Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Level; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Level is a learning technology company seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud foundation for all Level products. You will own the Kubernetes platform, IaC workflows, and GitOps delivery, ensuring reliable, scalable infrastructure with strong security posture.

You will work on a small, senior-leaning team, driving capacity planning, cost optimization, and platform improvements while mentoring engineers and improving developer velocity across the stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating large-scale cloud infrastructure (AWS strongly preferred).
• Deep IaC experience with Terraform/OpenTofu; CloudFormation/Pulumi/CDK also relevant.
• Strong Docker/Kubernetes (EKS) production experience.
• Scripting/automation proficiency (Python, Go, or Bash).
• Solid cloud networking fundamentals (VPC, DNS, load balancing, ingress, firewalls/WAF, VPNs).
• Proven CI/CD and GitOps experience (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Observability experience (metrics/logs/traces) used to drive real decisions.
• Track record leading infrastructure projects independently, end to end.
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure & IaC — Design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure with Terraform/OpenTofu in a GitOps workflow.
• Kubernetes & Platform Operations — Manage EKS, autoscaling, upgrades, add-ons, and ArgoCD delivery.
• CI/CD & Developer Enablement — Maintain GitHub Actions pipelines and self-service tooling.
• Networking, Ingress & DNS — Own ingress/egress, service mesh, DNS, edge TLS, and routing.
• Observability & Reliability — Build OpenTelemetry/SigNoz observability for reliable, cost-efficient systems.
• Security & Compliance — Enforce cloud security best practices across identity, secrets, and network boundaries.
• Ownership & Mentorship — Set standards, mentor engineers, and improve platform quality.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

IaC

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitOps

Observability

Security

Leadership

Communication

Automation

Scripting

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

AWS

EKS

Docker

Karpenter

ArgoCD

Atlantis

GitHub Actions

Linkerd

Envoy

Traefik

Route 53

OpenTelemetry

SigNoz

Grafana

Datadog

Prometheus

Backstage

Job description

Level is a learning technology company seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud foundation for all Level products. You will own the Kubernetes platform, IaC workflows, and GitOps delivery, ensuring reliable, scalable infrastructure with strong security posture.

You will work on a small, senior-leaning team, driving capacity planning, cost optimization, and platform improvements while mentoring engineers and improving developer velocity across the stack.