Platform Engineer

Mindera
Summary
Join our growing Platform Engineering team as a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in Azure and a strong software engineering background. You will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving our core infrastructure and internal developer platform. This platform leverages Azure services, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), emphasizing automation, scalability, security, and performance. Your responsibilities span infrastructure and developer tooling, ensuring high availability and operational excellence while enhancing the developer experience. You will create tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD, and application lifecycle management, utilizing Azure services and GitOps principles. This position requires approximately 0%-15% travel, depending on project and organizational needs. If you are passionate about building elegant solutions and thrive in a collaborative environment, apply now.
Requirements
- Possess a strong foundation in software engineering principles and practices, with a focus on cloud-native development and deployment methodologies
- Have extensive experience with the Azure cloud platform, Azure solution architecture, and best practices, including knowledge of Azure services relevant to cloud software development, AKS, networking, storage, and other Azure services relevant to Kubernetes deployments
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of both infrastructure and software engineering principles, with a focus on cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes, including cluster administration, application deployment, networking, and security
- Have experience with open-source tools and technologies commonly used in Kubernetes environments, such as FluxCD, Kong, and Linkerd, and their integration with Azure
- Have experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps principles, ideally with experience in GitHub Actions or similar tools, and their integration with Azure Resource Manager and Kubernetes
- Have experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies, with a focus on secure development practices and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)
- Have experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code principles, specifically for Azure and Kubernetes deployments
- Be proficient in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, C#, JS)
- Understand user experience (UX) and developer experience (DevX) principles, with a focus on designing and building user-friendly cloud-based tools and platforms
- Have a strong understanding of security best practices and zero-trust principles, with knowledge of Azure and Kubernetes security features and best practices
- Possess excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with experience in troubleshooting and resolving issues in cloud-based applications
- Be able to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly, particularly in the rapidly evolving cloud landscape
- Have strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience in working effectively with cross-functional teams in a cloud environment
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve the core infrastructure and internal developer platform
- Ensure high availability and operational excellence while continuously enhancing the developer experience (DevX)
- Create tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning, continuous integration and delivery, and application lifecycle management
- Leverage the power of Azure services and adhere to GitOps principles for a secure SDLC
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Open holidays
- Profit distribution
- Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups
- Training & conferences
- Child Care vouchers
- Choose Laptop & Peripherals
- Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT)