• Background in observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar)
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, security, and IaC
• Familiarity with TLS, reverse proxies, CDN concepts, and secure system design
• Hands?on mindset with modern engineering tools, including AI?assisted development
• Fluent in English
• Lead experience is a big plus