Lead Platform Engineer
Workplace: Stockholm, Sverige
Expires: August 17, 2025
Lead Platform Engineer position at Important Looking Pirates focused on managing on-prem data centers, Linux administration, virtualization, container orchestration, automation, monitoring, network infrastructure, security, and mentoring junior engineers.
Main requirements:
  • Several years of experience in Linux administration and on-prem infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, and VMware or Proxmox.
  • Scripting knowledge using Python or Bash.
  • Hands-on experience with network infrastructure and security.
  • Experience leading projects or tasks, team leadership experience is a bonus.
  • Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
Responsibilities:
  • Managing on-prem data centers and Linux administration.
  • Virtualization and container orchestration.
  • Automation and scripting to eliminate repetitive tasks.
  • Monitoring and logging health and performance; ensuring Information Security compliance.
  • Managing network infrastructure and network security.
  • Mentoring Platform Engineers, planning tasks, collaborating with management and senior leadership to set best practices for system architecture.
Required hard skills:
  • Linux administration
  • On-prem infrastructure management
  • Virtualization (VMware, Proxmox)
  • Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher)
  • Automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform)
  • Scripting (Python, Bash)
  • Network infrastructure management
  • Network security management
Recommended hard skills:
  • Experience leading a team
Soft skills:
  • Growth mindset
  • Prestigeless team player
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Approachable
  • Service minded
  • Communicative
Coding languages:
  • Python
  • Bash
Frameworks:
  • Ansible
  • Puppet
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Rancher
Operating systems:
  • Linux
Natural languages:
  • English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Collaboration with management and senior leadership
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Working in a creative, high-quality focused environment