Lead Platform Engineer
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Lead Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain modern software artifacts, cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines in the context of IIoT. Automating processes and building reliable, scalable systems is your passion, and you thrive in collaborative environments where infrastructure meets development.
Responsibilities
· Technical driver for software development and DevOps practices within agile software development teams
· Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
· Build and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes
· Develop automation scripts and tools
· Contribute to application development tasks as needed, leveraging your programming expertise
· Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management solutions
· Collaborate on technical decisions around deployment strategies, monitoring, and observability
· Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across the infrastructure
· Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for infrastructure and processes
· Collaborate closely with development teams, SRE, and platform engineering
· Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
· Mentor team members on DevOps practices
Profile
· Min. 10 years extensive experience in software developemt, DevOps engineering and cloud infrastructure
· Independent working style and the ability to work through tasks independently in a structured manner, also as coordinator within the team
· Programming skills in C#, TypeScript and optionally Python
· Expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration
· Hands-on experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)
· Proficient with CI/CD tools (GitLab)
· Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)
· Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform)
· Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
· Flexibility to support development initiatives and cross-functional projects
· Documentation skills and attention to detail
· Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
· Structured, proactive, and automation-first mindset
ABOUT KSB
KSB is one of the world’s leading suppliers of pumps, valves and related systems.
KSB combines innovative technology and excellent service to provide intelligent solutions. This approach means that KSB employees are close to customers on all continents, providing them with pumps, valves and systems for almost all applications involving the transportation of liquids. A comprehensive range of services rounds off this customer-focused portfolio.
KSB has been growing continuously since it was founded in 1871. Today the Group has a presence on all continents with its own sales and marketing companies, manufacturing facilities and service operations. More than 15,600 employees generate annual consolidated sales revenue of two billion euros.
KSB WORLDWIDE
With production plants, sales offices and agents in more than 100 countries, KSB is close to its customers throughout the world. Direct contact with local KSB specialists makes it easier for companies to implement their projects quickly, flexibly and at a high level of quality.
KSB IN THE MEDIA
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FROM A SINGLE SOURCE: PUMPS AND VALVES, SERVICES AND SYSTEMS:
• Pumps and valves for industrial applications
• Comprehensive KSB services and original spare parts
• Pumps, valves and systems for building services
• Automation and drive solutions
• Pumps, valves and systems for renewable energy applications
• Slurry pumps for mining, suction dredgers and the oil sand industry
• Pumps, valves and systems for water applications
• Pumps, valves and systems for waste water applications
• Pumps, valves and systems for energy applications
