Senior Cloud & Platform Architect

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud & Platform Architect to join our dynamic team. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide expert consulting services to our clients, designing secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes platforms and leading their delivery technically. When not on assignment, the consultant will contribute to internal product development, participate in Stakater's open-source projects, and support our Kubernetes managed services.

• — Lead platform architecture for clients: target architecture for Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and GitOps standards, and platform security. Act as technical lead for the delivery team.

• — Internal Product Development: Contribute to the development of Stakater's internal products, ensuring high-quality code and innovative solutions.
• — Open Source Contributions: Engage in open-source projects, enhancing and maintaining Stakater's open-source tools and frameworks. github.com/stakater
• — Kubernetes Managed Services: Support and improve Stakater's managed Kubernetes services, ensuring reliability and scalability.

• — Minimum of 8 years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering, including 3+ years as architect or technical lead.
• — Proven experience designing production Kubernetes or OpenShift platforms (multi-tenancy, RBAC, network policies).
• — Proven experience designing infrastructure as code and CI/CD/GitOps setups (e.g. Terraform, GitLab CI, Argo CD).
• — Experience designing platform security: IAM/OIDC, network segmentation and secrets management.
• — Experience in consulting and client-facing roles, leading client engagements.
• — Fluent Swedish in both speech and writing.
• — Proficient in English (both spoken and written).

• + In-depth experience with one of AWS, Azure or GCP.
• + Experience with managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) or Rancher.
• + Experience with ISO 27001, NIS2 or DORA.
• + Experience designing monitoring and logging (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• + Experience with Backstage or internal developer platforms.
• + Experience with Golang or Python.
• + Architect-level certification (CKS, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect).
• + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.

• — Work Toys: Macbook, iPhone, Headphones (Sony/Bose), Smartwatch (if required)
• — Learning: Books and online courses, Conferences
• — Health and training grant
• — Insurance: Pension, Health Insurance, Occupational Group Life Insurance, Sickness Insurance, Accidental Insurance.