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We own the service end-to-end, ensuring it remains secure, reliable, resilient and easy to consume while continuously evolving it to meet the needs of development teams.\nIf you enjoy building systems that other engineers depend on every day, this is an opportunity to help define how Kubernetes is engineered, operated and continuously improved across RWEST.\nYour responsibilities\nAs a Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes Platform, you will be part of the team responsible for operating Kubernetes centrally across RWEST and continuously improving the platform experience for development teams.\nYou will help establish the central Kubernetes platform service and support the transition of platform ownership and operational responsibility into the dedicated Cross-Functional / SRE team.\nOperate and improve RWEST’s central Amazon EKS platform, including day-2 operations, lifecycle management, upgrades and platform support.\nHelp provide a secure, self-service Kubernetes platform with automated guardrails so development teams can deploy and ship applications without managing the underlying infrastructure.\nContribute to consistent platform standards across cluster configuration, monitoring, networking, security controls and lifecycle management.\nSupport a sustainable 24x7 operational model for Kubernetes and related platform services in scope, including Kubernetes, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, JFrog and Elastic.\nBuild and maintain automation, Infrastructure as Code and reusable platform patterns that reduce manual effort and improve reliability.\nImprove platform observability by supporting monitoring, logging, alerting and operational visibility across shared Kubernetes services.\nHelp drive stronger security and compliance through consistent guardrails, governance and automated controls.\nWork closely with development squads to support onboarding, platform adoption and day-to-day usage of the central platform.\nContribute to incident response, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement of platform reliability and support quality.\nShare knowledge, document standards and help establish the central SRE Platform Team as the accountable owner for shared platform services in scope.\nYour profile\nWe are looking for experienced engineers who enjoy building reliable systems, solving complex technical problems and creating services that enable other engineering teams to succeed.\nYou are comfortable taking ownership, making technical decisions and improving systems through engineering, automation and standardisation. You enjoy building long-term solutions that are secure, maintainable and easy to operate.\nEssential\nExtensive experience designing, operating and troubleshooting Kubernetes in production environments.\nStrong understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems and modern infrastructure.\nExperience operating Amazon Web Services and Kubernetes-based platforms at scale.\nExperience designing secure, resilient and highly available production environments.\nStrong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, security and workload scheduling.\nExperience managing platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, maintenance and operational readiness.\nStrong automation mindset with Infrastructure as Code and configuration as code.\nExperience applying software engineering principles to infrastructure and operations.\nExperience designing reusable solutions that can be adopted consistently across multiple engineering teams.\nStrong understanding of observability, including metrics, logs, traces and operational insights.\nExperience integrating security, governance and compliance into technical solutions.\nExperience supporting production environments, incident response and continuous service improvement.\nGood understanding of modern software delivery practices and engineering automation.\nExcellent analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills.\nAdvantageous,\nWe'd particularly value experience with\nDesigning and operating engineering services consumed by multiple independent teams.\nBuilding secure-by-default environments with automated guardrails.\nCreating self-service capabilities with clearly defined ownership boundaries.\nEstablishing engineering standards and reference architectures.\nDriving standardisation while balancing flexibility and team autonomy.\nImproving developer experience without compromising security or reliability.\nReducing operational complexity through automation and simplification.\nUsing data and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement.\nEvaluating new technologies pragmatically and introducing them where they provide measurable value.\nMentoring engineers and fostering a strong engineering culture.\nWorking in environments where reliability, security and operational excellence are considered fundamental engineering outcomes.\nWhat We Offer\nJoining the SRE team means becoming part of the engineering organisation responsible for one of RWEST's core technology capabilities.\nYou will have the opportunity to influence how Kubernetes is designed, operated and continuously improved while working on complex engineering challenges at enterprise scale.\nWe offer the opportunity to:\nHelp establish the central Kubernetes capability across RWEST.\nDesign and evolve a modern engineering service with long-term ownership.\nWork on large-scale cloud-native environments supporting multiple engineering teams.\nSolve challenging problems across automation, reliability, security and operations.\nInfluence architecture, engineering standards and operational practices.\nWork alongside experienced engineers who value ownership, collaboration and technical excellence.\nContinuously develop your expertise while helping shape the future of cloud-native engineering across RWEST.\nrwe.com/career\nApply now with just a few clicks: ad code 93070\nAny questions? Vince Manning (Recruiting), +44 7585981083\nWe look forward to meeting you!\nWe value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. #inclusionmatters\nOf course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Xing, too.\nRWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Approximately 2,000 employees from over 50 different countries trade (renewable) electricity, (green) gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. 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