Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer (AWS/Azure)

Job description

* IT - ERP & Applications * Bern * Contracting * Vollzeit * 01.09.2026 - 31.05.2027 * Kubernetes, AWS **Your Tasks:** * Engineer, operate, and continuously improve shared Kubernetes platforms based on **Amazon EKS** and **Microsoft AKS** * Enable application teams to successfully deploy, operate, and scale their workloads on the platform * Maintain and enhance a portfolio of platform add-ons and supporting services * Gather, evaluate, and implement customer and stakeholder feature requests * Drive automation initiatives following a **GitOps-first** approach * Optimize platform performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency * Contribute to platform security hardening and security best practices * Support audits, compliance requirements, and governance initiatives * Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to advance a modern cloud-native platform ecosystem   **Your Profile:** * Proven hands-on experience with Kubernetes in large-scale enterprise environments * Strong experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure * Solid knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation technologies such as YAML and ideally Golang * Strong understanding of GitOps principles and experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions * Experience with Helm and/or Kustomize * Familiarity with cloud-native tools such as Argo CD, Kyverno, Karpenter, Cilium, Grafana, and related ecosystem technologies * Structured, independent, and delivery-oriented way of working * Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset * Fluency in English and/or German * Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation