Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Team Lead

Quick Facts

• Krakow-based hybrid work model: 3 remote days per week
• Private cloud environment

Description

Unleash innovative cloud engineering—lead the future of containerization and platform automation. As a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Team Lead, you will drive the development and management of containerization platforms and the infrastructure that enables secure, reliable, and scalable services worldwide.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end engineering, deployment, and lifecycle management of the Internal Kubernetes Platform within a private cloud environment
• Develop tools and automation solutions to streamline platform infrastructure and service management
• Enhance system reliability, optimize performance, and plan for future capacity needs
• Build dashboards and visualizations to monitor and improve platform transparency
• Detect issues proactively and implement self-healing automation where possible
• Provide operational support to multiple software development teams, collaborating on system design, capacity planning, and platform improvements
• Manage infrastructure upgrades, including scheduled maintenance outside regular hours
• Supervise and support a small team of 5 engineers, handling scheduling and coordinating with a global engineering team lead

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience managing container and Kubernetes infrastructure, including production environments
• Strong expertise in Linux OS, container technologies, and Kubernetes-native systems such as Istio, Cilium, and CSI solutions
• Proficiency in scripting with Bash, and programming in Python or Golang
• Experience with orchestration tools like Jenkins and Ansible (core & AAP), as well as observability tools like Splunk and Datadog
• Knowledge of infrastructure and software lifecycle management utilizing GitHub
• ITIL awareness and proactive problem-solving skills
• Excellent business-level command of English (fluent)

Benefits

• Strategic leadership position with growth opportunities in innovative cloud technologies
• Hybrid work model (3 remote days per week)

Qualifications

• Additional certifications in cloud, Kubernetes, or related fields (strong plus)
• Fluent English
• Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered