Lead Platform Engineer

SQUER Solutions GmbH; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Ownership & Responsibility

Training Budget & Leadership Academy

Hybrid work options

AI tools & licenses

Competitive annual salary

Thriving team culture

Office terrace & free lunch

Massages & perks

Zusammenfassung

SQUER Solutions GmbH seeks an experienced Platform Architect to own design, implementation, and security of scalable platform solutions across multi-cloud environments.

You will guide architecture discussions, define reference architectures, and mentor engineers while driving automation and AI-powered productivity. This role blends technical leadership with strategic client-facing activities in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced Kubernetes design and management in enterprise environments.
• GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux for robust IaC workflows.
• Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane for scalable infrastructure components.
• Secure CI/CD pipelines and supply-chain hardening.
• Nice-to-have: multi-cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) and programming in Python, Go, or Rust.
• Leadership and mentorship of engineering teams.
• Strategic, client-focused, hands-on delivery mindset.
• AI-native: familiarity with AI-powered development tools.

Aufgaben

• Architecture & Design: End-to-end ownership of design, implementation, and security of scalable platform solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Define reference architectures and templates guiding engineering teams.
• Client Consulting: Lead client workshops and architecture discussions.
• Platform Automation: Design and implement automation for multi-team and multi-cloud environments.
• Security & Reliability: Ensure compliance, security, and high availability for enterprise platforms.
• Community Engagement: Contribute to meetups, conferences, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Ownership: Own platform domains across multiple teams and the product organization.

Kenntnisse

Advanced Kubernetes

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD & Security

Multi-Cloud Experience

Programming (Python, Golang, Rust)

Leadership & Mentorship

Strategic Thinking

AI-native

Communication

Jobbeschreibung

Description

You thrive in building the backbone of modern software development and internal developer platforms. You create smooth, automated, and scalable developer experiences by designing robust platforms, streamlining pipelines, and optimizing delivery processes. If you love solving infrastructure challenges, enabling development teams, and shaping the way software is delivered - this is for you.

Your tasks

• Architecture & Design: End-to-end ownership of design, implementation, and security of scalable platform solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Define reference architectures, module catalogs, and paved-road templates, guiding engineering teams in deploying and operating cloud-native platforms.
• Client Consulting: Lead client workshops and architecture discussions, driving best practices and state-of-the-art approaches.
• Platform Automation: Design and implement advanced automation strategies for multi-team and multi-cloud environments.
• Security & Reliability: Ensure compliance, security, and high availability for enterprise-scale platforms.
• Community Engagement: Drive thought leadership by contributing to meetups, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Ownership: Own platform domains across multiple teams, supporting the whole product organization.

Your qualifications

• Advanced Kubernetes: Ability to design and manage complex Kubernetes or Openshift clusters in enterprise environments. Hands-on experience with various Kubernetes Operators.
• GitOps: Deep understanding of GitOps principles and the ability to design and implement robust, version-controlled infrastructure workflows utilizing tools such as ArgoCD and Flux.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proven hands-on experience with multiple IaC frameworks, such as Terraform, Pulumi or Crossplane to build scalable, reusable, and maintainable infrastructure components.
• CI/CD & Security: Expertise in supply-chain hardening, and securing automated deployment pipelines.
• Nice-to-Have : Multi-Cloud Experience (AWS, GCP, Azure or hybrid environments), programming skills (Python, Golang or Rust), FinOps experience (cost allocation and optimization, Karpenter).
• Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to coach and mentor engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Strategic Thinking: Outcome-oriented, client-focused, hands-on, and always anticipating technical challenges that jeopardize project outcomes.
• AI-native : You actively use AI-powered tools (e.g., code assistants, LLM-based workflows) to amplify your productivity and quality, or you're eager to start.
• Communication: Ability to break down complex topics and explain them in a clear and easy to understand way that makes sense to both engineers and clients.
• Languages: Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Your Benefits

Why You'll Love Working at SQUER:

• Ownership & Responsibility: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.
• Learn & Grow: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in‑house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.
• Exciting Challenges & Real Impact : Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.
• Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
• Tailored Tools for Success : Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
• We Value You : Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.
• Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture: At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.
• A Perks-Packed Workplace: Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free "Wiener Linien" ticket or a partial contribution to the "Klimaticket". Plus, benefit from free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad. Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.

We believe in transparent and fair compensation. For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 75.000 and € 95.000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.