Lead Platform Engineer (f/m/d)

DE-CIX Management GmbH

Job Description

DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world's leading Internet Exchange operator and since its inception it has had a decisive influence on shaping the guiding principles of the present and future Internet in various leading global bodies. At our locations in Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, and Asia, we work at the heart of the Internet. For almost 30 years, our interconnection services have contributed to the creation of new digital ecosystems worldwide and have prepared people, businesses, and organizations for the coming decades of digital evolution. The DE-CIX Internet Exchange in Frankfurt (Germany) is one of the largest in the world.

We are now looking for a committed person for Frankfurt am Main

Lead Platform Engineer (f/m/d)


  • You lead an agile team to build and operate a container platform foundation with modern cloud infrastructure technologies
  • You define and execute modern cloud-based architectures and design blueprints
  • You guide teams on their migration path by building reliable solutions, training in operational best practices, and conducting architectural reviews
  • What also awaits you:
    • an appreciative corporate culture and trustful teamwork with like-minded specialists
    • great working conditions (extensive personnel development measures, an occupational pension scheme, weekly language courses, a job ticket, health promotion, support on children care, hybrid working model and lots more)
    • Exciting and diverse challenges in an innovative and international environment, with occasional global
    • a crisis-resistant permanent contract with the world´s market leader in its sector
    • great modern office space with good coffee and free beverages
    • Extremely friendly and supportive colleagues

  • Profound experience in operating and maintaining production systems in a Kubernetes and public cloud environment (such as Azure, GCP or AWS)
  • Sound understanding of software development lifecyle with tools like Git and Helm, and profound experience with tools like Vault, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OPA, Calico, Traefik and GitLab
  • Strong knowledge in programming languages, system monitoring, observability, maintenance, etc.
  • Good knowledge in agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
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