Platform Engineer Platform Engineer with Azure

What awaits you
 

• Being a passionate Platform engineer, you care about defining tech stack for business applications together with our team of software architects


• Build and evolve a cloud-native platform running on Azure, serving multiple product teams


• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure


• Develop and extend the platform operator - a custom Kubernetes operator that manages application lifecycle, status reporting, error handling, and reconciliation logic


• Author and maintain Helm charts and Terraform modules for provisioning Azure resources


• Work on the sidecar architecture - configure routing, CORS, proxy ports, path rewrites, external service integration, and direct responses


• Contribute and operate to the authentication and authorization layer


• Contribute and maintain the observability stack, Grafana-based


• Maintain and extend Azure resource modules and Azure Storage Account provisioning


• Develop and improve the App Catalog - an internal service registry with frontend and backend components, statistics, mail notifications, and automated update jobs


• Enable and maintain schema-driven configuration handbooks, onboarding automation, and application scaffolding


• Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing sessions, and platform-wide improvements across multiple product teams


• Working in an Agile team using Scrum methodology and their derivatives (SaFE, LeSS)


• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and other Agile/Scrum ceremonies to ensure high-quality deliverables and on-time project completion


• End-to-end responsibility for application development


• Stay updated with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve skills and contribute to the team's success

What should you bring along

• University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field


• 3+ years of experience on a similar role is required


• Advanced knowledge of OOP, Algorithms & Data Structures


• Solid experience with Kubernetes


• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, particularly:


• Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server (including backup/restore strategies)


• Azure Storage Accounts


• Azure resource provisioning and management across multiple environments


• Strong proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code


• Experience with Helm charts


• Solid understanding of GitOps principles and deployment workflows (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux, or GitHub Actions-based GitOps)


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions


• Good understanding of networking and proxy configuration


• Experience with authentication and authorization flows


• Familiarity with observability and telemetry*stacks: Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Tempo


• Nice to have:


• Experience in development with Java SE 17+


• Experience with operator patterns in Kubernetes (custom controllers, reconciliation logic, error handling)


• Good understanding of software design principles, design patterns, and best practices


• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail


• Excellent English verbal and written skills


• German communication skills will be a plus