Platform Technical Leader

EveryMatrix

. Define the EM3 and PaaS target architecture, platform principles, roadmap, and reference patterns .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeBucharest • RomaniaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and managing large-scale internal platforms and Platform as a Service capabilities, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, DevSecOps practices, and infrastructure lifecycle management. Proven ability to lead cross-team architectural decisions and mentor future leaders in Platform Engineering and SRE.

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Kubernetes ExpertiseInfrastructure As CodeDevSecOps PracticesSRE PracticesPlatform Lifecycle Management

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Hard Skills

Platform Architecture DesignAutomated ProvisioningConfiguration ManagementService OwnershipObservabilityCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentPolicy-Driven AutomationVersion ManagementIncident ResponseCapacity Planning

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder ManagementMentoring

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesGitOpsPostgreSQLClickHouseKafkaRedisElasticsearch

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringDevSecOpsSRECloud InfrastructureHigh-Availability Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudElasticSearchKafkaKubernetesPostgresRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the EM3 and PaaS target architecture, platform principles, roadmap, and reference patterns
Design the platform control plane, management APIs, desired-state model, and fleet-wide lifecycle-management approach
Define automated provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching, recovery, rollback, version compliance, and decommissioning across infrastructure, Kubernetes, and platform services
Design deployment patterns for single-tenant and smaller multi-tenant environments across datacentres and public cloud
Establish platform products, self-service interfaces, service catalogue standards, golden paths, and reusable blueprints
Define reliability standards, service ownership, production readiness, SLI/SLO practices, observability, resilience testing, and the future SRE operating model
Embed security by default through DevSecOps practices, policy as code, secrets and identity controls, supply-chain security, compliance automation, and automated evidence
Lead cross-team architectural decisions across Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, DBA, Networking, Security, Architecture, and Product Engineering
Define technical acceptance criteria and decision gates for proof of concept, production readiness, lifecycle readiness, security readiness, and operational readiness
Work with the Platform Engineering Leader on capacity planning, project allocation, skills development, targeted hiring, and transition to technology-oriented platform domains
Mentor senior engineers and develop future Platform Engineering, SRE, and DevSecOps leaders
Drive platform scale without proportional growth in manual operational effort
Own private cloud infrastructure as a product and set its technical direction and roadmap
Define and publish a service catalogue with clear ownership and interfaces for self-service infrastructure provisioning
Deliver secure CI/CD as a service with pipelines, secrets management, access control, and compliance controls
Set, measure, and report on SLAs, capacity plans, and cost transparency
Establish engineering standards including infrastructure as code, peer review, automated testing, and observability
Embed AI-assisted engineering and measure its effect on delivery speed and quality
Partner with development, architecture, and security teams to align platform capabilities with product needs
Take accountability for platform reliability, on-call arrangements, incident response, and post-incident learning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience designing, building, or transforming a large-scale internal platform or Platform as a Service capability
Experience with Kubernetes and infrastructure lifecycle management across multiple clusters, locations, or tenants
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, networking, identity, secrets, storage, distributed data services, and observability
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, declarative configuration, reconciliation, platform APIs, and policy-driven automation
Experience delivering automated upgrades, patching, rollback, recovery, and version management
Experience defining platform products, self-service services, service ownership, and operating models
Strong understanding of SRE practices and the design of reliable, observable, production-ready services
Strong understanding of DevSecOps, software supply-chain security, platform security, and automated compliance controls
Experience leading complex technical change across multiple teams without direct organizational authority
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
Nice to have: Experience establishing Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevSecOps capabilities
Nice to have: Experience with hybrid, on-premises, private-cloud, and public-cloud platforms
Nice to have: Experience with single-tenant and multi-tenant deployment models
Nice to have: Experience with Kubernetes fleet management, progressive delivery, upgrade rings, and low-downtime change
Nice to have: Experience with PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, or similar distributed services
Nice to have: Experience in regulated, audited, or high-availability environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

22 days of annual leave initially, with 2 additional days added each year, up to 32 days by the fifth year
Hybrid work schedule available after the first three months of employment, in line with company policy
Two Free Fridays each year, limited to one per quarter
3 sick leave days per year without a doctor's note
Daily catered lunch or monthly lunch allowance
Private Medical Subscription
Access to Udemy for Business and a budget for external training
Employee Assistance Program through TELUS Health
Parking
On-site massages
Frequent team-building activities in various locations
Office with its own pool and gym