Platform Engineer

LGT Digital Factory (Spain) S.L. is searching for a Plarform Engineer for our Barcelona Office.

What can you expect?

In the course of the implementation of LGT‘s digital vision, LGT Digital Factory (DiF) acts as a strategic nearshore partner to implement state-of-the-art digital products for clients and employees. To fulfill this mission, we interact closely with LGT business and IT units.

Together with a young, highly motivated team you will help build and run the promising platform for Software developers.

Your Challenge

We seek a skilled Platform Engineer to join our team and take charge of operating and developing Nimbus, the cutting-edge cloud development platform for software products. As the backbone of our development infrastructure, Nimbus provides a seamless environment for our teams to design, build, test, and deploy applications efficiently. We work exclusively for LGT Private Bank group and provide our colleagues in IT and business with a highly functional and reliable infrastructure.

Your Profile

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Platform Engineering, Cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices. Experience with containerization, orchestration tools, and scripting languages is essential. A deep understanding of software development lifecycle and the ability to work collaboratively with product development

teams is crucial for success in this role. Join us in shaping the future of software development by creating an innovative and efficient cloud platform that empowers developers to build amazing applications

The following specific skills / experience are required :

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering or a similar role
• SaaS Backend development, preferably in Go
• Strong experience with Azure cloud services, particularly AKS
• Proficient in container orchestration and Kubernetes administration
• Experience with Crossplane for infrastructure orchestration
• Expertise in developing custom Kubernetes operators using Kubebuilder
• Good understanding of main network concepts (TCP / IP layers, DNS, HTTP, Routing)
• Strong knowledge of policy engines (Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper)
• Experience with secret management solutions (External Secrets, Azure Key Vault, CSI drivers)
• Hands-on experience with CNI plugins and network configurations
• Expertise in implementing and managing ingress / egress controllers
• Scaled Observability with Open Telemetry, Mesh and eBPF Tooling
• Strong programming skills in Golang for backend services
• Advanced knowledge of scaled-up GitLab CI / CD and GitOps practices
• Experience with Infrastructure as and from Code (IaC & IfC)
• Understanding of container security and network policies
• English Business fluent

Location : Barcelona, Spain

The job offers a hybrid office modality with a minimum office presence of 2 days.

About LGT Digital Factory

LGT Digital Factory was initiated as a project in 2022 to drive the digital transformation of LGT Private Bank by designing and managing innovative digital tools and seamless user experiences. Our mission is to simplify and enhance how clients interact with the bank in their day-to-day activities.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of LGT Private Bank Group by 2024, LGT Digital Factory (Spain) S.L. operates exclusively for the group’s companies. LGT Private Bank, headquartered in Liechtenstein, is the largest privately-owned international private banking institution, specializing in wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. Together, we form part of the LGT Group, a global leader in financial services.

If you want to contribute to meaningful digital innovation within a respected and globally connected organization, LGT Digital Factory offers a unique opportunity to make an impact.