Container Platform Engineer

**?Role :Container Platform Engineer** **?-** **?Digital** **?Technology** ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Sanofi is a global pharmaceuticals and biologics company headquartered in Paris, France,?and?a leader?in the research and development,?manufacturing,?and marketing of pharmaceutical drugs principally in the prescription market. The firm also develops?well-known?over-the-counter medication. The company covers seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, central nervous system, diabetes, internal medicine, oncology,?thrombosis?and vaccines. It is the world's largest producer of vaccines.? Sanofi has recently embarked?on?a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A first step to this transformation was bringing all IT, Digital and Data functions under a Global Chief Digital Officer reporting to Sanofi's CEO. The new Digital organization?is implementing?a 3-year strategy that will drive business?growth, operating?income?and cost efficiency?from?enterprise-wide?agile digital transformation.?? The digital?roadmap?will?facilitate?the acceleration of R&D?drug discovery,?intelligent supply chain,?manufacturing?digital factory of the future?and commercial performance,?bringing?better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.?? It is our aspiration to be a?leader?in?biopharmaceuticals,?driven by?world-class?digital technology, to improve?people's lives everywhere.??We put our colleagues on the highest value work, where they can best build their industry leading technical and business?expertise?in?digital technology?(digital experience, automation, software defined networks, cloud technologies, integration technologies, network security, digital workplace).??We make Sanofi?a great place?to work with Digital capabilities.??We?leverage?the best?and brightest leaders and technical talent?to build systems,?rearchitect?business?processes, generate value and?drive?competitive advantage.??? **Our team** ? The Container Platform Services team is dedicated to enabling secure, scalable, and automated container-based application delivery across the enterprise. Our mission is to provide a reliable Kubernetes platform that supports development teams from environment provisioning through production operations, ensuring consistent deployment standards and high platform availability. The team operates across the full container platform lifecycle, including cluster provisioning, platform automation, service integration, and operational support. We work closely with infrastructure, security, architecture, and application teams to deliver Kubernetes as a managed internal service in a regulated environment. **Candidate Profile** ?? The **Container Platform Engineer** collaborates within a cross-functional platform engineering team to design, deploy, and operate robust Kubernetes-based infrastructure services supporting enterprise workloads. The role focuses on delivering reusable platform services that improve developer productivity, strengthen operational reliability, and ensure compliance with enterprise governance standards. Typical responsibilities include: + Designing and operating Kubernetes clusters in enterprise environments + Supporting large-scale bare-metal cluster deployments + Implementing GitOps-based platform configuration workflows + Extending Kubernetes with validated platform add-ons and integrations + Providing advanced (L4) support to internal platform consumers + Automating infrastructure and service lifecycle operations + Monitoring upstream Kubernetes roadmap changes and assessing platform impact + Collaborating with security and architecture teams in regulated environments **Role Description** ? + Participate in the design and implementation of an enterprise Kubernetes service offering + Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters across baremetal environments + Support GitOps-driven configuration management workflows + Provide L4 platform support for Kubernetes consumers + Automate cluster lifecycle and platform add-ons + Monitor upstream product roadmaps and platform dependencies? **Skills** ? + Enterprise Kubernetes deployment and operations experience + Strong Linux administration experience + Experience with declarative infrastructure approaches **Nice to Have** + Rancher / RKE + Openshift + ArgoCD + CoreOS + RHEL / Fedora + Baremetal cluster operations **Communication Skills** + Convey ideas precisely and concisely + Adapt communication to technical and nontechnical audiences + Work autonomously within distributed teams **Qualifications** ? + Typically, 3-7 years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or Kubernetes administration roles. + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. **Relevant certifications (nice to have):** + Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) + Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) + Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) **Pursue** **_progress_** **, discover** **_extraordinary_** Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It's what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world's leading biopharma companies. Whether it's using AI to shorten drug-discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.