Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

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Overview

In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel’s global systems and operations. Your work enables teams to deliver fresh fruit, time‑sensitive healthcare products, and more to people worldwide, supporting more than we imagine.

Key Objectives

• Ensure High Availability: maintain a fault‑tolerant, resilient Kafka‑based messaging platform on AWS EKS.
• Scale the Platform: enhance infrastructure to handle growing traffic and integrations; support load and stress testing.
• Enable Self‑Service: empower teams with Git
  Ops automation and easy‑to‑use tools for managing authentication and data access.
• Drive Operational Excellence: apply best practices for performance, reliability, and cost optimization.

How you create impact

• Maintain, scale, and enhance the Kafka ecosystem and related internal tools on AWS EKS, ensuring high availability.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Helm and Git
  Ops (Argo
  CD) workflows on AWS.
• Manage Kafka clusters, topics, ACLs, and schema registries, promoting self‑service capabilities.
• Monitor and optimize message throughput, latency, and reliability across the platform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Git
  Lab for infrastructure and configuration deployments.
• Continuously improve platform performance, observability, and operational efficiency.
• Strengthen team expertise, uphold high‑quality standards, and contribute to technical and architectural decisions.

What we would like you to bring

• Proficient in Kubernetes (EKS preferred) for container orchestration and management.
• Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Ia
  C) using tools like Terraform, Helm, and Git
  Ops practices.
• Experienced with Kafka and its ecosystem (Kafka Connect, Schema Registry).
• Hands‑on with CI/CD pipelines using Git
  Lab and Argo
  CD.
• Familiar with observability tools, especially the LGMT stack (Loki, Grafana, Mimir, Alloy).
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking, security, and IAM.
• Proficient in scripting and automation with Bash or Go; basic understanding of the Java ecosystem.
• Experienced in scalable, distributed systems, with strong problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

What's in it for you

You will have a direct influence on the future of logistics and IT. Our colleagues are experts who shape the IT industry in Portugal and worldwide. We offer flexible working hours, mobile working arrangements, teamwork, continuous learning, diversity, career path planning, work‑life balance offerings, and supplementary health insurance.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life – from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work enables ordinary and special moments in the lives of people worldwide. As a global leader with strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference.

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology and Engineering

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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