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# Senior Platform Engineer

- **Company:** BASF SE
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Linux, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Containerization, Kubernetes, Rancher
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7ba14e255c7171b5

## About the Role

* Several years of professional experience in DevOps, platform engineering, software engineering or a related IT discipline.
 * Knowledge in Linux and how to run, build and manage containers
 * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in development, deployment or operations; experience with Rancher is an advantage.
 * Solid hands-on experience with cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure, and the ability to confidently navigate cloud services, architectures and operational processes.
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices.
 * Practical experience with containerized application delivery and a good understanding of how application teams build, deploy and operate workloads.
 * An understanding of networking, identity and access management, security and observability in cloud-native environments.
 * Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues, analyzing incidents and contributing to root cause analysis.
 * The ability to translate application and business requirements into pragmatic platform and self-service solutions.
 * A collaborative mindset and confidence working with DevOps teams, infrastructure specialists and other stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
 * A strong interest in deepening your expertise in infrastructure, platform engineering and hybrid, cloud-agnostic container platforms.
 * A structured, proactive and service-oriented way of working.
 * Very good communication skills in English.

## Description

* Design, operate and continuously improve BASF's global container platform based on Rancher and Kubernetes and help shape its evolution by contributing your DevOps perspective to platform design decisions.
 * Drive automation, standardization, and self-service capabilities across the platform.
 * Provision, operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters across on-premises environments and public clouds, including Azure, 21Vianet and Alibaba Cloud.
 * Consult and support DevOps and application teams in finding a suitable container solution and in deploying, operating and scaling containerized workloads.
 * Proactively identify weaknesses and improvement opportunities in infrastructure, platform architecture, performance and security.
 * Analyze and resolve complex incidents, contribute to root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective measures.
 * Improve monitoring, logging and observability to increase platform reliability and transparency.
 * Following the agile principles to transparently self-manage your tasks within the team.
 * Coordinate dependencies across teams and ensure the seamless integration and operation of platform services.