Senior Platform Engineering Architect (m/f/d)
T-Systems Iberia10 days ago
Madrid, Spain or Valencia, SpainStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end technology solutions for complex Platform Engineering projects, covering development platforms, execution platforms, SDLC, security, performance, automation, and resilience.
- Evaluate, select, and adopt technologies, tools, and products that improve the software development lifecycle.
- Lead software development and architecture teams, coordinating internal and external multidisciplinary contributors.
- Define and implement DevOps and CI/CD strategies based on Everything as Code and GitOps.
- Lead the development of reusable assets to accelerate Internal Developer Platform implementations for clients.
- Oversee code quality, performance, scalability, security, and compliance with internal and client standards.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to drive Platform Engineering adoption.
- Act as the primary technical advisor and client counterpart, validating proposed solutions and managing technical risks.
- Maintain technical documentation and standards, support effort estimation and task planning, and improve internal practices based on project experience.
Requirements
- University degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- More than 10 years of experience developing and implementing complex software solutions for clients, including at least five years as a technical leader.
- Experience designing cloud architectures and coordinating multidisciplinary teams with direct client interaction.
- Proven experience implementing modern software development lifecycle platforms using Internal Developer Platforms, Everything as Code, Infrastructure as Code, Policies as Code, and GitOps approaches.
- Strong expertise designing and developing complex application, integration, and platform solutions.
- Experience with microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud computing, AWS, Azure, GCP, and container platforms.
- Strong experience with modern programming languages including Java, C#, Python, and JavaScript.
- Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and technical project management.
- Strong leadership, communication, and multidisciplinary team-management skills.
- Advanced or native Spanish proficiency.
- Advanced English and technology certifications in Backstage, Kubernetes, Terraform, or GitHub are valued.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model combining remote and on-site work in Madrid, Reus, Granada, Seville, Gijón, Valencia, or A Coruña.
- Flexible working hours and the option to work remotely for four weeks per year.
- International, dynamic, and collaborative work environment with social, community, sports, and health initiatives.
- Professional development, tailored training through Coursera, weekly English, Spanish, and German classes, global mentoring, and Experience Days.
- Flexible compensation plan including medical insurance, meal vouchers, childcare, and transport benefits.
- Telemedicine, life and accident insurance, social fund, and access to health, wellbeing, and legal-advice specialists.
- More than 26 working days of annual vacation and 100% salary coverage during medical leave.
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