Kubernetes Platform Engineer

About the role

Julius Baer is looking for a Platform Engineer to build, operate and evolve its Kubernetes-based platform ecosystem, which hosts critical business applications across on-premises data centres and Microsoft Azure. The role suits someone strong in Linux operations, automation and infrastructure fundamentals who wants to specialise in cloud-native platform engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Build and evolve shared Kubernetes platforms, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and future on-premises offerings, with a focus on automation, self-service and standardisation
• Operate and improve the existing TKGI-based Kubernetes platform in the on-premises data centres, ensuring reliability, security and scalability
• Support application teams in adopting cloud-native patterns, troubleshooting issues and optimising workloads
• Automate operational workflows such as provisioning, patching, monitoring and incident response
• Contribute to AKS cost-efficiency architecture, the design of the upcoming on-premises platform and disaster recovery planning
• Take part in the platform support rotation, guiding application teams and resolving platform issues

Required profile

• Experience operating and supporting Kubernetes platforms in production, including workload deployment, networking, ingress, storage, troubleshooting and cluster lifecycle management
• Hands-on Linux system administration in business-critical environments
• Solid understanding of networking, storage, compute and security fundamentals
• Experience in collaborative engineering teams with application, infrastructure and security partners

Required skills

• Bash, Python or Go for automation and scripting, with infrastructure managed through code
• Container technologies and modern application deployment practices
• Monitoring, logging and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk or Dynatrace
• Nice to have: AKS, TKGI, OpenShift; Kubernetes internals (control plane, CNI, CSI, operators); IaC and GitOps with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Argo CD or Crossplane; Kubernetes security practices; Azure; professional certifications such as CKA, CKS, CKAD or Azure Administrator

The team offers a collaborative environment, a structured support rotation with senior backup during ramp-up, and direct impact on the company's cloud adoption strategy. Applications are submitted through the company's online application tool.