Platform Engineer - Application Platform

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We are continuing to strengthen our platform engineering capabilities and are now looking for a Senior Platform Engineer who wants to play a key role in developing and modernising our Application Platform.

This is an opportunity to work hands-on with modern platform technologies and help build the foundations that enable application teams to deliver software efficiently, securely, and at scale. The platform is built on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, making Kubernetes expertise a key requirement for the role.

Your role

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be part of the team responsible for our Application Platform. The platform provides the capabilities, tooling, and services that enable development teams across the organisation to build, deploy, and operate applications efficiently and securely. Kubernetes is a core technology within the platform, and you will work extensively with the design, development, operation, and evolution of Kubernetes-based platform capabilities.

You will work with both existing and future platform services, focusing on automation, reliability, scalability, security, and developer experience. The role combines software-oriented infrastructure engineering with platform development and offers significant opportunities to influence the technical direction of our platform ecosystem.

Working closely with architects, developers, security specialists, and other engineering teams, you will help build and improve platform services that are secure, scalable, and easy to consume through self-service capabilities and well-defined interfaces.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the organisation's Application Platform
• Develop and maintain Kubernetes-based platform capabilities
• Create self-service solutions and reusable platform services for development teams
• Drive automation initiatives and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and security
• Build and maintain tooling, integrations, and platform capabilities that enhance developer experience
• Contribute to the design and implementation of future platform services and architectures
• Support application teams adopting and consuming platform capabilities
• Participate in platform modernisation and migration initiatives
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with technical and business needs
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and continuous improvement activities

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is passionate about platform engineering and enjoys building capabilities that enable other teams to be successful. You have a strong technical foundation, an automation-first mindset, and an interest in creating scalable and reusable solutions.

Required

• Several years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or similar
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container platforms
• Experience designing, building, and operating platform services
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
• Experience working in Linux-based environments
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
• Experience operating and improving business-critical platforms or services
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies and platform engineering principles
• Strong communication skills in both Swedish and English
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred

• Experience building or working with Internal Developer Platforms (IDP)
• Experience working in hybrid Kubernetes environments
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and platform security
• Experience driving platform modernisation or migration initiatives
• Experience from large or complex organisations

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

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Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here