Senior Platform Engineer / DevOps / Infrastructure Consultant

Assignment Overview

We are looking for a senior consultant with strong experience in platform engineering,

Kubernetes operations, Linux environments, and backend automation development.

The consultant will work in a Software Operations organization focused on building scalable

tooling, infrastructure automation, and operational platforms supporting large-scale global

systems. The role combines software engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, and

operational platform ownership.

A significant part of the assignment involves operating and developing large-scale

Kubernetes environments running primarily on self-managed and on-prem infrastructure.

Required Competence - Must Have

• Strong experience operating and maintaining large-scale Kubernetes platforms in self-

managed or on-prem environments

• Several years of hands-on Linux experience in both development and operational

environments

• Strong Python development skills with experience building automation, backend

services, tooling, and APIs

• Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD

• Experience with AWS and hybrid cloud environments

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Linux environments

• Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, container platforms, and

distributed systems

• Experience with Docker and containerized workloads

• Experience designing scalable operational tooling and automation workflows

• Experience with backend frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, or Django

• Ability to work across both development and operational/infrastructure domains

• Experience with automated testing and test strategies

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Structured and methodical way of working

• Ability to contribute to technical discussions, architecture, and long-term platform

scalability

Nice to Have

• Experience with blue/green deployment strategies

• Experience from large-scale operational or platform environments

• Experience mentoring or coaching engineers• Scrum Master or agile coordination experience

• Experience with provisioning physical infrastructure and network-connected

environments

Technical Environment

• Kubernetes (large-scale, self-managed/on-prem)

• Linux

• Python

• Argo CD / GitOps

• AWS

• Docker

• GitLab CI/CD

• Flask / FastAPI / Django

• PostgreSQL

• Bash scripting

• Hybrid cloud and infrastructure environments

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on and technically driven

• Comfortable working close to infrastructure and operations

• Collaborative and communicative

• Structured and proactive

• Interested in both software engineering and platform architecture

• Able to work independently in cross-functional environments