Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer Bridge351 is a tech company focused on excellence, innovation and tailored solutions, operating across Europe in areas like Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data and Advanced Development. (the candidate can work remotely from any Portuguese region) What we are looking for: Several years of experience in DevOps or infrastructure-related roles, with the ability to design, operate, and evolve Kubernetes-based platforms at scale At least 1+ year of hands-on daily production experience with Kubernetes, including cluster lifecycle management, ingress controllers, service meshes, and cert-manager Experience writing and maintaining Helm charts or Kustomize configurations Hands-on experience with OKD or OpenShift Strong experience with Terraform and Helm for platform automation and configuration management Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows, ideally with ArgoCD Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash for automation workflows and platform tooling Strong knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, including experience designing and implementing SLI/SLO frameworks for distributed systems Familiarity with security standards, platform security best practices, and integrating compliance requirements into platform architectures Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to technical growth and infrastructure roadmaps Strong communication and presentation skills, with a structured, self-directed, and reliable working style Comfortable working in multinational teams Very good written and verbal communication skills in English What will be a plus: Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS Experience with Ansible Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Multi-cluster Kubernetes experience Familiarity with Security Context Constraints (SCCs), Cluster Version Operator (CVO), Machine Config Operator (MCO), Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM), and OKD Routes Familiarity with OVN-Kubernetes networking and network policy design Knowledge of Longhorn or comparable Kubernetes-native storage systems Experience developing or operating Kubernetes Operators Familiarity with Operator SDK or Kubebuilder Experience writing ADRs, runbooks, and platform design documentation What can you expect from us? Mind-blowing workplace culture. You will be integrated in a professional, dynamic and collaborative team. 100% Remote opportunities We want you to have the flexibility to work where you feel most comfortable and productive. International Career You can expect professional growth and to be connect with the world. We are represented in Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark. And with projects in many other countries: Netherlands, Luxembourg, Singapore and in the United States of America (and a lot more is coming…) Extra Benefits & Perks If you wish to work with us and you are outside European Union (good news…) we are a Tech Visa Company, We will help! As a plus, we provide Health and Life Insurance. Locations Bridge351 Europe Remote status Fully Remote