Senior Platform Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a Platform Engineering team responsible for building and operating an internal cloud platform supporting software engineering, data engineering, and AI teams across a global organization.

The role focuses on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud governance, and developer enablement. The platform is already mature and running in production, with ongoing expansion and long-term product ownership.

This is an opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cloud platforms, influence architecture, improve developer experience, and build modern platform capabilities using technologies such as Azure, AKS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Backstage.

Location: Würzburg, Germany

Work model: 100% remote

Working hours: Normal business hours

Experience: 8+ years, ideally 8–10+ years

Development vs. maintenance: :60–70% new development / 30–40% maintenance

Role focus: 100% Platform / Infrastructure Engineering

Business vs. IT: :10% Business / 90% IT

Your Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud platform services and capabilities
• Build self-service solutions enabling engineering teams to work more efficiently
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Manage and continuously improve Kubernetes / AKS environments
• Implement and promote DevSecOps best practices
• Define and improve security, IAM, RBAC, and governance standards
• Improve monitoring, observability, reliability, and performance
• Lead troubleshooting and incident management
• Develop automation and developer tooling to improve engineering productivity
• Collaborate with engineering teams and technical leadership on platform strategy
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural decisions
• Take ownership of platform capabilities throughout their lifecycle

Technology:

Core:

• Azure
• Kubernetes / AKS
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD
• DevSecOps

Platform & Developer Experience

• Backstage / Internal Developer Portal
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• ArgoCD

Monitoring & Observability

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Azure Monitor
• Datadog

Security

• IAM
• RBAC
• Secrets Management
• Zero Trust

Automation & Scripting

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Go

Our Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience, ideally in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Solid experience with Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Strong expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong background in CI/CD pipelines
• Practical experience with DevSecOps
• Good understanding of cloud security, IAM, RBAC, secrets management, and governance
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and reliability
• Strong automation and scripting skills
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ownership mindset and confidence to challenge technical decisions
• Experience working in product-oriented engineering organizations

Benefits

• Internal Mobility Program – enjoy many opportunities for career growth, job rotations, diversity of projects & technologies
• Referral Program – enjoy cooperation with your colleagues and get a bonus!
• 5/10 Years NATEK Club – we offer long-term cooperation and celebrate each fifth- year cooperation anniversary with gifts
• NATEK CSR Events & team buildings – enjoy our values: accountability, partnership and expertise and #workITwithus
• Cafeteria
• Medical Healthcare
• Multisport Club Card
• Technical and Personal training
• Language courses

Additionally only for COW:

• Life insurance
• Bonuses for Personal Event
• Day off for volunteering