Platform Engineer

📋 Description

• Design the Linux VM fabric underpinning the platform from the ground up: hypervisor architecture
• Operate and maintain the hypervisor layer across multiple physical hosts, including host patching
• Design and maintain a distributed shared storage system such as Ceph, or an alternative
• Design and maintain VM templating and golden-image pipelines so Kubernetes nodes are provisioned
• Automate the VM lifecycle end-to-end — provisioning, scaling, patching, decommissioning — via
• Manage compute, memory, and storage capacity planning across the fabric, including host-level

🎯 Requirements

• Solid production experience running Kubernetes in a self-managed, on-premises context (not just
• Hands-on experience designing and operating a Linux KVM/libvirt-based VM fabric as the foundation
• Strong Linux systems administration background (networking, storage, service management, kernel
• Practical, in-depth knowledge of Kubernetes networking (CNI internals, service meshes a plus) and
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)
• Experience with GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines

🎁 Benefits

• Flexible leave and hybrid working policies
• Private health and dental insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Free access to the Mako gym
• Employee wellbeing guidance and support
• Opportunity to become involved in the rewarding work of the Mako Foundation