Platform Engineer

Springer Nature

Platform Engineer building and operating Kubernetes, cloud, CI/CD, and observability platforms for Springer Nature’s global publishing business. Enabling product teams through automation, self-service, and reliable infrastructure.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operating and automating cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS or GCP, while contributing to system architecture and design. Proficient in managing Kubernetes deployments and building automation tools to enhance platform usability and performance.

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Cloud Infrastructure ManagementKubernetes Deployment ManagementGolang ProgrammingPlatform as a Service (PaaS)Automation and Tooling Development

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Hard Skills

GolangPythonKubernetesCloud NetworkingIAMVersion ControlAPI DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureAutomation PatternsKubernetes Operators

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationTechnical ConsultancyUser Research ParticipationFeedback CommunicationCultural Growth Contribution

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPKubevelaGrafanaSentryOpenTelemetryConcourseGitHub ActionsTerraformAnsible

Industry Keywords

Platform-First StrategyEngineering PlatformSoftware Delivery LifecycleScalable Business DeliveryObservability Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape, build, and improve Springer Nature’s unified platforms and integrated capabilities
Develop and improve platforms, including maintenance, documentation, updates, and security work
Drive the Platform-First Strategy and prioritise Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Improve platform usability, performance, and security
Meet delivery and participation responsibilities as an engineering team contributor
Build, operate, and maintain core Engineering Platform capabilities and components
Treat the platform as a product with real customers
Build automation, tooling, and self-service mechanisms for product teams
Own and operate platform services end to end, including Kubernetes clusters, automation, CI/CD, and observability systems
Provide technical support and consultancy to product teams and feed learnings into the product roadmap
Contribute to platform improvements and architectural discussions
Lead major initiatives and improve system performance and reliability
Shape the evolution of the Engineering Platform and support scalable, low-risk business delivery
Participate in user research and provide actionable feedback to team members
Help grow internal culture through technical share-backs and 10% time

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience operating, automating, and maintaining cloud infrastructure in AWS or GCP
Experience contributing to system architecture and design
Expertise in at least one of storage, routing, cloud networking, organization policy automation, or IAM
Programming experience with Golang, Python, JVM-based languages, or similar modern languages
Experience with general automation patterns and version control
Experience managing Kubernetes deployments
Experience writing Kubernetes operators or controllers
Experience taking projects from design through production
Experience working in multidisciplinary teams across the software delivery lifecycle
Experience writing and maintaining code interfacing with the Kubernetes API is desirable
Thorough understanding of Go language features and idiomatic practices is desirable
Experience with Kubernetes, Kubevela, GKE, EKS, Grafana LGTM, Sentry, OpenTelemetry, Concourse, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, Postgres, or Mongo is desirable
Experience building APIs and exposing programmable components is desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunities to learn from some of the best in the business
Culture that encourages curiosity and empowers people to find solutions and act on their instincts
Technical share-backs and 10% time opportunities
Occasional travel to work with colleagues in person