Platform engineer

Equinix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 233,000 - 425,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity may be offered

Private Medical Insurance

Life and Accident Insurance

Annual Leaves

Flex Wallet

Job summary

Equinix is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to join its Platform Infrastructure Engineering team. You will design solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and telemetry across the Equinix global network.

You will drive automation for thousands of VMs and Kubernetes clusters, implement GitOps, and collaborate with AMER/EMEA/APAC teams to define standards and scalable platform solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing on-premises Kubernetes clusters at scale.

Responsibilities

• Drive infrastructure automation for configuration management of 2,000+ VMs, dozens of Kubernetes clusters, and 600+ on-prem servers across 120+ data centers.

Skills

Kubernetes at scale

Linux systems

GitOps

Distributed systems

Networking and security basics

Agile methodologies

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Proxmox

VMware

QEMU

KVM

LXC

Docker

Puppet

Ansible

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

ArgoCD

Argo Rollouts

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Описание

We are looking for a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to join our highly skilled and globally distributed Platform Infrastructure Engineering team, designing solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and obtaining telemetry from our Equinix worldwide network. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and developing robust architectures that handle large-scale data, establishing standards and guidance for engineering teams, and ensuring the quality of the platform.

Задачи

• Drive infrastructure automation for configuration management of 2,000+ VMs, dozens of Kubernetes clusters, and 600+ on‑premises servers, ensuring consistency across 120+ distributed Equinix data centers
• Collaborate with global teams (AMER, EMEA, and APAC) on security, networking, and platform standards
• Implement GitOps practices for deployments, drift management, and developer portal
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers and product stakeholders to design effective and scalable solutions
• Work with technical project managers and product management teams to define and plan multiple projects
• Participate in on‑call shifts with clear processes and support

Требования

• Strong experience managing on‑premises Kubernetes clusters at scale
• Deep proficiency in Linux systems
• Hands‑on experience with Proxmox and/or VMware
• Proficiency in virtualization and containerization (e.g. QEMU, KVM, LXC, Docker)
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet/Ansible/Chef
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (e.g. ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Familiarity with secrets management processes and tooling, such as HashiCorp Vault
• Background in distributed systems
• Будет плюсом: Experience with networking and routing is desirable; Experience with Kafka and ClickHouse; Ability and willingness to work with agile methodologies; Comfortable in a team‑oriented environment; Strong communication and collaboration skills, and a problem‑solving mindset

Условия

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

• Poland (Outside of Masovian) : 233,000 - 386,000 PLN / Annual
• Poland : 257,000 - 425,000 PLN / Annual
• Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.
• An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
• You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement.
• You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on.
• Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in.
• Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including:
• Annual Leaves
• Flex Wallet (flexible spending account)
• Multi-sport Card
• Lunch Pass Card
• Discount Portal
• statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements.