Kubernetes DevOps Engineer — PoC to Production (Kraków)

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited; Województwo małopolskie; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited is seeking a DevOps Engineer based in Krakow, Poland, to lead the PoC for an open-source workload automation platform. The role focuses on designing, building, and operating the platform and its CI/CD and automation ecosystem.

You will deliver a PoC, containerised platforms on Kubernetes, and automation workflows while applying DevOps best practices across time zones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps / Platform / SRE / Infrastructure Engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in real delivery/operations scenarios.
• Strong coding/scripting capability (e.g. Python, Java, or similar).
• Strong communication skills (working across time zones and diverse teams).
• Testing experience (building quality into delivery, not only “after the fact”).

Responsibilities

• Deliver the PoC of open-source workload automation and support its evolution to a scalable, enterprise-ready solution.
• Build and maintain containerised platforms and services on Kubernetes.
• Design, implement and operate automation and orchestration workflows (e.g. workload scheduling and data/processing pipelines).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Support engineering teams with DevOps best practices: reliability, repeatability, observability, and secure-by-design deployments.
• Collaborate effectively across global locations, driving outcomes with clear communication and ownership.
• Contribute to testing practices (automation, integration testing, release validation).

Skills

Kubernetes

Scripting (Python/Java)

DevOps experience

Cross-team communication

Testing/QA mindset

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Job description

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited is seeking a DevOps Engineer based in Krakow, Poland, to lead the PoC for an open-source workload automation platform. The role focuses on designing, building, and operating the platform and its CI/CD and automation ecosystem.

You will deliver a PoC, containerised platforms on Kubernetes, and automation workflows while applying DevOps best practices across time zones.