Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Just Eat Takeaway.com; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Security & Authentication team. You will secure, harden, and scale the foundational platform infrastructure, owning container image security, Kubernetes operations, authentication services, and automation; while driving AI-assisted automation.

This high-impact role sits at the intersection of platform engineering, security, and developer enablement.

Qualifications

• Production experience with container platforms and Kubernetes operations.
• Experience building secure, hardened base images and image security pipelines.
• Strong automation using Python/Go and IaC (Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible).
• Experience with AWS cloud services and incident response.
• Practical experience with authentication services (Keycloak/IdentityServer).
• Ability to leverage AI to streamline platform workflows and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Secure, harden, and scale the foundational platform infrastructure.
• Own container image security and Kubernetes platform operations.
• Design and maintain secure authentication using Keycloak/IdentityServer.
• Automate repetitive tasks using Python, Go, IaC, and CI/CD tools.
• Drive AWS (GCP) infrastructure operations and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Container security

Python

Go

Terraform

Terragrunt

Ansible

AWS (ECS, EKS, IAM)

Identity systems (Keycloak/Identity-</

CI/CD (GitHub Workflows, ArgoCD)

Kyverno

Tools

Docker

Kyverno

GitHub Workflows

ArgoCD

Job description

Location: Canada

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.

Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Security & Authentication team. In this role, you will be a key technical contributor responsible for securing, hardening, and scaling the foundational platform infrastructure that our workloads depend on. You will own critical capabilities spanning container image security, Kubernetes platform operations, authentication services, and infrastructure automation; while continuously driving down manual toil through AI-assisted automation.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of platform engineering, security, and developer enablement, and who is comfortable working independently to solve complex, ambiguous problems.

Location: Canada Remote

Reporting to: Technology Manager

These are some of the key ingredients to the role:

• Platform Security & Base Images: Remediate high-severity platform vulnerabilities and build CVE-near-free, hardened container base images across the build and distribution pipeline.
• Kubernetes Operations & Governance: Maintain and scale the Kubernetes platform, utilizing Kyverno policies to strictly enforce admission control, security standards, and cluster governance.
• Identity & Access Management: Design and maintain secure, highly available platform authentication using Keycloak (primary) alongside working knowledge of IdentityServer.
• AI & Infrastructure Automation: Automate repetitive BAU operations leveraging AI, while building maintainable platform tooling using Python, Go, Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Cloud & Operations Ownership: Drive AWS infrastructure operations (GCP secondary), partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and participate in an on-call rotation for incident response.

What will you bring to the table?

• Container & Kubernetes Expertise: Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes platform operations, container hardening, and policy-as-code engines like Kyverno.
• Infrastructure & Automation: Proficiency writing Python and Go tooling, paired with hands-on IaC (Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible) and CI/CD (GitHub Workflows, ArgoCD).
• Cloud Infrastructure: Strong AWS cloud foundation, with production experience in ECS, EKS, IAM, and Security Hub services.
• Identity Systems: Practical experience implementing and maintaining authentication services (e Keycloak or IdentityServer).
• Security & System Engineering: Solid Linux troubleshooting skills and hands-on experience managing vulnerability remediation workflows and minimal CVE image pipelines.
• Ownership & Collaboration: Proactive problem-solving mindset with a passion for leveraging AI to streamline workflows and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners.

At JET, this is on the menu:

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

What else is cooking?

Compensation range: $102,600.00 - $135,000.00 Final compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and internal equity.