Summary
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A cloud engineering team is looking for specialists to design and automate secure cloud-native platforms across complex environments.
Highlights
Technical role focused on advanced cloud infrastructure, automation, security, and scalable platform engineering.
Description
Cloud Native & Platform Engineer
Security Clearance & Vetting Level: VS-NfD + NdK (Nachweis der Kundigkeit / Proof of Expertise)Domain Cluster: Cloud & Platform EngineeringTarget Seniority / Skill Level: Junior, Regular, Senior, Lead, ExecutiveEngagement Type: Time & Material / Work DeliverablePosition OverviewThe Cloud Native & Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and automating core cloud-native infrastructure components across public, private, and sovereign cloud environments.
This role focuses on Kubernetes control plane development, multi-cluster orchestration, automated software delivery pipelines for Air-Gap environments, and Identity & Access Management (IAM/PAM) automation using the Kubernetes Resource Model (KRM).
Key ResponsibilitiesControl Plane Engineering: Develop, harden, and optimize Kubernetes Control Plane components (kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, kube-scheduler) and etcd key-value clusters for high availability and performance.Multi-Cluster Orchestration: Build and maintain multi-cluster management platforms using SAP Gardener (Shoot/Seed cluster management, extensions, providers) and Cluster API (CAPI).Air-Gap Pipeline Engineering: Construct Open Component Model (OCM)-based software delivery pipelines for Air-Gap/disconnected environments, implementing Component Descriptors, OCI transport bundles, SBOM generation, and automated compliance validation.State & Sync Management: Implement Core-to-Fog state synchronization mechanisms, inventory reconciliation, and offline data transfer workflows.PaaS & IAM/PAM Automation: Automate Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) toolchains using GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Crossplane, KRO).Technical Qualifications & Skills● Must Have:
3+ years of experience with Kubernetes internals, architecture, and operator development (Go, Kubebuilder).Proven experience with multi-cluster management (SAP Gardener, Cluster-API).Hands-on knowledge of software supply chain tooling (OCM CLI, OCI Registries, Harbor, SBOM SPDX/CycloneDX).Experience with GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, Flux, Crossplane, Terraform, GitLab CI).Proficiency in Go programming, gRPC/Protobuf, Linux administration, and Shell scripting.● Nice to Have:
SAFe / ITIL knowledge, Open Source IAM (Keycloak/Zitadel), Teleport PAM integration.
