Kubernetes Platform Engineering Team Lead (10/958)

INFOLET SP. Z O.O.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package (4500 PLN)

Extended medical care

Multisport Benefit card

Life insurance

Job summary

INFOLET SP. Z O.O. in Kraków is seeking a seasoned Platform Engineer to own the internal Kubernetes platform lifecycle, drive automation, and support multiple software teams. You will enhance reliability, scalability, and security while coordinating a small local team of engineers and collaborating with global groups.

The role covers platform engineering, automation, observability, and capacity planning, with a focus on self-healing and efficient operations, including on-call support when needed.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container platforms in production environments.
• Experience building infrastructure automation, APIs, and pipelines.
• Programming experience in Python or Golang.
• Experience with Kubernetes-native technologies (Istio, Cilium, CSI).
• Experience with Jenkins and Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform.
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Splunk or Datadog.
• Experience with GitHub for infrastructure/software lifecycle management.
• Proactive approach to reliability and performance bottlenecks.
• Good understanding of ITIL.
• Fluent English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of an internal Kubernetes platform.
• Build automation, APIs, and orchestration solutions for infrastructure and platform services.
• Improve platform reliability and automate cluster and service upgrades.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, resource utilization, and capacity.
• Build dashboards and visualizations to provide transparency of platform health.
• Identify recurring issues and implement self-healing solutions where possible.
• Provide platform engineering and operational support to development teams.
• Participate in system design, platform management, and capacity planning.
• Coordinate the work and monthly schedule of a small local team of 5 engineers.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams on platform initiatives.
• Support infrastructure changes outside standard working hours when required.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container platforms

Automation & APIs

Python or Golang

Observability

ITIL knowledge

English & Polish fluency

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible Automation Platform

GitHub

Splunk

Datadog

Istio

Cilium

CSI

Job description

B2B

Github

ITIL

Jenkins

Python

Splunk

Golang

DataDog

SUMMARY

Project

Join a global platform engineering team responsible for the development, automation, and lifecycle management of an internal Kubernetes platform. You will help ensure the platform is reliable, scalable, secure, and easy to operate, while supporting multiple software development teams.

The role combines Kubernetes platform engineering, automation, observability, infrastructure lifecycle management, and technical team coordination.

You will

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of an internal Kubernetes platform
• Build automation, APIs, and orchestration solutions for infrastructure and platform services
• Improve platform reliability and automate cluster and service upgrades
• Monitor and optimize system performance, resource utilization, and capacity
• Build dashboards and visualizations to provide transparency of platform health
• Identify recurring issues and implement self-healing solutions where possible
• Provide platform engineering and operational support to development teams
• Participate in system design, platform management, and capacity planning
• Coordinate the work and monthly schedule of a small local team of 5 engineers
• Collaborate with global engineering teams on platform initiatives
• Support infrastructure changes outside standard working hours when required

Must have

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container platforms in production environments
• Experience building infrastructure automation, APIs, and pipelines
• Programming experience in Python or Golang
• Experience with Kubernetes-native technologies such as Istio, Cilium, or CSI
• Experience with Jenkins and Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Splunk or Datadog
• Experience with infrastructure and software lifecycle management using GitHub
• Proactive approach to identifying reliability issues and performance bottlenecks
• Good understanding of ITIL
• Fluent English and Polish

Nice to have

• Experience leading or coordinating a small engineering team
• Experience with Kubernetes platform upgrades and lifecycle automation
• Knowledge of self-healing and automated remediation solutions
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise or global engineering environments
• Experience with capacity planning and platform performance optimization

Our offer

• Relocation package (4500 PLN total value), paid in three installments (1500 PLN per month) in case your permanent presence in the office is mandatory, and you need to relocate from another city.
• Benefits: Extended medical care (over 2000 medical facilities in Poland, 80 in Kraków) for you and your family; Multisport Benefit card; life insurance