Hybrid Platform Engineer

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About the role

  • Platform Engineer responsible for Kubernetes cluster management and enhancing infrastructure for gaming at Nitrado. Ensuring stability, security, and automation across internal hosting platforms based on extensive Linux and container expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the operation of on-premises Kubernetes clusters via Rancher, ensuring stability and security
  • Optimize metrics infrastructure through targeted tuning, alerting, and retention management
  • Owner of central services such as Grafana, Harbor, and HashiCorp Vault, ensuring high availability
  • Manage storage solutions (Ceph and/or Linstor), handling capacity planning and troubleshooting
  • Further develop the KVM-based VM platform, automate provisioning and ensure high-performance resource distribution
  • Maintain the logging environment from ingestion through index management and data retention
  • Analyze and resolve issues methodically across Linux/VM, network, storage, or application levels
  • Eliminate manual effort through consistent automation and standardization; work closely with development teams on deployments and operations

Requirements

  • Several years of experience in infrastructure or platform operations (e.g., as a DevOps / Platform Engineer)
  • In-depth knowledge of administration and troubleshooting in production Linux environments
  • Proficient with Kubernetes, ideally on-premises
  • Practical experience with monitoring/metrics (Prometheus and/or VictoriaMetrics)
  • Experience with container registries (e.g., Harbor) and common container/Helm workflows
  • Experience with Vault or a comparable secrets solution (familiarity with policies/auth and secret lifecycle)
  • Knowledge of Ceph and/or Linstor or similar distributed storage solutions
  • Structured thinking and working methods, familiarity with ticketing systems like Jira, consistent documentation, calm under incident conditions, and clear communication with the team

Benefits

  • Free Nitrado game servers for gamers
  • Flexible working hours
  • Remote work options
  • Work from abroad
  • Mental Health Day
  • Subsidies for ergonomic office and home-office furniture
  • Further education opportunities
  • Company pension scheme
  • 30 days of vacation and paid special leave
  • International collaboration and atmosphere
  • Team-building events
  • Fresh cuisine and diverse catering
  • Company parties
  • Positive corporate culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion

Job title

Platform Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridGermany

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