Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

About your tasks

- Build, configure, and maintain platform infrastructure in Microsoft Azure using established Infrastructure as Code practices and tools such as Terraform. - Support the operation and continuous improvement of the Azure Databricks platform, including configuration, automation, monitoring, access management, and troubleshooting. - Operate and improve our Azure Kubernetes-based platform for the Data & AI department, supporting the deployment, management, and scaling of services using established GitOps and CI/CD practices. - Implement platform changes and new capabilities following existing architecture patterns, security requirements, and engineering standards. - Contribute to reusable automation and self-service platform capabilities that make it easier for engineering, Data, and AI teams to deploy and operate their workloads. - Monitor platform health, investigate operational issues, and independently resolve standard support cases, escalating complex problems when appropriate. - Collaborate with Platform, Data, AI, MLOps, and Security colleagues and contribute to technical discussions, documentation, and platform improvements. - Participate in architecture and design discussions, bringing technical input and implementing agreed solutions with support from more experienced engineers when needed. - Continuously develop your knowledge of cloud-native and Data & AI platform technologies and explore relevant technologies that can improve our platform.

About you

- Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure and a good understanding of core cloud concepts such as compute, networking, storage, identity, and security. - Practical experience with containers and Kubernetes, and an understanding of how containerized workloads are deployed and operated. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform; familiarity with tools such as Helm is an advantage. - Experience creating or maintaining standard deployment pipelines and working with Git-based development and delivery workflows. - Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting production or platform environments, with the ability to resolve common operational issues independently. - Experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Go, or Shell for infrastructure automation and platform tooling. - Familiarity with Azure Databricks or similar Data & AI platforms, or a strong motivation to develop hands-on expertise in this area. - Basic understanding of Data, Machine Learning, or AI workloads and how infrastructure and platform capabilities support them. - Able to take ownership of your work, organize your tasks independently, communicate progress and challenges, and proactively ask for input when dealing with unfamiliar or complex topics. - Comfortable collaborating with engineers and stakeholders at working level and able to explain technical topics clearly. - Curious and motivated to continuously improve your technical skills and contribute to team documentation, knowledge sharing, and engineering practices. - Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

About your benefits:

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it‘s living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits:

- Welcome days: We want you to feel at home with us from the very first day. Therefore, we welcome you with our comprehensive onboarding program. - Sports: Stay healthy. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, so that you can take advantage of a huge variety of sport offers. - Mental Health: Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge. - Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU. - Personal development: Grow! We support and encourage your individual development through various in- and external trainings.