Senior Platform Engineer

About Falkor We build industrial intelligence software for heavy-asset sectors . As a KONGSBERG company backed by over 200 years of heritage, Falkor helps the energy, chemicals, utilities and other industrial sectors operate with absolute clarity, confidence, and control. Our AI-enabled platform connects people, systems, and workflows—expanding human capability by turning complex data into real-time, actionable decisions. We help leading organizations improve safety, efficiency and performance while redefining how heavy assets are designed and operated. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Infrastructure team within our Platform product area. You will play a key role in designing, building, and operating a modern, cloud-native, AI-ready platform that supports data-intensive and AI-enabled services in production. This is a hands-on senior engineering role with high autonomy and ownership. You will work closely with product, data, and software engineering teams to ensure the platform is reliable, scalable, secure, and easy to operate over time. The role is intended for engineers who are motivated by long-term platform evolution and have a strong background in software development to build internal platforms, tools, and services that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency. You will help design and build the systems, services, and developer platforms that form the foundation of our technology ecosystem and enable future AI-driven innovation. Key Responsibilities Platform Infrastructure Design, build, and operate cloud-native infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and other cloud platforms Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates) Operate and optimise Kubernetes platforms (AKS) in production Own platform reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency Share responsibility for platform stability and operational health, contributing to prevention, analysis, and continuous improvement Maintain clear, practical technical documentation and operational runbooks Apply security-by-design principles at platform level, including IAM, RBAC, network policies, and workload isolation Software Engineering Design, develop, and maintain production-quality internal platforms, tools, and services that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency Write clean, maintainable code in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Java, C#, or TypeScript Work closely with data and application teams to translate workload needs into robust platform solutions Contribute to building scalable, well-tested systems that other teams can rely on Kubernetes and Container Platforms Manage container orchestration using Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and network configuration Package and deploy workloads using Helm Troubleshoot platform-level issues related to containers and orchestration Support data-intensive platform components and stateful services at infrastructure level Monitoring, Observability and Operations Implement and maintain monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Mimir, Grafana, Tempo, or similar tools Build and evolve logging and telemetry pipelines to improve operational insight Reduce operational noise and improve system understanding through telemetry-driven analysis CI/CD and Automation Integrate platform capabilities with CI/CD and GitOps workflows Use tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Argo CD, or Flux Promote automation-first approaches across platform operations Required Experience and Skills Strong experience operating cloud-native platforms in production Solid hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and Azure Strong software development experience with at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Java, C#, TypeScript, etc.) Experience designing, developing, and maintaining production software systems Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling Good understanding of platform operations, automation, and observability Ability to write maintainable automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar) Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset Fluency in English, written and spoken Desirable Experience Experience supporting AI or ML workloads in production Exposure to GitOps, service mesh (e.g. Istio), or hybrid infrastructure Work model: Hybrid (minimum 3 days per week in the office at Fornebu) Why join Falkor? Work on meaningful challenges with real-world impact Collaborate with talented colleagues across technology and industry domains Learn from experts in software, engineering, operations, and digital transformation Grow your career in a business that is expanding globally Help shape technology that expands human capability in complex industries We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included, and able to do their best work. #J-18808-Ljbffr