About the job
- Title: Senior Staff Platform Engineer
- Department: Platform & Release Engineering
- Location: Espoo, Finland
- Reports to: Infrastructure Engineering Lead
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Work Style: Hybrid
- Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)
Why This Role Matters:
In this pivotal role as a Senior Staff Platform Engineer, you will take ownership of the foundational elements that underpin all services. You will lead the design and management of a secure, scalable Kubernetes platform capable of functioning seamlessly across both cloud and on-premises environments, enabling product teams to accelerate their deployment processes with enhanced reliability and reduced friction.
About Us:
ICEYE is at the forefront of delivering advanced space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. Our cutting-edge synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology supports sovereign and turnkey ISR missions while providing access to the world’s largest constellation of SAR satellites. Our unique capabilities empower partners to detect and respond to critical changes on Earth with unparalleled speed and precision, regardless of the time of day or weather conditions, all backed by ultra high-resolution imagery and frequent revisits.
As a trusted ally in defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data offers a decisive advantage for mission-critical operations. Our dual-use platform also caters to civil protection and commercial clients for natural disaster intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, thus contributing to global security and community resilience.
Headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates internationally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, with a workforce exceeding 900 employees united by a common vision: to enhance life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Your Daily Responsibilities:
- Design, operate, and continually enhance a secure, scalable Kubernetes platform across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Develop and uphold standardized platform capabilities including ingress, service mesh, secrets management, and lifecycle automation.
- Create reusable infrastructure patterns and Terraform modules for AWS and on-prem platforms to facilitate quick and auditable provisioning.
- Enhance observability through clear metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and actionable alerts to support effective operational decision-making.
- Minimize platform friction for product teams by offering architectural guidance, platform standards, and hands-on enablement.
- Automate platform lifecycle management including bootstrap, upgrades, scaling, and decommissioning processes.

