Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Discover the Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the technical implementation and evolution of a massive, customer-facing cloud platform. In this role, you will be the engineering brains behind delivering Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Services at a huge scale. Discover the Role • Design, engineer, and implement Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Platform services for global enterprise customers. • Architect managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, and Redis services using production-grade operators (e.g., CloudNativePG, Crunchy Data, Zalando, Percona, Strimzi). • Own the day-to-day reliability, backup architectures (pgBackRest, Sentinel), disaster recovery, scaling, and connection pooling protocols. • Implement multi-tenant operational security including mTLS, automated credential rotation, IAM integration, secure parameter baselines, and image vulnerability management. Desired Candidate Profile Proven experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or DevOps/SRE roles supporting large-scale cloud services. • Expert-level hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and underlying cloud infrastructure frameworks (such as OpenStack). • Solid foundation in Linux internals, networking, DNS, PKI, load balancing, and storage integrations (Cinder, Manila, S3-compatible). GitOps / Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Argo CD, Flux, or Crossplane. • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki, or Open Telemetry. Company Industry RecruitmentPlacement FirmExecutive Search Department / Functional Area Engineering Keywords Senior Platform Engineer Get real-time job updates only on our App