Cloud Platform Engineer

Varnish Software; Karlstads kommun; Hybrid; SEK 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Generous parental pay

Extra vacation days

Job summary

Varnish Software in Karlstad is seeking a self-driven Cloud Platform Engineer to build, automate, and improve the tooling and infrastructure for cloud images and containers. This hands-on engineering role offers autonomy in problem-solving and involves working with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes operations.

The ideal candidate should have several years of experience in a similar role, strong Linux skills, and familiarity with cloud platforms. Flexible working arrangements and a collaborative environment are part of the offer.

Qualifications

• Few years of experience in Cloud Engineer, DevOps, or similar roles.
• Strong Linux skills and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes in production.
• Building and maintaining Docker/OCI container images.
• Strong knowledge of major cloud platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Writing automation using relevant programming languages.
• Understanding of infrastructure security.
• Good communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud images and container pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
• Operate and improve the Kubernetes platform.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for images and containers.
• Improve software supply chain security.
• Monitor platform health and improve observability.
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Work closely with other engineering teams.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Docker

Python

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

About Varnish Software

Varnish Software is a Scandinavian-based tech company developing caching technology for some of the world’s biggest players in the content delivery market. Our technology helps businesses worldwide improve website performance, deliver video streams, and scale their infrastructure.

About the role

We are looking for a self-driven Cloud Platform Engineer to help build, automate, and work on the tooling and infrastructure that creates our cloud images and containers, as well as the Kubernetes platform they run on.

This is a hands‑on engineering role. You’ll have the freedom and trust to solve problems independently, improve the platform through automation, and contribute to the way we build and operate our infrastructure. From Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to Kubernetes operations and cloud security, you’ll own improvements from idea through implementation.

What you will work on

• Building and maintaining cloud images and container pipelines across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
• Automating infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Operating and improving our Kubernetes platform, including deployments, scaling, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Building CI/CD pipelines for building, testing, scanning, signing, and publishing images and containers.
• Improving software supply chain security through SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning, artifact signing, and build provenance.
• Monitoring platform health, improving observability, and contributing to actionable alerting and runbooks.
• Participating in a shared on‑call rotation and helping investigate, resolve, and learn from production incidents.
• Working closely with other engineering teams to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and automation.

What we expect

• A few years’ experience working as a Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or in a similar infrastructure‑focused role.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience building and maintaining Docker/OCI container images.
• Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible or similar tools.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Comfortable writing automation using Python, Go, Shell, or similar languages.
• A solid understanding of infrastructure security, including IAM, secrets management, and least privilege.
• The ability to take a well‑defined problem, learn from existing patterns, and deliver a high‑quality solution independently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

We also care about curiosity, a collaborative mindset, and people who enjoy learning. We value engineers who write maintainable automation, share knowledge with their teammates, and continuously look for ways to improve the platform.

Nice‑To‑Have

• Experience working across multiple cloud providers.
• Experience with Packer.
• Experience implementing modern software supply chain security practices using tools such as Syft, Trivy, Grype, Cosign, Sigstore, or similar.
• Experience with GitOps workflows.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or other observability tooling.
• Experience operating SaaS platforms in production.

How we work

• A small, experienced engineering team in Karlstad where your work has a visible impact on the platform used by our products and customers.
• Part of a global engineering organisation where you’ll collaborate with developers across multiple teams and locations.
• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home. We trust you to manage your own time.
• Modern infrastructure tooling and cloud‑native technologies, with opportunities to influence how we build and operate our platform.
• A culture that values teamwork, simplicity, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement over unnecessary complexity.
• A laid‑back, non‑hierarchical environment. We value ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and trust.

Benefits, Perks & Salary Range

At Varnish Software, we believe that a happy and healthy team is the foundation of our success. That’s why we offer a range of benefits and perks, including flexible working arrangements, generous parental pay, employee wellness programs, and extra vacation days. These initiatives are designed to support your work‑life balance, personal wellbeing, and overall job satisfaction.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous parental pay
• Vacation