DevOps SRE

Platform Engineer

Location:

Amsterdam

Role Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated

Platform Engineer

to join a core infrastructure team. You will play a critical role in designing, building, automating, and maintaining the foundational platform that powers applications and services.

Your primary focus will be ensuring the

health, reliability, scalability, and security

of cloud infrastructure and container orchestration systems, enabling teams to ship features quickly and safely.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage scalable and resilient infrastructure across

Azure and AWS .

Develop, operate, and maintain

Kubernetes clusters , ensuring high availability and performance.

Utilize

Docker

for containerisation best practices across the development lifecycle.

Implement and manage

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

using

Terraform and CUE .

Develop automation scripts and tooling to streamline operations and improve platform efficiency.

Monitor platform health, performance, and cost using observability tools for logging, metrics, and tracing.

Implement and maintain

CI/CD pipelines

to support automated application deployments.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the platform stack, from cloud resources to containerised applications.

Collaborate closely with software development teams and customers to understand their needs and provide a robust, self-service platform experience.

Ensure security best practices are implemented and maintained across the platform.

Document infrastructure design, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Participate in an

on-call rotation

to support platform availability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Proven experience as a

Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) , or similar.

Strong hands‑on experience with at least one major cloud provider ( Azure or AWS ); experience with both is a significant plus.

Deep understanding and practical experience managing

Kubernetes environments , including cluster setup, management, networking, security, and deployments.

Proficiency with

Docker and containerisation

concepts.

Strong experience writing, managing, and deploying

Infrastructure as Code using Terraform .

Experience with, or strong interest in learning,

CUE

for configuration management.

Programming/scripting skills, particularly

Go , for building automation and platform tooling.

Solid understanding of

CI/CD principles and tooling , such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as

Prometheus and Grafana .

Good understanding of networking concepts including

TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and load balancing .

Familiarity with

Linux operating systems and shell scripting .

Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

Experience building

internal developer platforms or portals .

Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as

Istio or Linkerd .

Experience with

GitOps

principles and tools such as

Argo CD or Flux .

Understanding of

cloud security best practices and ISO27001 compliance .

Experience building custom

Kubernetes controllers using Go .

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Opportunity to work with modern, cloud-native technologies.

Collaborative and supportive team environment.

Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Flexible working arrangements.

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