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Senior DevOps Platform Engineer

Hybrid in Madrid·Full-time·Added 2 months ago

Colliers

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Overview

Job details

Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Colliers doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Speak fluent Spanish
Listed as a requirement in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Be near Madrid for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have 5+ years of experience
Senior-level role.

Requirements

What we're looking for

5-8+ years of experience in DevOps, platform or cloud engineering, with a focus on containers and distributed systems.
Proven expertise with Kubernetes, Docker and enterprise-scale container orchestration.
Strong hands-on knowledge of GCP and Azure, including networking. IAM, storage and monitoring.
Deep experience with Infrastructure-as Code (Terraform) and automation frameworks.
Track record of designing, operating and scaling development platform in distributed, multi-team settings.
Excellent understanding of security and compliance in cloud and containerized environments.
Agile Development experience (Scrum/Kanban), including story estimation, code reviews and pair programming.
Experience working in distributed or remote teams and using tools such as Jira, GitHub, Miro and Azure DevOps.
Solid understanding of performance optimization.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fluent in English and Spanish.
Understanding of secure development practices and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, GDPR, SOC2).

Nice to have

Experience with service mesh architectures and advanced networking
Knowledge of multi-cloud strategies and hybrid-cloud solutions.
Familiarity with FinOps best practices and cost-optimization in large-scale cloud environments.
Experience in working in a global, multi-cultural organization.
Experience with observability tools (e.g. Sentry, Lighthouse etc.)
Ability to work in a fast-paced, growing tech environment and to foster change in larger organizations.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior DevOps Platform Engineer for our newly established Technology Hub in Madrid. This is a unique opportunity to become part of the founding team that helps shape the culture, practices, and technical direction. Working in a hybrid model (remote & onsite), you will enjoy significant freedom to innovate and influence the future of one of the world's largest commercial real estate companies. With the leadership of the Global Technology Hub coming from a background of technology startups, you will benefit from a fast-paced learning environment, high visibility of your contributions and opportunities to shape processes, culture and technology strategies. At the same time, you take advantage of the stability, resources, and reach of a successful global company.

Guided by our global digital strategy, the Madrid Hub collaborates closely with international teams to deliver world-class technology solutions that power the future of commercial real estate.

As Senior DevOps Platform Engineer, you specialize in container technologies, cloud-native architecture and automation and will play a key role in designing, scaling, and evolving the platform that powers our engineering organization.

You will work across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure, enabling consistent, secure, and developer friendly environments for application teams. You will contribute to global products and platforms that serve both internal and external customers in Commercial Real Estate across multiple regions. Working closely with international Product, Engineering, DevOps, Data, QA and Architecture teams, you will ensure delivery excellence, engineering quality and great consumer experience.

You are a hands-on problem-solver with strong design principles, who thrives in a collaborative and agile environment. As a senior member of the DevOps function, you will set technical direction, drive best practices. and mentor junior engineers while building solutions with real business impact.

What you'll do

Architect and maintain enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms (AKS, GKE) with a focus on scalability, multitenancy, and global reliability.
Define and own container lifecycle practices, including building pipelines, registries, vulnerability scanning and runtime policies.
Lead the implementation of Infrastructure-as-Code solutions (Terraform/OpenTofu), ensuring automation, repeatability, and compliance across cloud environments.
Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support containerized workloads and cloud-native services.
Be in charge of GitOps best practices and advanced deployment strategies.
Build and maintain self-service tools to empower product and engineering teams while reducing operational overhead.
Establish security standards and policies for containerized environments (RBAC, secrets management, admission controllers, scanning)
Partner with Information Security and Infrastructure teams to embed compliance controls into the platform.
Implement advanced observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Datadog)
Drive culture of test-first development with unit, integration and performance testing
Support root cause analysis and resolution of production issues, ensuring high reliability and uptime
Contribute to ongoing platform refactoring and modernization efforts.
Act as a senior technical advisor to engineering leadership on platform and DevOps strategy
Work closely with Engineering teams to optimize build pipelines, observability and deployment automation.
Ensure compliance with global standards, information security policies and regulatory requirements
Collaborate regularly with Infrastructure Teams, especially Cloud Engineering, to align on requirements, clarify priorities and deliver business value iteratively.

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Company Description

Job Description

About Colliers

Colliers is a global professional services and investment management company operating in the real estate sector. With a workforce of over 19,000 professionals across more than 60 countries, the company provides services including commercial real estate brokerage, property management, valuation, and investment management. Colliers is recognized as a leading diversified professional services firm, serving clients ranging from corporations to institutional investors.

In Spain, Colliers has established a significant presence with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, offering a range of real estate services. The company's culture emphasizes entrepreneurial spirit, collaboration, and a 'partnership' approach, which can be appealing for international professionals. The open roles in Spain are technology-focused, indicating a growing investment in digital and engineering capabilities within the region, making it a relevant opportunity for tech talent looking to relocate to Spain.

Industry: Real Estate
Founded: 1972
Employees: 15,000–20,000
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
In Spain: Madrid, Barcelona
Website: colliers.com

Good to know if you are moving

Colliers has a strong global presence, offering opportunities for international mobility and cross-border projects.
The company's culture emphasizes an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment, which can be a good fit for self-driven professionals.
The open roles in Spain are in technology, indicating a focus on building a strong engineering team in the region.
Colliers is a well-established brand in the real estate industry, providing a stable and reputable employer for international hires.
The company operates in over 60 countries, which can offer a diverse and international work environment.

In their own words

About the company & team

Colliers is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 68 countries, our 22,000 enterprising people work collaboratively to provide expert advice to maximize the potential of property and real assets to accelerate the success of our clients, our investors and our people.

We are at the forefront of the real estate industry, leading the way and backed by an exceptional record of success. We are building for our future - and yours.

We strive to build our business at a competitive pace by augmenting internal growth with smart strategic acquisitions that increase market share, expand service offerings and extend our geographic reach for the benefit of our clients and shareholders.

For more than 29 years, Colliers has created value for shareholders that has resulted in superior returns and industry growth. Our people also own significant equity in our business, which brings pride of ownership to everything we do. We are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what's right for our clients, people and communities.

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