Lead Cloud Engineer (Cloud Tooling)

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Lead Cloud Engineer (Cloud Tooling)

Description

Lead and mentor a team responsible for building, operating, and evolving an Internal Engineering Platform (IEP) supporting ~1500 engineers. The platform powers the full software delivery lifecycle and includes self-hosted tooling such as GitLab Ultimate, Nexus Repository, SonarQube, and related developer productivity services. Blend technical leadership and platform strategy to ensure reliability, scalability, security, and an outstanding developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team delivering cloud-based developer tooling
• Own the IEP strategy, roadmap, and delivery
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and security of GitLab Ultimate, Nexus Repository, SonarQube, and CI/CD tooling
• Define platform standards, golden paths, and reusable components
• Design scalable cloud solutions across AWS and GCP
• Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform
• Improve developer productivity through automation and self-service capabilities
• Simplify onboarding and enhance CI/CD workflows
• Partner with engineering teams and align priorities with security and product stakeholders
• Communicate platform direction, progress, and priorities clearly
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled capabilities and modern platform engineering practices
• Continuously optimize platform performance, cost, and user experience

Requirements

• Strong experience administering and configuring GitLab Ultimate (self-hosted)
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Proven experience with AWS and/or GCP
• Experience with developer tooling ecosystems: Jenkins, Nexus (or equivalent), SonarQube (or equivalent)
• Strong scripting skills, particularly in Python and Bash
• Familiarity with AI-enabled developer tools (code assistants, intelligent CI/CD capabilities)
• Proven people leadership and team management experience
• Strong solution design and architectural thinking
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to operate effectively within complex, large-scale engineering environments
• Strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
• Track record improving platform reliability, developer productivity, and adoption of engineering standards
• Focus on reducing software delivery lead times while maintaining high engagement and retention
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Benefits

• 30,000–38,000 PLN gross per month
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
• Life insurance financed by the employer
• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
• Training & Buddy programme for onboarding
• Wellbeing programme for employees
• Co-financing of monthly tickets for public transport in Kraków
• Comfortable working environment in the office and possibility of home office
• Language and other courses; access to LinkedIn Learning; possible co-financing of studies and certification
• Employee referral programme