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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Enterprise kubernetes architect (id: 3808) - **Company:** Stafide - **Location:** Amstelveen, Netherlands - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Industry Standard Architecture, Cloud Platform System, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://clk.platform.jobster.com/?at=1786094848&b=&c=df29ac45-dcb8-4fd9-bc87-9df19656aaad&co=29647213-7bcc-4728-9247-ec036d531ce5&cu=9d19ad1d-25d0-4b84-a20f-8340b86a47b4&cw=7&dt=o&fc=a&gc=a&i=9698d2ee-bc92-42d1-9cc9-408fa7011225&ic=NL&mf=c&p=47b4ebce-5907-42d5-9b5e-b30908a42d08&pm=c&po=5f8e30d1-709e-45e1-83c8-a466772a8ebf&pr=1r&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobleads.com%2Fregistration%2Fjob%3FcampaignId%3D118%26jmId%3D2377%26jobId%3Dea3e9decee964bbdcbdb114d641716e7b%26jobLocation%3D1907114918%26utm_campaign%3Djobs%26utm_content%3Djobmarket-id%253D2377%257Clandingpage-id%253Dn%252Fa%257Cjob-id%253Da3e9decee964bbdcbdb114d641716e7b%257Cjob-workarea%253D08-08%257Cjob-hierarchy%253D4%257Cjob-salary-benchmark%253D5%257Cjob-industry%253D%257Cjob-location%253Damsterdam%257Cjobtitle%253Denterprise-kubernetes-architect-%2528id%253A-3808%2529%26utm_medium%3Djob-external%26utm_source%3Djobster%257Cr-jb%257C__Liplyn%2BIG__%257Cc-nl&s=mp&t=cl&u=ip-c96c6b498870b75e67af1437c04c5e8c&v=4a656071-a06c-4464-94a9-d9432f5bffde&sig=557eff9662216fd1720c6c9f2e3331fa88268ecaf49772a846c55058 ## About the Role * 6+ years of overall experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or enterprise architecture roles. * Extensive hands-on expertise with Kubernetes in large-scale enterprise environments. * Strong experience designing and supporting Kubernetes platforms across both on-premises and Microsoft Azure cloud environments. * Deep understanding of containerization technologies, cloud-native architectures, and microservices platforms. * Experience defining enterprise platform standards, governance frameworks, and architectural best practices. * Strong knowledge of platform security, scalability, resilience, networking, and operational management. * Experience working with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Agile delivery models. * Proven ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate with multiple architecture and engineering teams. * Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills. You Should Possess the Ability to * Design and govern enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms and cloud-native architectures. * Influence architectural decisions across multiple teams and organizational domains. * Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable platform solutions. * Drive adoption of standardized engineering and operational practices. * Evaluate existing environments and recommend modernization and optimization strategies. * Balance governance requirements with engineering agility and innovation. * Communicate architectural concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and platform strategy initiatives. * Work independently while managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. ## Description * Define, govern, and promote enterprise-wide Kubernetes architecture standards and best practices. * Act as a technical ambassador for the central platform team's architectural guidelines across multiple business and technology domains. * Collaborate with system architects, domain architects, platform engineers, and engineering teams to ensure alignment with enterprise container platform strategies. * Drive the adoption and optimization of Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and Azure cloud environments. * Review, challenge, and influence architectural decisions to ensure scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence. * Design and enhance container orchestration frameworks supporting enterprise-scale applications and services. * Provide architectural guidance on Kubernetes cluster design, workload management, networking, security, observability, and platform governance. * Support cloud transformation initiatives by enabling standardized Kubernetes practices across diverse technology landscapes. * Participate in architecture reviews, platform assessments, roadmap planning, and technology governance activities. * Advocate DevOps, Agile, cloud-native, and platform engineering principles across development and operations teams. * Work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for platform modernization, automation, and operational efficiency improvements., * Opportunity to shape and influence enterprise-wide Kubernetes and cloud platform strategy. * Exposure to large-scale cloud transformation and platform modernization programs. * A collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. * Engagement with senior architects, platform teams, and technology leaders across multiple business domains. * Opportunities to drive cloud-native adoption and enterprise architecture best practices. * Challenging technical initiatives involving modern platform engineering, automation, and cloud technologies. ## Related Videos - [Microservices: how to get started with Spring Boot and Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/242-microservices-how-to-get-started-with-spring-boot-and-kubernetes) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [One Platform Could Not Fit Them All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1919-one-platform-could-not-fit-them-all) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Mastering Kubernetes – Beginner Edition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/530-mastering-kubernetes-beginner-edition) - [Cloud Chaos and Microservices Mayhem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/104-cloud-chaos-and-microservices-mayhem) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)