[Hiring] Platform Engineering Consultant @Collabora

Role Description

Build and operate infrastructure that powers open source software at scale. You will work directly with client engineering teams to design, deploy and maintain production platforms. Kubernetes is central to how we work and a tool we are investing in heavily, but the role spans the broader infrastructure landscape.

This isn't passive infrastructure management. You will be solving real operational problems, recommending open source solutions that genuinely fit the problem and helping clients build platforms they can own and maintain long term.

This role combines deep technical work with collaborative consulting. You will partner with client engineering teams to solve their toughest infrastructure challenges, develop genuine platform expertise and grow into technical leadership over time.

Location: Fully remote (preference for EU or East Coast US hours)

Travel: Optional conference attendance

What You'll Actually Do

• Platform Engineering: Design, deploy and maintain production infrastructure for client workloads: Kubernetes is a key part of our toolkit and you will use it regularly, but you will also work across the broader platform stack including networking, storage, observability and CI/CD.
• Reliability Engineering: Own the operational health of client platforms: you are comfortable with incident response, post-mortems and building systems that fail gracefully.
• Open Source Solutions: Favour open source tooling that is well-maintained and community-aligned. You do not need to be an active upstream contributor, but you should understand the ecosystems you are working in and be able to evaluate tools critically.
• Infrastructure as Code: Treat infrastructure configuration as software: version controlled, reviewed and repeatable. This is a mindset as much as a skill set and it shapes how you approach every engagement.
• Client Partnership: Translate client operational needs into technical solutions. You will help clients understand the trade-offs between convenience and long-term maintainability.
• Navigate Constraints: Balance technical excellence with real-world pressures: customer deadlines, legacy infrastructure, budget limitations, all while keeping quality high.
• Be a Technical Advisor: Explain complex infrastructure decisions to product and engineering teams, provide honest timelines and build trust through transparent communication.
• Grow the Practice: As you develop in the role, you will take on more responsibility for shaping how Collabora delivers infrastructure consultancy - mentoring colleagues and leading client engagements.

Qualifications

• Solid Kubernetes experience.
• Broader infrastructure competence.
• Infrastructure as Code mindset.
• SRE or customer-facing support background.
• Consultancy or client-facing technical background.
• Strong English communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Self-directed work style.

Requirements

• Helm familiarity is useful.
• Cloud provider experience: AWS, GCP or Azure.
• CI/CD pipeline experience: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or equivalent.
• Observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry or similar.
• Security and compliance awareness: network policy, RBAC, pod security standards or supply chain security tooling.
• Scripting and automation: Python, Bash or Go for operational tooling.
• Rust: increasingly relevant for infrastructure utilities and systems-level tooling.
• Open source contribution history.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and location.
• Office setup budget.
• Sabbatical/Retention of Services - after five years continuous service.
• Co-working policy - support for working outside home.
• Wellness assessments - biannual wellbeing assessments with a trained mental health specialist.
• Conference attendance - we cover expenses and encourage speaking opportunities.
• Open source time - contribute to projects you care about.

Company Description

We are committed to building a diverse team and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from people under-represented in tech.

We evaluate candidates based on skills and contributions, not pedigree. If you are unsure whether you qualify, apply anyway.

We recognize that the combination of deep infrastructure expertise and consulting skills is rare. If you have strong Kubernetes and platform experience and are newer to the consulting side of the role, or vice versa — we want to hear from you.