Senior Platform Engineer (m/f)

About the role

As a Senior Platform Engineer you will shape the next generation of the RIB 4.0 platform, building on existing technology foundations to deliver a scalable, secure and reliable container platform.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure platform components and DevOps pipelines.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments using Azure DevOps and GitOps practices.
• Architect, deploy and optimise Kubernetes (AKS) clusters for high availability and performance.
• Drive infrastructure‑as‑code adoption with Terraform, creating reusable modules and governance patterns.
• Champion platform security, including secrets management, RBAC policies and compliance automation.
• Mentor junior engineers through hands‑on coaching, code reviews and best‑practice sharing.
• Collaborate with Cloud Architects, Product Management, Security and Application Engineering to ensure consistency and reliability.
• Define observability standards (logging, metrics, tracing) and maintain documentation, runbooks and knowledge‑sharing resources.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure with progressive responsibility.
• Proven ability to make architectural decisions and lead technical teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud native concepts, security and compliance.
• Excellent communication skills to work with cross‑functional stakeholders.

Required skills

• Docker
• Kubernetes (AKS)
• Azure DevOps
• GitOps methodologies
• Terraform (IaC)
• RBAC and secrets management
• CI/CD pipeline design
• Observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)