Senior Platform Engineer

Details

Join Collibra’s Platform Infrastructure Engineering team and contribute to the cloud foundation that runs Collibra services. This team focuses on multi-cloud architectures, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, Golang automation, and operational resilience. You will work on platform architecture, developer enablement, automation and production operability.

Responsibilities

• Develop controllers and automation to enable developer workflows and platform capabilities.
• Contribute to platform infrastructure architecture and collaborate with other infrastructure engineers using GitOps, IaC and Kubernetes.
• Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot complex service issues, implement security best practices, and maintain clear documentation (architecture, procedures).
• Identify and implement continuous improvements in platform engineering and infrastructure automation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or infrastructure-focused roles, plus a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, OR equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience designing, building, and managing production services using Kubernetes and GitOps/IaC at scale (tens to hundreds of Kubernetes clusters).
• Experience managing production workloads and infrastructure on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters and managing containerized services in production.
• Demonstrable experience writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform) and proficiency in Golang or Python for automation.
• Preferred: CKA / CKAD, Istio, ArgoCD, deep experience with networking and Linux, and experience with monitoring/logging/observability tools and traces (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, Honeycomb).
• Experience creating controllers and automation patterns to manage Kubernetes resources.
• Must be eligible to work in the USA without requiring sponsorship.
• Because this role supports the US government, the candidate must be a US citizen who resides on US soil.

Measures of Success

• First month: Gain exposure to the technical environment and meet partner teams.
• Third month: Independently execute assigned tasks, demonstrating understanding of core platform technologies (Cloud, Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps) and team workflows.
• Sixth month: Participate in key automation initiatives and deliver reliable mid-complexity infrastructure improvements, reducing complexity through refactoring existing automations.

Compensation

• Base salary range: 152,000 - 190,000 per year.
• This position is not eligible for additional commission-based compensation.
• Salary offers are based on a combination of factors including experience, skills, and location.
• In addition to base salary: equity ownership, bonus potential, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401(k) plans, and more.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits program including competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off.
• Inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity employment policies.
• Accommodations available for applicants upon request.

Location & Eligibility

• Remote (East Coast USA). Candidate must be a U.S. citizen residing on U.S. soil and eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.