Staff Level Platform Engineer

Signify Technology; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 125,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Signify Technology is partnering with a large global organisation to hire 2 Staff Level Platform Engineers in the Netherlands. You will join one of two platform teams, contributing to a major Azure migration and, for the self-service team, shaping Backstage-based tooling in a hybrid setup (Utrecht or Amsterdam, 1–2 days onsite).

You must have 10+ years in Platform Engineering with a product mindset, be able to lead teams, and demonstrate strong Azure, Kubernetes and Terraform skills (FortiGate a

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering.
• Product engineering mindset, not ticket-based work.
• Strong Azure, Kubernetes and Terraform skills; FortiGate desirable.
• Experience leading teams and delivering high-traffic platforms.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own compute and networking in Azure for one platform team.
• Lead major migration splitting a single subscription into multiple ones.
• Support self-service tooling with Backstage and related tech.
• Collaborate across teams to align product and platform goals.

Skills

Product engineering mindset

Team leadership

Experience leading teams

Ability turning requirements into tech

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Job title: Staff Level Platform Engineer(Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform)

Job type: Contract

Contract Length: 12-24months+

Rate: €110+ per hour

Role Location: Hybrid - Utrecht or Amsterdam (1-2 days per week onsite). Candidates must be NL based and speak Dutch + English

The company:
A large, well-known global organisation working on transformation programmes

Role and Responsibilities:
Signify have partnered up with an established organisation to hire 2 x Staff Level Platform Engineers. You will join one of two platform teams as the company scales its Dutch capabilities:

• Team 1: Own compute and networking, all Azure-based. You will play a key role in a major Azure subscription migration, re-architecting from a single subscription to separate ones, expected to run 12+ months.
• Team 2 (Self-service): Launching early 2027, this team owns Backstage and platform self-service. You will help shift the organisation from Jira/GitHub ticket-based operations to true self-service. The tooling decision is still open (currently trialling Cortex), so you will help shape it.

Job Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering (not just sys or DevOps engineering)
• Must have a product engineering mindset/approach, not a ticket-handler or ops-only profile
• Fundamentals team: strong skills in Azure, Kubernetes and Terraform (FortiGate desirable)
• Self-service team: Kubernetes and Terraform important, but a strong AWS/self-service background will be considered. Backstage experience desirable
• Experience leading teams
• Track record building and maintaining high-traffic, performance platforms with wide organisational impact
• Confident turning product and business requirements into technical solutions
• A team player who collaborates well across teams and is curious about where the wider organisation is heading
• Must be based in the Netherlands and speak Dutch + English

Interview process:
1st stage initial chat, 2nd stage technical interview.

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