Platform Engineer with Kubernetes Job
Cluj, RO
Who we are
Everything at BMW TechWorks Romania begins with passion. It transforms a job into a calling. It motivates us to continually reinvent mobility and bring new ideas to life and onto the roads. Passion for collaborative projects turns a team into a strong unit where every viewpoint is appreciated.
Whatever you aspire to, at BMW TechWorks Romania we live and breathe software and we offer a wide variety of departments and fields where you can share your professional passion with us. By delivering software all the way from the idea to the final product, we lead BMW into the future of digitalization and mobility. And this also means:
• We search for excellence
• We get involved
• We keep it simple
• We share trust
Join BMW TechWorks Romania on our journey of innovation and excellence as we redefine the future of motion, one product at a time. Our engineers are vital to the innovation and digitalization of BMW Group's driving machines, production, sales and banking processes, and you could be part of our evolving teams.
What awaits you
- As a Platform Engineer specializing in Kubernetes, you will play a critical role in building, maintaining, and scaling our platform infrastructure. You will be responsible for managing containerized environments, ensuring high availability, automating workflows, and optimizing Kubernetes clusters. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and infrastructure automation.
- Kubernetes Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.
- Monitor cluster performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize workloads within the Kubernetes environment
- Manage Kubernetes networking, service discovery, and persistent storage
- Container Orchestration & Management: Implement and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
- Collaborate with development teams to design and deploy microservices architecture using Kubernetes
- Automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications
- Automation & CI/CD: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for the automation of application deployments
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Helm, or Ansible to automate provisioning and management of Kubernetes resources
- Ensure rapid and reliable delivery of features with automated testing, monitoring, and deployment
- Cloud Platform Management: Work with cloud service providers ( Azure) to provision and manage cloud resources
- Optimize cloud costs and usage, ensuring efficient resource management across Kubernetes environments
- Integrate cloud-native solutions to enhance Kubernetes-based platforms (e.g., managed Kubernetes services, security, monitoring).
- Security & Compliance: Implement Kubernetes best practices to ensure security, including role-based access control (RBAC), network policies, and secret management
- Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications
- Maintain compliance with industry standards and regulations regarding data privacy and security
- Collaboration & Support: Work closely with DevOps, Software Engineering, and Security teams to ensure smooth operations and efficient workflows
- Provide support for incident management and troubleshooting for Kubernetes environments
- Mentor and train team members on Kubernetes best practices and platform engineering concepts
- Monitoring & Logging: Implement monitoring and logging solutions for Kubernetes clusters using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK stacks
- Monitor the health and performance of the platform, ensuring system reliability and availability
What shoud you bring along
- University Degree or Advanced Diploma in a Software Engineering related discipline, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- At least 5+ years’ experience as a DevOps Engineer with Azure and Kubernetes
- Excellent English verbal and written skills
- German communication skills will be a plus
What do we offer?
• Challenging projects with which we are shaping the mobility of tomorrow
• Great team spirit within an international team
• State-of-the-art global IT landscape and processes
• 100% implementation of the Agile Working Model methodology
• Wide range of personal & professional development opportunities
• High level of job security
• Work-Life-Balance and flexible working hours
• Attractive and performance-related remuneration
• Dynamic and highly-motivating work environment
At BMW TechWorks Romania, we view diversity and inclusion in all its forms as a cornerstone of our team's strength. Equal opportunities are a priority, and fair treatment of all applicants and employees is a fundamental principal of our corporate policy. Our recruitment decisions ensure a balanced and inclusive approach, valuing our people’s different personalities and skills, experience and viewpoints, regardless of sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, gender identity, age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
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