Senior Platform Engineer

About the role

Join Collibra's Platform Infrastructure Engineering team to build and manage the core cloud infrastructure supporting all company services. You will play a vital role in advancing our multi-cloud, Kubernetes, and GitOps environment, enhancing efficiency and resilience. This position offers a dynamic setting to grow your technical expertise and contribute significantly to operational excellence.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Enhance developer experience by creating automations and collaborating with development teams on platform capabilities.
• Contribute to the platform infrastructure architecture, working with colleagues on GitOps, infrastructure as code, and Kubernetes.
• Ensure operational reliability by participating in on-call duties, resolving complex issues, implementing security measures, and maintaining documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement by staying updated on platform engineering trends and implementing infrastructure automation enhancements.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years in Platform Engineering, SRE, or infrastructure roles, supported by a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and managing production Kubernetes environments and GitOps/IaC practices for tens to hundreds of clusters.
• Experience managing production workloads and infrastructure on major cloud providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters and managing containerized applications in production.
• Proven ability to write and maintain Infrastructure as Code, preferably using Terraform, and proficiency in Golang or Python for automation tasks.
• Must be eligible to work in the USA without sponsorship.
• Must be a US citizen residing on US soil.

Nice to have

• CKA/CKAD certification.
• Experience with Istio or ArgoCD.
• Deep understanding of Linux, networking, and Kubernetes internals.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools, including observability concepts like spans and traces (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, Honeycomb).
• Experience building controllers and other automation patterns for Kubernetes resource management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot) to solve business challenges and improve workflows.

Skills & tools

• Kubernetes
• GitOps
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Terraform
• Golang
• Python
• AWS, GCP, Azure

Practical notes

• Base salary range: $168,000.00 - $210,000.00 annually.
• Benefits include equity, bonus potential, a monthly Flex Fund stipend, and 401k plans.
• Collibra is an equal opportunity employer and supports accommodations for applicants with needs.