- 5 to 8 years in platform, infrastructure, or SRE — with at least 3 years focused on cloud infrastructure or developer platforms.
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture: Kubernetes at scale, managed cloud services, networking, identity federation, and multi-tenancy patterns across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Proven ownership of complex, multi-month platform initiatives — you've part of them from whiteboard to production, managing ambiguity and technical risk throughout.
- Proficient in IaC and GitOps fluency — Terraform or Pulumi, ArgoCD — with experience standardising platform tooling and deployment patterns across engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML infrastructure: model serving, inference pipelines, GPU resource management, or LLM integration patterns.
- Experience in enterprise environments with familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or GDPR.
- Strong written communication — you write clear design docs, maintain helpful ADRs, and can explain architectural decisions to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.