Job Description

Requirement ID: 10879248

Job Title: Senior Container Platform Engineer

Location: Netherlands
Experience: 5+ Years
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Work Mode: Onsite

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Container Platform Engineer to modernize Azure DevOps build infrastructure by designing secure, efficient and maintainable Docker images for Azure DevOps build agents running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

The successful candidate will help define container standards, optimize CI/CD performance and support the transition to AKS-hosted Azure DevOps agents.

Key Responsibilities

• Review existing Docker images used by the build platform.
• Optimize Docker image size and performance.
• Define image standards and lifecycle management.
• Build purpose-specific Docker images.
• Improve build performance and security.
• Support Azure DevOps build agent modernization.
• Implement image governance and patch management.
• Support AKS-hosted build agent migration.
• Implement image scanning and SBOM generation.
• Collaborate with platform engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure DevOps
• Azure DevOps Self-hosted Agents
• Container Platform Engineering
• CI/CD
• Build Engineering
• Platform Engineering

Preferred Experience

• Azure Container Registry
• BuildKit
• KEDA
• Ephemeral Build Agents
• Kubernetes-based CI/CD
• Trivy
• Syft
• Grype
• SBOM Generation
• Supply Chain Security
• Distroless Images
• Alpine Linux
• Debian Slim
• Ubuntu Minimal

Strong Candidate Profile

Candidates should ideally have experience:

• Building custom Azure DevOps agent images.
• Migrating build agents from VMs to containers.
• Standardizing enterprise Docker images.
• Optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Implementing image governance.
• Running containerized workloads on Kubernetes or AKS.

Nice to Have

• Azure DevOps self-hosted agents
• Image optimization strategies
• Container security
• Kubernetes platform administration
• DevSecOps

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical skills
• Problem-solving mindset
• Team collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Continuous improvement mindset