Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & Cloud Native

SAAB; Linköpings kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,250,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the team responsible for our Application Platform. You will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes-based capabilities, enabling development teams to deploy and operate software securely at scale.

You will focus on automation, reliability, scalability, and developer experience, shaping the platform's evolution and providing self-service capabilities across a hybrid Kubernetes environment.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar.
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes and container platforms experience.
• Experience designing, building, and operating platform services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools.
• Experience working in Linux-based environments.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience operating and improving business-critical platforms or services.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies and platform engineering principles.
• Strong communication skills in Swedish and English.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the organisation's Application Platform
• Develop and maintain Kubernetes-based platform capabilities
• Create self-service solutions and reusable platform services for development teams
• Drive automation initiatives and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and security
• Build and maintain tooling, integrations, and platform capabilities that enhance developer experience
• Contribute to the design and implementation of future platform services and architectures
• Support application teams adopting and consuming platform capabilities
• Participate in platform modernisation and migration initiatives
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with technical and business needs
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and continuous improvement activities

Skills

Platform Engineering

Automation

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud-native

Communication (Swedish & English)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud platforms

Job description

Saab is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the team responsible for our Application Platform. You will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes-based capabilities, enabling development teams to deploy and operate software securely at scale.

You will focus on automation, reliability, scalability, and developer experience, shaping the platform's evolution and providing self-service capabilities across a hybrid Kubernetes environment.