Technical Product Owner – Kubernetes Platform

jobcourier.ch; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 110.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Michael Bailey Associates is seeking a Technical Product Owner for the Kubernetes Platform to own the vision, roadmap and backlog, coordinating releases and ensuring secure, reliable service across the platform.

You will collaborate with DevOps, architects and B2B customers, translating business requirements into technical outcomes, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes, cloud technologies and GitOps in a highly technical, enterprise environment.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar in a technical setting.
• Strong Kubernetes, cloud and container tech knowledge.
• Good GitOps understanding and modern platform engineering practice.
• Experience with agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Ability to grasp complex tech environments and own new products.
• Blend of strategic and technical thinking.
• Comfortable with engineers in architecture discussions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and coordination skills.
• Strong prioritisation and decision-making in complex contexts.
• Strategic mindset with ownership and responsibility.

Aufgaben

• Take end-to-end ownership of the managed Kubernetes platform from vision to operations.
• Define and maintain the product backlog with DevOps and engineering teams.
• Develop and communicate the platform roadmap aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, B2B customers and other Product Owners to deliver value.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security and service quality across the platform.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement of platform services.
• Bridge technology, business requirements and operational excellence.
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Coordinate platform releases, changes, upgrades and deployments.
• Communicate platform developments to customers and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for new technologies and improvements.

Kenntnisse

Product ownership

Kubernetes

GitOps

Agile methodologies

Technical understanding

Stakeholder management

Communication

Prioritisation

Strategic thinking

Architectural discussions

Tools

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Cilium

Velero

Kyverno

Jobbeschreibung

Michael Bailey Associates

Technical Product Owner – Kubernetes Platform

Location: Switzerland, Zurich

Working Model: Hybrid

Language: Fluent English + German

Start: 01/09/2026

End: 30/06/2027

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner – Kubernetes Platform to take end-to-end ownership of a managed Kubernetes platform. You will be responsible for shaping the platform vision and roadmap, managing the product backlog, coordinating releases and ensuring the platform continuously delivers a high-quality, secure and reliable service.

You will work closely with DevOps engineers, architects, product management, internal stakeholders and B2B customers, acting as the key link between business requirements and technical implementation.

This is a highly technical Product Owner role, requiring a strong understanding of Kubernetes, cloud technologies, container platforms, GitOps and platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end product ownership of the managed Kubernetes platform, from vision and roadmap through to operations and continuous optimization.
• Define, prioritize and maintain the product backlog in close collaboration with DevOps, engineering and product management teams.
• Develop and communicate the platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, B2B customers and other Product Owners to understand requirements and deliver measurable value.
• Ensure high standards of availability, stability, scalability, security and service quality across the Kubernetes platform.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across platform services and operational processes.
• Act as the bridge between technology, business requirements and operational excellence.
• Participate in technical discussions with engineering teams and provide input into architecture and technology decisions.
• Coordinate platform releases, changes, upgrades and deployments.
• Manage change communication and ensure customers and stakeholders are informed about relevant platform developments.
• Identify opportunities for new technologies, services and improvements to enhance the platform offering.
• Support incident, problem and service management discussions where required.
• Ensure priorities are clearly defined and communicated across technical and business teams.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, Service Owner or similar role within a technical environment.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, cloud and container technologies.
• Good knowledge of GitOps principles and modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience working with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar.
• Ability to quickly understand complex technical environments and take ownership of new products or platforms.
• Strong ability to combine strategic and conceptual thinking with technical understanding.
• Comfortable engaging directly with engineers and participating in technical and architectural discussions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and coordination skills.
• Strong ability to prioritise requirements and make decisions in complex environments.
• Strategic mindset with a high degree of personal ownership and responsibility.

Nice to Have

• Previous hands-on experience as a DevOps, Platform or Kubernetes Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of CNCF and Kubernetes ecosystem technologies such as:
• ArgoCD
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Cilium
• Velero
• Kyverno
• Experience with managed data services such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL or Kafka.
• Experience working within a Service Provider, Telco, Cloud Provider or Managed Services environment.
• Understanding of platform-as-a-product and internal developer platform concepts.
• Experience with customer-facing B2B platforms or managed services.
• Willingness to participate in on-call responsibilities.
• Based in or willing to reside in Switzerland.

Branche: IT / Informationstechnologie

Funktion: IT / Technologie

Anstellungsart: Freelance Arbeit