Principal Platform Engineer (m/w/d) (m/w/d)
Core
Designing, building, and operating production-grade Kubernetes clusters with a focus on automation, security, and self-service capabilities.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (Infrastructure)
Builds
Production Kubernetes clusters, virtualization layers (KubeVirt), and self-service platform interfaces
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Kubernetes / Virtualization
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes (advanced), GitOps/CI-CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible), Networking, Storage, Observability, Security, Cluster Lifecycle Management, KubeVirt, IPv6 Architecture
Preferred skills
Experience in highly regulated environments
Responsibilities
Bootstrap and harden production Kubernetes clusters, integrate platform basics (CNI, DNS, CSI, Monitoring), implement KubeVirt for VM lifecycle management, build self-service onboarding templates, coach engineers on operational readiness
