Engineering Infrastructure Specialist

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Łódź; On-site; PLN 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness programs

Benefits platform

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Equipment for working from home

Spectacles allowance

Team events

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Cloud & Platform Specialist to shape the technology foundations across engineering applications and platforms. You will collaborate with software teams, architects, cybersecurity specialists, and partners to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient platform services.

You will drive improvements in cloud and platform environments, contribute to governance, and support adoption of AI and high-performance computing workloads across multiple projects and domains.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud platforms, IaaS and PaaS.
• Experience with containers, networking, security, and IaC.
• Ability to govern solutions delivered by external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement of cloud and platform environments.
• Collaborate with teams and partners to define platform solutions.
• Evaluate infrastructure designs proposed by vendors/service providers.
• Improve scalability, performance, reliability, security, and costs.
• Support evolution of computing platforms and cloud-native services.
• Contribute to governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Participate in architecture discussions and strategic decisions.
• Support adoption of AI, HPC, analytics platforms, and AI workloads.
• Establish reusable platform standards and best practices.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Platform engineering

Infrastructure architecture

IaaS & PaaS

Container technologies

Networking & security

Infrastructure as Code

Stakeholder collaboration

English (B2)

Cloud governance

Tools

Kubernetes

Databricks

GPU computing platforms

AI/ML platforms

Job description

We are looking for a Cloud & Platform Specialist who will help shape and evolve the technology foundations supporting multiple engineering applications and platforms across the organization.

The role combines cloud infrastructure, platform strategy, operational excellence, and stakeholder collaboration. You will work closely with software teams, enterprise architects, cybersecurity specialists, external vendors, and technology partners to ensure that platform services remain scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-efficient.

This is a unique opportunity to influence technology decisions across multiple initiatives and establish platform standards that will support engineering innovation for years to come.

How you will make an impact

• Drive continuous improvement of cloud and platform environments supporting multiple engineering applications and services.
• Collaborate with software teams, architects, infrastructure providers, and technology partners to define sustainable platform solutions.
• Evaluate and challenge infrastructure and platform designs proposed by vendors and service providers.
• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency across environments.
• Support the evolution of computing platforms, virtual engineering workspaces, containerized solutions, and cloud-native services.
• Contribute to platform governance, operational readiness, monitoring, lifecycle management, and service optimization.
• Participate in architecture discussions and strategic technology decisions spanning multiple projects and business domains.
• Support adoption of emerging technologies in areas such as AI, high-performance computing, analytics platforms, and advanced engineering workloads.
• Help establish reusable platform standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for infrastructure and platform-related initiatives.

Your background

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, infrastructure architecture, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure concepts.
• Experience working with both IaaS and PaaS environments.
• Understanding of container technologies and modern application hosting models.
• Experience with networking, connectivity, identity management, and platform security.
• Experience evaluating and governing solutions delivered by external vendors and service providers.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code approaches.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to challenge existing approaches and drive improvements through technical and business discussions.
• Good written and spoken English (B2 or higher).
• Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, industrial, or R&D organizations.
• Nice to have: Microsoft Azure experience; experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms; Experience with Databricks, AI/ML platforms, GPU-based computing environments, or high-performance computing workloads.

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.

Our benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Private medical care and life insurance
• Access to fitness and wellness programs
• Access to benefits platform with discounts and perks
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
• Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a workplace at home
• Spectacles and contact lenses allowance
• Company events and team‑building activities

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.