Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Adidas AG
Internet, IT
Herzogenaurach
- Art der Anstellung: Vollzeit
- 72.500 € – 115.000 € (von XING geschätzt)
- Vor Ort
Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Über diesen Job
Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.
*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
We build the digital arena where champions are made.At adidas, we own the entire digital experience - from online stores and mobile apps to digital marketing and the internal tools that bring our products to life. Our customers are always at the center of the action. We create premium digital experiences that set the pace, not follow it. Our IT teams play with the same intensity as world-class athletes: always innovating, always perfecting, always focused on winning for our customers.
As platform engineers, we're the team behind the team. We build, operate, and continuously improve the core capabilities that power modern applications. We coach and support business IT teams, helping them leverage our platforms so they can move fast and deliver winning results.Join our Agile Software Engineering squad and work alongside passionate teammates to develop game-changing platforms that shape the future of sport and style.
Are you ready to live the adidas experience?
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
Platform Evolution
- Design, build, and evolve the Cloud Native Container Orchestration platform with AWS and Kubernetes at its core
- Lead technical evaluations and proof-of-concepts for emerging technologies
- Define the future platform architecture and tooling throughout the whole lifecycle
Service Management and Operations
- Monitor and manage platform availability, reliability, and scalability using a modern observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Instana, etc.)
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
- Run and operate a highly critical platform meeting defined SLAs and performance targets.
- Lead incident responses and participate 24/7 on-call rotation
- Contribute to capacity planning, day-2 operations, and lifecycle management
- Follow modern service management principles to continuously improve the platform offering at scale
Security by Design
- Integrate security and compliance mechanisms into platform design using tools like Kyverno (policy as code).
- Incorporate security design principles and best practices into new and existing solutions
- Ensure secure container orchestration and policy enforcement across environments.
- Implement automated validation and testing steps in CI/CD pipelines to ensure compliance and reliability.
- Design and document disaster recovery strategies for cloud-native services.
Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Retail) to align platform capabilities with business needs.
- Act as a trusted advisor to internal engineering teams on cloud-native deployment strategies and architectures.
- Collect and use feedback from stakeholders to improve platform services and developer experience.
- Communicate technical decisions and roadmaps effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Mentoring and Upskilling
- Provide expert-level guidance and mentorship to the adidas Tech Organization.
- Lead tailored training sessions and workshops on Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, and DevOps practices.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
- Conduct code and design reviews to elevate engineering standards.
Must have Technical Skills
- Expert level in Kubernetes and Container Runtime
- Advanced level with public cloud providers (AWS preferred)
- Hands-on experience in operating large scale distributed systems
- Hands-on experience in Linux
- Hands-on experience in software development in at least one high level programming language (e.g. Python, GoLang)
- Solid understanding for network concepts and protocols
Soft-skills / Mindset:
- Growth mindset: Continuous learning culture and hands-on attitude toward new technologies and challenges
- Excellent problem-solving skills: Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and resolve critical issues systematically
- Strong sense of accountability: Display ownership across the entire platform lifecycle from design and implementation to operations and maintenance
- Platform engineering mindset: Embrace cloud-native and DevOps principles with focus on automation, scalability, and end-to-end system reliability
Main Technologies in Use:
- Cloud Provider: AWS
- Core Platform: Kubernetes including various open-source controllers and operators
- Coding and Scripting: Go, Python, Bash, Groovy
- Infrastructure as Code: Helm, OpenTofu, Crossplane, Cloud Formation
- SDLC: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Harbor, Atlassian Tools (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence), FluxCD, Jenkins, etc.
- Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Instana, etc
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.
Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/d) Open Digital Platform (ODP)
Brand:
TEAM: Technology
State: BY
Country/Region: DE
Contract Type: Full time
Number: 532508
