Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

As a Senior System Architect in the Container Department, you will be the technical authority shaping our containerized platform landscape. Do you like to design scalable, secure, and resilient architectures that enable engineering teams to build and run modern cloud-native applications efficiently? Do you like to have a direct impact on platform reliability, developer experience, and business agility? Then please read further.

At a glance

Is the first word that pops into your mind in the morning kubectl? Does your cuppboard contain so many different containers that you always have the perfect one, no matter what the size of your leftovers? Does your home assistant run on a kubernetes cluster? If you answered yes to any of the above and you value working in a team above all else, please keep on reading:

Your job

• Define and own the target architecture for container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes-based environments)
• Design end-to-end system architectures covering compute, networking, storage, observability, and security
• Translate business and technical requirements into architectural standards and reference designs
• Act as a trusted advisor to product teams, engineers, and stakeholders on container and cloud-native decisions
• Drive architectural governance, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards and best practices
• Evaluate, select, and introduce new technologies and patterns within the container ecosystem
• Collaborate closely with DevOps, SRE, security, and development teams to ensure successful implementation
• Mentor engineers and architects, raising the overall architectural maturity of the department
• Identify risks and bottlenecks early and design mitigation strategies

Working environment

Your working environment:

• A multidisciplinary Container Department focused on enabling internal product and engineering teams
• Close collaboration with platform engineers, DevOps, security specialists, and cloud teams
• Agile, product-oriented way of working with a strong emphasis on automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Hybrid or cloud-first environments using modern CI/CD pipelines
• A culture that values technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
• Freedom to influence technical direction and long-term platform strategy

Your profile

• You live and breath kubernetes.
• You fly through the cloud with complete confidence (Azure, but shouldnt matter, it's all APIs anyway).
• You love working with people.
• In technical discussions, you are right between 80 and 90% of the time.
• You enjoy being proven wrong more than being right.

We are offering

We're offering a senior, high-impact role with significant architectural ownership; the opportunity to work with modern container, cloud, and platform technologies at scale; room for personal growth through training, conferences, and certifications; a collaborative and open culture where your expertise is valued; and the chance to shape the future of our container platform and developer experience.

Furthermore we believe it is important to be a good employer. Joining us means stepping into a role with impact, supported by excellent employment conditions that foster your job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing. In addition, we offer:

• An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future.
• Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you.
• Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually.
• Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work.
• Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.