Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

 Posted 2 days ago
     
5-10 years experience
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Design, operate, and evolve scalable Kubernetes-based platforms while managing cluster lifecycles and automation workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, and robust monitoring frameworks.

(the candidate can work remotely from any Portuguese region)

What we are looking for:

  • 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

  • Hands-on experience with OKD or OpenShift

  • 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

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

  • 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

What can you expect from us?

Mind-blowing workplace culture. You will be integrated in a professional, dynamic and collaborative team.

100% Remote opportunities

We want you to have the flexibility to work where you feel most comfortable and productive.

International Career

  • You can expect professional growth and to be connect with the world.

  • We are represented in Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark.

  • And with projects in many other countries: Netherlands, Luxembourg, Singapore and in the United States of America (and a lot more is coming…)

Extra Benefits & Perks

If you wish to work with us and you are outside European Union (good news…) we are a Tech Visa Company, We will help!

As a plus, we provide Health and Life Insurance.

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