Platform Engineer & Technical Lead (Delivery team)
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and usage. You will be part of a group that carves out our golden CI/CD path, and works together to build a world-class internal developer platform with modern technologies and best practices.As a Platform Engineer, you will:Work with architects, team leads, and developers on activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, and reviewing design and implementation proposals.Lead the development of internal self-service tools and platforms for the deployment of microservices and infrastructure components. Own the required technical work for different projects, from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution.Participate in the decisions regarding the feasibility and planning of the roadmap with EMs and PMs.Specify metrics and data that should be collected for monitoring, reliability, and telemetry to assess the platform's health, benefits, and adoption.Engage with Nexthink's developers to build relationships, identify
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potential areas of improvement, and help drive the adoption of the team's platforms. Document solutions built by the team and organize workshops and training to spread knowledge to the development teams.Detect, diagnose and fix deployment incidents in development and production environments, finding solutions to achieve required service levels. As a Technical Lead, you will:Set and execute the team's vision, roadmap, and technical standards.Own, organize, and drive cross-team technical initiatives in the Technical Platform.Represent the team and be the point of contact for external stakeholders, such as the Architecture, Security, Product, Operations, and Legal teams.Lead the team and support, mentor, and develop the team members.Work with the Engineering Manager on the growth and career progression of the team members.QualificationsMinimum qualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer with knowledge of best practices of professional software development.Experience developing automated CI/CD pipelines using a GitOps framework.Preferred qualificationsMaster's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. 1+ year of experience in a technical leadership role. Strong experience defining guidelines for using different CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, ArgoCD, Flux, Crossplane, Jenkins).Experience building self-service internal development platforms. Familiarity with working with Kubernetes and writing custom operators.Solid background in operating services on Linux systems and container technologies (e.g., Docker).Expertise with cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).Knowledge of tools for feature flags management (e.g., LaunchDarkly).Familiarity with monitoring solutions (e.g. Datadog).Experience in developing platform-as-a-service solutions. Skilled with Go, or motivation to learn.At ease with operating and managing production systems, solving issues, and striking the right balance between urgency and methodology.Very good problem-solving skills, open mind towards suggestions, can-do attitude, and agile spirit.Self-motivated and self-managing, with excellent organisational skills.Curiosity to learn new things and discover new technologies.Be able to lead cross-team initiatives and work from the Delivery team.Work with the agile iterative/incremental mindset.Help the team maintain high code quality standards and improve best practices.Very good communication and presentation skills and teamwork.Excellent written and verbal skills in English.Prior experience with any of the above-mentioned tools is a bonus but not a must! We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement. We welcome candidates with different levels of background and experience. If you are excited about this