EMEA Platform Tech Director — Cloud, Containers & Automation

MetLife

Warszawa

Hybrid

PLN 316,000 - 485,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

MetLife Poland is seeking a senior leader to drive regional strategy and operations for EMEA platform services, including container platforms, databases, middleware, and cloud engineering. You will standardize processes, automate operations, and ensure secure, scalable platforms across on‑prem and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with application teams, security, and cloud governance to deliver reliable platforms, manage SLAs, and enable digital transformation for the

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree and/or professional certifications underpin leadership of enterprise platform services.
  • Experience with Kubernetes-based platforms and CI/CD tooling is required.
  • Strong security, networking, observability and platform lifecycle management are essential.

Responsibilities

  • Lead regional teams covering container platforms, databases, middleware, and cloud platform engineering; align with global standards.
  • Create the platform roadmap with automation, observability, and performance enhancements.
  • Oversee on‑prem Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud platforms to ensure high availability and compliance.
  • Manage enterprise database services, middleware, incident/change processes, and SRE practices.
  • Develop operational KPIs, enforce SLAs, and drive FinOps for cost and performance optimization.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to support migrations, vulnerability management, and disaster recovery planning.

Skills

Leadership
DevOps mindset
Communication
Stakeholder management

Education

Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering
Certifications: CKA/CKAD, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, ITIL, PMP

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms
Terraform/Ansible/Helm/CloudFormation

Job description

MetLife Poland is seeking a senior leader to drive regional strategy and operations for EMEA platform services, including container platforms, databases, middleware, and cloud engineering. You will standardize processes, automate operations, and ensure secure, scalable platforms across on‑prem and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with application teams, security, and cloud governance to deliver reliable platforms, manage SLAs, and enable digital transformation for the

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