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Platform Architect

🇹🇷 Turkey

Management

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

Backend

Platform Architect

from 🇹🇷 Turkey

We are seeking an experiencedPlatform Architect to lead the migration of an existing on-premises Kubernetes platform to the LightOps platform, guiding technical strategy, risk mitigation and delivery team composition throughout the transition.

Responsibilities

  • Familiarize with the current platform landscape spanning microservices, event-driven processing, graph-based modeling and time-series ingestion
  • Review the target architecture and confirm alignment with business and technical objectives
  • Validate the overall migration strategy across workstreams
  • Identify risks and gaps within the proposed migration approach
  • Refine resource requirements based on project scope and complexity
  • Define migration workstreams and their dependencies
  • Establish a migration roadmap with clear sequencing
  • Support the interview and evaluation process for additional consultants
  • Influence the final composition of the delivery team

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in Kubernetes platform engineering with expertise in Helm and GitOps practices including ArgoCD
  • Expertise in Kubernetes security and multi-service platform migrations
  • Hands-on experience with Service Mesh implementations including Istio, gateway management and authorization policies
  • Proficiency in traffic routing and service-to-service communication within service mesh environments
  • Background in security practices including HashiCorp Vault and secret management
  • Knowledge of OIDC/OAuth2 and zero-trust architectures
  • Experience leading platform adoption programs, Kubernetes modernization initiatives and complex application migrations
  • English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Kafka, Strimzi and PostgreSQL
  • Knowledge of Cassandra, KEDA and Prometheus/Grafana
  • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and Coraza WAF
  • Background in Operational Readiness programs and SRE practices
by @maxrusakovic