Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Knauf stands for opportunity. This exciting role offers you the ideal opportunity to begin and further develop an impressive career within a values-driven culture.

As a global building materials manufacturer with 43,500 employees in 90 countries, we offer diverse opportunities to ambitious talent. We value every contribution and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment with the aim of developing sustainable solutions for a better future.

Knauf Information Services GmbH is proud to be a part of the Knauf Group. With a long-standing tradition, and a growing international presence, we are seeking dedicated individuals to help us achieve our long-term vision.

Can you say ‘yes’?

• Is respectful and appreciative interaction within the team a given for you?

• Do you always put the customer at the center of your actions?

• Do you consider the future and upcoming generations in your actions?

• Do you strive for personal and professional growth?

What you'll do

• Architect and deliver cloud‑native, self‑service platform services; collaborate with engineering leadership to align capabilities with business needs and technology roadmaps across Azure and hybrid environments.

• Automate infrastructure with IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, ARM) and lead/optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps); drive DevSecOps by embedding security into infra, pipelines, and runtime, enforcing IAM/RBAC, network security, and secrets management.

• Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters (AKS, EKS, GKE) and containerized workloads; ensure high availability, scalability, and security while tuning performance and reliability.

• Optimize observability—monitoring, logging, and tracing (Prometheus, Grafana, NewRelic); implement cloud governance and cost‑optimization strategies to improve efficiency and developer experience.

• Lead incident response and troubleshooting to minimize downtime; mentor junior engineers; evaluate and implement new technologies; promote automation and continuous improvement to reduce manual operations.
  

Who you are

• 8+ years in platform engineering/DevOps/SRE; expert in Azure and cloud‑native architectures, with multi‑cloud experience.

• Strong in IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, ARM) and advanced CI/CD (GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps); deep Kubernetes knowledge (AKS, EKS, GKE) plus API gateways, service mesh, and microservices.

• In‑depth cloud security: zero‑trust, IAM, RBAC, and secrets management; comfortable working in DevSecOps environments.

• Hands‑on with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic); strong scripting/automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go); solid networking, including VNET, VPN, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity.

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross‑team collaboration; experienced in Agile/federated setups; able to drive platform strategy and influence enterprise‑level technical decisions.

What we offer you

We all shape our lives individually. As an employer, we play a significant role in the daily life of our employees and aim to support them with various offerings. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family owned business

• Flexibility: A wide time window for flexible working and weekly remote days

• Fitness and health: Discounts on various sports and leisure activities, active health promotion, private health care, occupational safety, and more

• Time Savings: Parking and direct access to public transport (train, bus)

• Feel Approach: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events
  

• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses

• Inspiring work environment: Our nicely designed office offers you an environment that fosters creativity and productivity. We love coming together as a team here!

Knauf as an employer

Knauf Information Services GmbH is a key driver of the KNAUF Group's global growth and digital transformation. A team of 500 highly qualified experts is committed to supporting the Group and its customers worldwide with innovative IT solutions and customized services. The core competencies of Knauf IT cover a wide range of IT services, including the development and implementation of complex software solutions, the optimization of business processes through digital technologies and ensuring