About this role
Assignment OverviewWe are looking for a senior consultant with strong experience in platform engineering,Kubernetes operations, Linux environments, and backend automation development. The consultant will work in a Software Operations organization focused on building scalabletooling, infrastructure automation, and operational platforms supporting large-scale globalsystems. The role combines software engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, andoperational platform ownership.A significant part of the assignment involves operating and developing large-scaleKubernetes environments running primarily on self-managed and on-prem infrastructure. Required Competence – Must Have
- Strong experience operating and maintaining large-scale Kubernetes platforms in self-managed or on-prem environments
- Several years of hands-on Linux experience in both development and operationalenvironments
- Strong Python development skills with experience building automation, backendservices, tooling, and APIs
- Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as Argo CD
- Experience with AWS and hybrid cloud environments
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Linux environments
- Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, container platforms, anddistributed systems
- Experience with Docker and containerized workloads
- Experience designing scalable operational tooling and automation workflows
- Experience with backend frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, or Django
- Ability to work across both development and operational/infrastructure domains
- Experience with automated testing and test strategies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Structured and methodical way of working
- Ability to contribute to technical discussions, architecture, and long-term platformscalabilityNice to Have
- Experience with blue/green deployment strategies
- Experience from large-scale operational or platform environments
- Experience mentoring or coaching engineers
- Scrum Master or agile coordination experience
- Experience with provisioning physical infrastructure and network-connectedenvironmentsTechnical Environment
- Kubernetes (large-scale, self-managed/on-prem)
- Linux
- Python
- Argo CD / GitOps
- AWS
- Docker
- GitLab CI/CD
- Flask / FastAPI / Django
- PostgreSQL
- Bash scripting
- Hybrid cloud and infrastructure environmentsPersonal Attributes
- Hands-on and technically driven
- Comfortable working close to infrastructure and operations
- Collaborative and communicative
- Structured and proactive
- Interested in both software engineering and platform architecture
- Able to work independently in cross-functional environments