At Sytac, we build high-performing engineering teams for leading organizations. We combine a pragmatic, people-first culture with technical craftsmanship, giving engineers autonomy in real production environments. For one of our key clients in the Netherlands, we are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer who lives and breathes cloud-native infrastructure. This isn't a role for someone who has "worked with Kubernetes" — it's for someone who has architected it, scaled it, and owned it across complex production environments. You'll be building and evolving a platform that engineering teams depend on every day, with GitOps and Internal Developer Platform thinking at its core. <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> What you'll do <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Design, build, and maintain cloud-native platform infrastructure with Kubernetes as a first-class citizen — architecture-level ownership, not just operations.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Own and evolve Infrastructure as Code at senior level using Terraform — setting standards, not just implementing them.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Build and scale CI/CD pipelines that serve multiple teams and workloads at scale, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure delivery.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD — driving deployment consistency and auditability across environments.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience and platform reliability.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Contribute to and potentially help build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that enables teams to self-serve infrastructure and deployment capabilities.</li> </ul> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> What we're looking for <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Senior-level Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience across cloud providers — you set the standard, not just follow it.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Extensive Kubernetes experience — GKE, EKS, AKS or equivalent — at an architectural level. This goes well beyond having worked with it.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proven CI/CD experience at scale — multiple teams, multiple pipelines, complex workloads.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Hands-on ArgoCD experience in a production environment.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Solid GitOps experience — ArgoCD, Flux, or both — across more than one employer or context.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">A platform mindset: you build for others, optimise for usability, and care about developer experience as much as infrastructure correctness.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Java experience is not required for this role.</li> </ul> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> Nice to have <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience building or contributing to an Internal Developer Platform (IDP).</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">CKAD or CKA certification — or equivalent demonstrable depth in Kubernetes.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Experience with landing zones, cloud governance, and IaC standards at an enterprise scale.</li> </ul> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> Life at Sytac Working at Sytac means joining a community that prioritizes your growth. Our benefits package is designed for flexibility, learning, and adventure: <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Unlimited Growth Days: Enjoy your professional development and Sytac activities! 📚</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">The Best Gear: Pick a private laptop (&lt;€4,000) with 50% paid by us, plus a tech budget. 💻</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Invest in You: A €2,400 annual growth budget for training and conferences. 🌿</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Future Proof: We contribute 3.75% to your pension.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Legendary Trips: Join our annual ski trips, beach BBQs, and epic parties! ⛷️</li> </ul>