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
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