Sr Kubernetes Platform Engineer

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Join a team building an enterprise-grade private cloud platform from the ground up, treating on-premise and hybrid infrastructure as a scalable, living software product rather than a set of manually operated systems. This role goes beyond configuring platforms — the candidate will help build them, developing and scaling OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters end-to-end through GitOps practices.

The ideal candidate has a strong engineering (not purely operational) mindset, with hands-on coding and automation skills. This includes experience with GitOps tools (Argo CD, Github Actions, Tekton), Infrastructure as Code (YAML/IaC), Ansible playbooks, and proficiency in Go and/or Python (or a similar object-oriented systems language), along with API development experience. A deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, its components, and Operators is essential. The role blends platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and developer enablement, applying software engineering best practices to reliability, scalability, and self-service capabilities for application teams.