The Role
Design, develop, automate, and operate secure, scalable Kubernetes-based platform services using Golang. Build cloud-native infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and automation capabilities while troubleshooting complex platform issues. Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams to improve developer experience, reliability, compliance, and operational excellence in a large enterprise environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Senior Golang Platform Engineer, you will:
- Design, develop, automate, and operate strategic Kubernetes-based platform services that enable application teams to build, deploy, and run secure, scalable, and resilient applications.
- Develop platform services and automation using Golang.
- Design and operate containerized platforms using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
- Build and maintain platform capabilities that improve developer experience, operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Implement automation across platform infrastructure, deployments, and operational processes.
- Work with Linux, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation technologies.
- Develop and maintain secure and resilient container platform services aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams to deliver reliable platform capabilities.
- Support the continuous improvement, standardization, and operational excellence of Kubernetes and container platforms.
- Troubleshoot complex platform, infrastructure, networking, container, and application deployment issues.
- Contribute to the adoption of modern cloud-native technologies and practices within the platform engineering environment.
- Ensure platform solutions comply with enterprise standards, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 10+ years of overall professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related technology roles.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Golang.
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.
- Strong experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based platform services.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with Linux administration, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation.
- Strong software engineering and platform operations experience.
- Experience with enterprise container platforms such as OpenShift is advantageous.
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd is advantageous.
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux is advantageous.
- Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS are advantageous.
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and operational requirements for enterprise cloud and container platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
You should possess the ability to:
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and resilient Kubernetes platform services using Golang.
- Automate infrastructure, deployment, and operational processes across containerized environments.
- Design and implement effective cloud-native platform architectures.
- Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, Linux, networking, infrastructure, and application platform issues.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
- Implement observability and monitoring practices to improve platform reliability and operational visibility.
- Apply security and compliance principles throughout platform development and operations.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear information for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams.
- Influence technical decisions and drive alignment across multiple teams and departments.
- Work independently while taking ownership of platform services and operational outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, standardization, and innovation.
- Operate effectively in a large-scale, highly regulated enterprise environment.
What we bring to the table:
- The opportunity to work on strategic Kubernetes and container platform engineering initiatives.
- Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies, platform engineering, and large-scale container environments.
- Opportunities to work extensively with Golang, Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, networking, observability, and automation.
- Exposure to technologies such as OpenShift, service mesh, GitOps, and public cloud platforms.
- Collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, risk, and operations teams across a large enterprise environment.
- Opportunities to improve developer experience, platform reliability, automation, operational excellence, and cloud-native adoption.
Let’s Connect
Want to discuss this opportunity in more detail? Feel free to reach out.
Recruiter: Giftson Paul Davidson
Phone: +31 20 369 0609 ; Extn : 151
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giftsonpauldavidson/
Skills Required
- 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related technology roles
- Strong hands-on expertise in Golang
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container technologies
- Experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based platform services
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Linux administration, networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and automation
- Strong software engineering and platform operations experience
- Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and operational requirements for enterprise cloud and container platforms
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with enterprise container platforms such as OpenShift
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux
- Kubernetes certification such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS
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The Company
What We Do
STAFIDE is a Netherlands-based niche technology talent consulting company operating across Europe. It helps organizations identify, recruit, and deploy technology professionals in areas including cybersecurity, cloud engineering, software development, data analytics, ERP, infrastructure, and digital transformation. Its services include recruitment, workforce engagement, secondment, onboarding support, workforce deployment, and workforce analytics that support technology hiring and expansion.
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