Senior Platform Engineer / Kubernetes Architect

We are looking for an experienced engineer to join a team responsible for infrastructure automation, Ansible platform development, and the maintenance of environments based on open-source technologies.

This role is a strong fit for someone with a solid background in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Kubernetes Engineering, who is comfortable working with Linux, automation, Kubernetes, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code tools.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• designing and developing Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules to automate deployment and configuration of infrastructure, applications, and cloud resources,
• integrating Ansible with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines to build end-to-end automation workflows,
• troubleshooting and debugging Ansible automation issues,
• supporting other teams using Ansible-based automation,
• maintaining the stability of the Ansible automation platform and securing the SLA of automation services,
• collaborating with development, infrastructure, and architecture teams,
• translating business and technical requirements into Ansible-based solutions,
• contributing to Ansible best practices, standards, and reusable automation content,
• staying up to date with the latest Ansible features, modules, and trends in Infrastructure as Code and DevOps.

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Kubernetes Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering,
• 3+ years of experience with Ansible Automation Platform or AWX, preferably in an enterprise environment,
• strong knowledge of Linux and production environment administration,
• hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including administration, architecture, troubleshooting, and security,
• experience with GitOps, for example ArgoCD,
• experience with Terraform,
• knowledge of Helm, Docker/OCI, and Ansible-based automation,
• proficiency in writing Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules,
• hands-on experience with Linux system administration and scripting, e.g. Bash, PowerShell, Python,
• understanding of high availability, monitoring, and infrastructure security,
• experience in building and maintaining platforms based on open-source technologies,
• ability to design infrastructure solutions,
• experience working with architecture, development, and operations teams,
• a Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Systems, Computer Science, or a similar field.

Nice to have

• Red Hat Certified Engineer / RHCE certification,
• Certified Ansible Specialist certification,
• experience gained at Red Hat or a company with a similar technology profile, such as SUSE, Canonical, Mirantis, VMware/Tanzu, or Rancher/SUSE.

• Form of cooperation: Employment contract or B2B (your choice).
• Location: Remote

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