Senior Platform Engineer

**G+D hace más segura la vida de miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo. Creamos confianza en la era digital con tecnología de seguridad integrada en tres segmentos: Seguridad Digital, Plataformas Financieras y Tecnología Monetaria. Hemos sido un socio confiable para nuestros clientes durante más de 170 años con nuestras soluciones innovadoras para SecurityTech Somos un grupo tecnológico internacional y una empresa familiar tradicional con más de 14,000 empleados en 40 países. Crear Confianza es nuestro camino hacia el éxito. La confianza es la base de nuestra colaboración en G+D.**

***Somos el socio confiable para todos los desafíos resultantes del Internet de las cosas. Ofrecemos un completo portafolio de conectividad para operadores de redes móviles, fabricantes de automóviles, empresas tecnológicas como fabricantes de chips y módulos, así como proveedores de transporte y logística. Nuestro portafolio incluye soluciones altamente seguras en el área de conectividad e IoT, desde SIM clásicas, eSIM e iSIM, hasta los sistemas operativos integrados asociados y el manejo del ciclo de vida, pasando por servicios de conectividad global y soluciones IoT. ¿Quieres dar forma activamente a la transformación digital con nosotros?**

**Giesecke+Devrient** makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D. We are seeking a **Senior Platform Engineer**to join our growing team in Barcelona.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Define and automate runtime infrastructure (networks, databases, proxies, and firewalls) as code, both cloud and on-premises.
- Design, implement, and operate robust monitoring, logging, and alerting tools so engineers can confidently own their apps.

**Technical Skills & Experience**:

- Hands-on expertise with major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, etc).
- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (especially Terraform).
- Extensive practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Comfortable in Linux/Unix, with a good grasp of system internals.
- Skilled at scripting (Bash, Python, or similar).
- Basic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, HA concepts).
- Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD is a plus).
- Familiarity with modern monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
- Security-by-design thinker; knowledge of infrastructure and app security best practices, cloud vulnerabilities, compliance, and incident response.
- Excellent problem-solving and reasoning skills.

**Soft Skills**:

- Proven team player: collaborative, supportive, and able to thrive in cross-functional teams.
- Strong communicator, fluent in English (written and verbal).
- Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to overcoming challenges.

**Onboarding Plan**:** Weeks 1-2: Getting Started**
- Complete introductions and gain access to all platforms/tools.
- Dive into company infrastructure—review architecture diagrams, environment setup guides, cloud policies, and CI/CD systems.
- Connect with team leads; shadow colleagues on daily ops and support routines.

**Weeks 3-4: Hands-On Exploration**
- Participate in deploying key infrastructure components (using Terraform, Kubernetes).
- Set up and customize monitoring/logging for a test environment.
- Assist in refining CI/CD pipelines and participate in at least one release process.
- Work with security team—review configurations, learn compliance and incident response flows.

**Weeks 5-8: Ownership and Contribution**
- Take responsibility for one infrastructure module (cloud network, monitoring, or CI/CD workflow).
- Introduce a small automation improvement (new script or tool).
- Mentor junior engineers by walking through platform ops tasks.
- Present a review of security practices implemented and suggest an improvement.
- Join cross-functional meetings to inform and refine dev/ops collaboration.

**Continuous Learning**:

- Regular catch-ups with peers.
- Scheduled follow-ups with manager to review progress and set development goals.
- Keep a log of questions, blockers, and suggestions for process improvement.

**What’s great about working with us**:

- ** Culture and diversity**: Join a people-oriented environment with different nationalities and a great team spirit, flat hierarchies (everyone speaks to everyone). Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
- ** Team**:An opportunity to shape our engineering culture and work with a passionate, mission-driven team. Collaboration with a diverse and very international team of outstanding people