VMK GROUPEurope

Senior Architect and DevOps Platform Engineer

Description

We are looking for a Senior Architect with a strong DevOps and Platform Engineering orientation to join the core team of a mission-critical, high-scale platform with significant business impact. This role combines broad architectural responsibility with deep hands-on work across infrastructure, cloud, Kubernetes, and CI/CD, and includes technical leadership of complex, end-to-end solutions. The role is ideal for a technology leader with strong system-level thinking, the ability to design modern architectures, and proven execution and implementation skills in demanding production environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure architecture.
  • Lead microservices architecture and cloud-native development practices.
  • Manage and operate Kubernetes clusters at scale.
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Own monitoring, logging, alerting, and overall observability.
  • Continuously improve system performance, scalability, stability, and resilience.
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues across networking, Kubernetes, cloud, and application layers.
  • Collaborate closely with development, SRE, and operations teams to identify bottlenecks and improve software delivery processes.
  • Implement best practices in security, access control, and compliance.
  • Contribute to technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and team guidance.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software development and/or infrastructure roles, with at least 5 years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or architectural positions.
  • Strong hands-on experience in production environments.
  • Proven experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.
  • Deep experience with cloud platforms, including design, build, deployment, and ongoing operations. Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with Infrastructure as Code.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Experience working on mission-critical systems, such as fintech, payments, gaming, or banking platforms.
  • Ability to work under pressure, solve complex problems, and take end-to-end ownership.
  • High-level English communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proactive mindset, independence, and fast learning ability. Nice to Have
  • Experience leading complex infrastructure projects, including cloud migrations.
  • Experience deg and implementing disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, security, and scaling.
  • Experience with data platforms, streaming technologies, and SQL/NoSQL systems.
  • Familiarity with AI and ML solutions at the infrastructure and platform level.

If you are interested in this vacancy and have the relevant experience, we look forward to receiving your resume.

Skills

SREPlatform EngineeringMicroservicesSQLCI/CDDevOpsHelmAISecurityMLComplianceMachine LearningDockerKubernetes

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