Senior Platform Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide expert consulting services to our clients, building and operating production Kubernetes platforms. 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.

• — Design, build, upgrade and operate Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms for clients, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD and GitOps delivery, and monitoring.

• — 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 5 years of experience in DevOps, SysOps or Platform Engineering.
• — 3+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes or OpenShift in production.
• — Proven experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform, Ansible or Crossplane.
• — Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins or Tekton).
• — Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• — Experience in consulting and client-facing roles.
• — Fluent Swedish in both speech and writing.
• — Proficient in English (both spoken and written).

• + Experience with GitOps (Argo CD or Flux).
• + Experience with Prometheus and Grafana.
• + Experience with Helm or Kustomize.
• + Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP.
• + Experience with Golang or Python.
• + Experience writing Kubernetes operators.
• + Experience with Vault, Kyverno or OPA.
• + Experience with middleware technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
• + CKA or CKS certification.
• + 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.