Senior Platform Engineer | Diegem, Belgium | Full time | Hybrid | Permanent

h3Opportunity /h3 pbHow Will We Deploy the Next Generation of ILIAS Products? /b /p pOur software can operate in isolated or fully air-gapped defense environments, where remote access becomes extremely limited after installation. Product updates still need to be deployed reliably and securely, without depending on manual intervention. /p pThat is the challenge you will help us solve. /p pToday, ILIAS products run on Docker Swarm. We are now designing and building a new Kubernetes-based platform for the next generation of ILIAS products. /p pYou join while that foundation is still taking shape. Together with the team, you help shape cluster design, networking, storage, RBAC and multi tenancy, while keeping today's environment healthy. /p pbBuild what comes next while understanding what needs to keep running today. /b /p pbMeaningful Work /b /p pbThe Technology Behind Readiness /b /p pILIAS helps defense organizations connect operations, maintenance, logistics, training and configuration to understand and prepare their operational readiness. /p pYour work sits underneath that capability. The Kubernetes foundation you help build will support how ILIAS products run, recover and remain secure across different defense environments. /p pbWhat you build at platform level helps ILIAS support readiness at operational level. /b /p h3Your Mission /h3 pYou combine architecture with deep technical ownership. /p pYou work across Kubernetes, Linux, Docker, Docker Swarm, networking, storage, RBAC, observability, capacity, backup and recovery. GitOps and automation make changes reproducible, traceable and reversible. /p pWhen something behaves unexpectedly, you follow the problem through the technical stack until you understand the cause. Building the architecture is only part of the job. You need to understand it deeply enough to keep it healthy in production. /p pSecurity is part of that thinking from the start. Identity, secrets management, policy enforcement, SBOMs, signing and provenance contribute to a trusted and auditable software delivery chain. /p pYou also create guardrails and automation that allow engineering teams to take ownership themselves. A strong foundation should enable teams rather than make you their gatekeeper. /p pbBuild it. Understand it. Keep it alive. /b /p pbWhat You Bring /b /p pYou have built Kubernetes environments from scratch and operated them in production. /p pYou know what happens when architecture becomes reality because you have owned systems when they worked and when they did not. /p pYou bring: /p ul liDeep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise /li liStrong Linux knowledge /li liDeep experience with Docker and Docker Swarm /li liExperience moving containerized workloads towards Kubernetes /li liAdvanced troubleshooting across the technical stack /li liGitOps and infrastructure automation experience /li liProduction ownership, including observability, upgrades, backup and recovery /li liStrong system thinking /li liExperience in regulated or security-sensitive environments /li /ul pExperience with air-gapped infrastructure, accreditation, defense, government, STIG or FIPS adds valuable context. /p pOur environment includes technologies such as Keycloak, OpenBao, Mend, SonarQube, Nexus, PostgreSQL, MinIO and Apache Spark. Experience with some of them will make it easier to get started, but we don't expect you to know them all. /p pbWhat matters most is your in-depth knowledge of Kubernetes, your ability to understand the complete system, your experience in demanding environments and the way you work with others. /b /p h3Build Your Future with ILIAS /h3 pYou join while important engineering decisions are still ahead. /p pThat gives you the opportunity to help shape the Kubernetes foundation, bring it into production and see how your choices perform in real operational environments. /p pYou work across architecture, engineering, operations and security. Along the way, you gain experience with technical challenges ranging from cloud infrastructure to isolated defense environments where remote access can be extremely limited. /p pAs part of Patria Group, ILIAS combines the focus of a specialized defense software company with the reach of an international defense and technology organization. /p pAs the foundation develops, your experience and influence can grow with it. /p pbBuild the foundation while helping shape what comes next. /b /p