Senior DevOps Engineer - Core Platform Engineering

Senior DevOps Engineer - Core Platform Engineering Company: ICEYE Location: Espoo Posted: 2026-09-16 Senior DevOps Engineer - Core Platform Engineering Location: Espoo, Finland Department: Platform & Release Engineering - Engineering Reportsto: Infrastructure Engineering Lead Employmenttype: Permanent Workplacemodel: Hybrid / Office Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO) Why this role matters: As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll design and operate the core platform foundations that power ICEYE's products, enabling secure, scalable, and reliable services across cloud and on-prem environments. Who We Are ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE's world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world's largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits. As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE's near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation. Your day-to-day responsibilitiesDesign, operate, and evolve core platform components including Kubernetes, ingress, service mesh, and secrets management Build and maintain reusable infrastructure modules using Terraform across AWS and on-prem environments Define and implement observability standards, including metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerting Partner with product teams to guide platform adoption and enable scalable, platform-aligned architectures Automate platform lifecycle processes including provisioning, upgrades, and scaling Improve platform reliability, performance, and security through continuous iteration Support and mentor engineers on best practices in Kubernetes, networking, identity, and observability Reduce operational overhead through tooling, automation, and improved platform abstractions What we're looking for Must haves:5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles operating production systems Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster operations, networking, and lifecycle management Solid understanding of AWS fundamentals including networking, IAM, compute, and storage Experience with infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform Practical experience with observability, including SLOs, metrics, logs, traces, and alerting Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python or Go Strong Linux systems knowledge and troubleshooting skills Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively in English Nice to haves:Experience with Rancher, Istio, External Secrets, or Vault Experience operating in restricted or air-gapped environments Experience with identity systems such as FusionAuth or SSO integrations Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments Experience with hybrid infrastructure across AWS and on-prem platforms Application process Recruiter interview Hiring manager interview Task Assignment Technical interview Final interview Working at ICEYE At ICEYE, you'll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win. How We Work (Our Values) Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the why behind decisions. See the big picture: Stay close to what's happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others. Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions. Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift. Have fun: What we do matters and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take p