Senior Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & Cloud Infra

emnify; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

emnify is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to lead Kubernetes and CI/CD efforts on the Platform team. You will shape infrastructure, collaborate with security, and enable scalable, reliable delivery of business-critical apps across the AWS/Kubernetes stack.

You will work closely with product engineering, provide hands-on guidance, and participate in rotation to support teams facing day-to-day challenges. Strong communication and senior-level experience are required.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing and managing Kubernetes solutions with AWS infrastructure.
• Strong Kubernetes troubleshooting, including control plane, networking, and drivers.
• Solid experience with CI/CD tooling and pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo).
• Knowledge of networking, security, monitoring, and Linux administration.
• CKA certification is required; CKS is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions and AWS infrastructure for engineering teams.
• Partner with security to improve cloud infrastructure security posture.
• Evolve CI/CD systems to enable safe, scalable deployments to AWS and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with product teams on new infrastructure and services.
• Provide expert guidance and hands-on support to engineering teams.
• Participate in internal rotation to assist teams with day-to-day ops.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

Security posture

Communication

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Argo

Job description

emnify is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to lead Kubernetes and CI/CD efforts on the Platform team. You will shape infrastructure, collaborate with security, and enable scalable, reliable delivery of business-critical apps across the AWS/Kubernetes stack.

You will work closely with product engineering, provide hands-on guidance, and participate in rotation to support teams facing day-to-day challenges. Strong communication and senior-level experience are required.