Platform Architect (Platform Engineering)

About the position

At neXa, we are a specialized IT recruitment and consulting company, partnering with organizations to deliver top-tier engineering talent.

We are currently looking for an experienced Platform Engineering Architect to join a strategic initiative focused on building a modern, scalable platform engineering capability.

This is a senior, hands-on role combining architecture and engineering. You will design and deliver a platform ecosystem that enables development teams through standardization, automation, and self-service—while operating within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build the core platform engineering solution
• Align new platform capabilities with existing infrastructure, tools, and technologies
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams
• Contribute in a hands-on capacity (not purely architectural)
• Implement and enforce cybersecurity and compliance controls
• Support the development of a scalable, reusable platform ecosystem

Platform Engineering Goals

• Reduce time required to provision infrastructure for development teams
• Standardize engineering tools and practices across the organization
• Enable self-service platforms for developers
• Establish and grow a platform engineering team and community
• Drive continuous improvement of platform capabilities and tooling
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001

Must-Have:

• Proven hands-on experience in Platform Engineering architecture onboarding within an organization
• Experience gained within the last 3 years (since January 2023)
• Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience
• Strong English skills (C1+, written and spoken)

Technology stack:

• Red Hat OpenShift
• GitLab
• Backstage (or Red Hat Developer Hub)
• Terraform or OpenTofu
• Ansible
• CI/CD pipelines
• HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Quay (container registry)
• SD-LAN