Principal Platform Engineer (Hybrid Cloud)

Location: Herzogenrath, Germany; hybrid working model

Company

hirify.global Leisure Package Distribution develops digital infrastructure and platform capabilities that support the future of travel.

What you will do

• Build and improve reusable platform services, modules, templates, and engineering blueprints.
• Develop prototypes, automation patterns, and production-ready solutions for hybrid cloud and container platforms.
• Support Kubernetes and OpenShift, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, GitOps, and platform automation initiatives.
• Embed observability, reliability, resilience, and maintainability into platform solutions.
• Contribute to secure-by-design capabilities, policy enforcement, and technical security guardrails.
• Reduce manual effort, simplify complex processes, and improve platform maturity through pragmatic engineering.

Requirements

• Deep technical expertise as a hands-on platform engineer with a pragmatic problem-solving mindset.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments, Kubernetes or OpenShift, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and security controls.
• Ability to build, test, automate, and improve complex platform capabilities.
• Ability to create reusable solutions that can be adopted by other engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Software engineering experience, particularly developing and maintaining platform-level capabilities and services.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on engineering work in a strategic hybrid cloud platform environment.
• Opportunities for on-the-job training, formal learning, and knowledge sharing with colleagues.
• Supportive environment focused on career development and personal and family life.
• Diverse and inclusive community promoting innovation, creativity, collaboration, and fair treatment.
• Opportunity to contribute to the future of travel through a critical technical mission.