Job Description

Who we are

Ilkari is a privately-held start-up based in Dublin, Ireland. We deliver hyper-private scale innovation and technology to safeguard and secure data, enabling true data sovereignty even as the pace of change accelerates. Our best-in-breed sovereign technology delivers privacy and control over where companies’ data resides, where it flows, and how it’s accessed.

We’re here to rewrite the story of data sovereignty – empowering innovators, pioneers and visionaries to make their mark. We believe the sky is not the limit. We strive for the perfect balance of simplicity and excellence in everything we do, and we’re looking for people who are ready to join our journey and rewrite the story of data sovereignty.

We’re looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to help operate, support, and improve our cloud and platform environments across OpenStack, Proxmox, Kubernetes, and supporting infrastructure technologies.

The role focuses on platform operations, automation, observability, operational support, and infrastructure reliability, working closely with Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, Technical Operations Center, Service Delivery, and Architecture teams.

This position is ideal for an engineer looking to continue developing their expertise across cloud platforms, automation, virtualization, Kubernetes, and operational engineering practices within a production environment.

What you'll do

• Support the operation and maintenance of OpenStack, Proxmox, Kubernetes, and supporting infrastructure platforms across private, shared, and hybrid environments.

• Perform day-to-day operational activities including patching, upgrades, maintenance, monitoring, backup validation, provisioning, and routine platform support tasks.

• Contribute to infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, and GitOps-based workflows to improve consistency and reduce manual operational effort.

• Support observability and monitoring capabilities through logging, metrics, dashboards, alerting, and operational health checks to improve platform visibility and incident detection.

• Participate in incident, problem, and change management activities, supporting troubleshooting, remediation, rollback activities, and operational improvements.

• Work with Engineering, Security, T.O.C., Architecture, and Service Delivery teams to support reliable, operationally ready infrastructure solutions.

• Assist with customer onboarding and operational readiness activities, including provisioning, access management, monitoring setup, and operational validation tasks.

• Contribute to high availability, disaster recovery, and platform resilience activities, including testing and validation of recovery procedures.

• Create and maintain operational documentation, standards, and runbooks to improve consistency, supportability, and knowledge sharing.

• Participate in the on-call rota and support production incident response activities as required.
  

What are we looking for

Experience:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, Systems Administration, Cloud Operations, or similar technical roles.

• Good Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.

• Exposure to OpenStack, Proxmox, Kubernetes, virtualization, or cloud platform technologies in production or lab environments.

• Experience with automation or scripting using Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, or equivalent tooling.

• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code and GitOps concepts.

• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tooling such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, or similar platforms.

• Basic understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing, and firewall concepts.

• Exposure to incident, problem, and change management processes within operational environments.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills with willingness to learn and work across multidisciplinary teams.

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable. Equivalent hands-on experience, self-directed learning, and relevant vendor certifications will also be considered when supported by strong practical technical capability.

Technical proficiency:

• Relevant certifications across cloud, Linux, Kubernetes, automation, virtualization, or infrastructure technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Red Hat, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Cisco, or similar) are beneficial.

• ITIL Foundation or equivalent operational governance certification desirable.

Communication skills and teamwork:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and work effectively across Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, TOC, Architecture, Service Delivery, and Product teams.

• Comfortable contributing within technical reviews, operational discussions, incident response activities, and cross-functional planning sessions.

• Able to build positive working relationships across teams and support collaborative problem-solving in fast-moving operational environments.

• Demonstrates a structured and professional approach to documentation, operational handovers, and knowledge sharing.
  

What's in it for you

• A friendly, inclusive and multicultural environment - We are made up of over 20 nationalities.

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.

• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.

• Gym reimbursement.

• Learning Pocket: annual budget for courses, tools, or certifications.

• Three paid volunteering days each year.

• Generous referral bonus programme.

• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.