Lead Platform Engineer

You know how to create the right platform for software teams – stable, scalable, secure. While your heart beats for OpenShift, you’re also confident working across on-prem, cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes ecosystems. Join us as Lead Platform Engineer (f/m/x) and help our clients modernize their delivery pipelines and infrastructure setups – in tailored, hands-on consulting projects across industries.

YOUR TASKS

• Architecture & Design: End-to-end ownership of design, implementation, and security of scalable platform solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Define reference architectures, module catalogs, and paved-road templates, guiding engineering teams in deploying and operating cloud-native platforms.
• Client Consulting: Lead client workshops and architecture discussions, driving best practices and state-of-the-art approaches.
• Platform Automation: Design and implement advanced automation strategies for multi-team and multi-cloud environments.
• Security & Reliability: Ensure compliance, security, and high availability for enterprise-scale platforms.
• Community Engagement: Drive thought leadership by contributing to meetups, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Ownership: Own platform domains across multiple teams, supporting the whole product organization.

YOUR QUALIFIKATIONS

• Advanced Kubernetes: Ability to design and manage complex Kubernetes or Openshift clusters in enterprise environments. Hands-on experience with various Kubernetes Operators.
• GitOps: Deep understanding of GitOps principles and the ability to design and implement robust, version-controlled infrastructure workflows utilizing tools such as ArgoCD and Flux.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proven hands-on experience with multiple IaC frameworks, such as Terraform, Pulumi or Crossplane to build scalable, reusable, and maintainable infrastructure components.
• CI/CD & Security: Expertise in supply-chain hardening, and securing automated deployment pipelines.
• Nice-to-Have: Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP, Azure or hybrid environments), programming skills (Python, Golang or Rust), FinOps experience (cost allocation and optimization, Karpenter).
• Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to coach and mentor engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Strategic Thinking: Outcome-oriented, client-focused, hands-on, and always anticipating technical challenges that jeopardize project outcomes.
• AI-native: You actively use AI-powered tools (e.g., code assistants, LLM-based workflows) to amplify your productivity and quality, or you're eager to start.
• Communication: Ability to break down complex topics and explain them in a clear and easy to understand way that makes sense to both engineers and clients.
• Languages: Fluency in English and German is a must

YOUR BENEFITS

Why You'll Love Working at SQUER:

• Ownership & Responsibility: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.
• Learn & Grow: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.
• Exciting Challenges & Real Impact: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.
• Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
• Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
• We Value You: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.
• Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture: At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.
• A Perks-Packed Workplace: Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free “Wiener Linien” ticket or a partial contribution to the “Klimaticket”. Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.

Our employees are our most valuable asset, which is why we honour their exceptional work with not only a variety of benefits, but also a fair annual salary starting at € 75.000,- including over time - with the possibility of overpayment depending on qualifications and experience.