Principal Cloud Engineer

Grand Parade; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family leave

Retail discounts

Pension & bonus

Wellbeing services

Hybrid/remote mix

Job summary

evoke is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to provide technical leadership across cloud and infrastructure environments, shaping our cloud strategy and building secure, scalable platforms.

You will own design and operation of AWS, Kubernetes, VMware, on-prem and hybrid setups, drive IaC adoption, incident response, and cross-team collaboration with security, governance, and software engineering.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise-scale cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized production environments.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure automation.
• Broad understanding of IT infrastructure, including networking, storage, compute, virtualization, and security fundamentals.
• Strong administration and troubleshooting experience across Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with VMware and hybrid cloud environments.
• Good understanding of application deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability practices.
• Proven experience operating highly available, business-critical production systems.
• Experience working in large, complex, and highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex, cross-platform technical issues.
• Experience designing solutions for reliability, scalability, security, performance, and disaster recovery.
• Ability to use modern AI tools effectively and responsibly as part of engineering workflows.
• Strong technical documentation skills and the ability to communicate architectural decisions clearly.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available cloud and infrastructure solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for AWS, Kubernetes, VMware, operating systems, networking, storage, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Design and implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles and tools.
• Solve complex technical issues across cloud platforms, infrastructure services, applications, and production environments.
• Produce clear technical designs, architecture documents, implementation plans, and operational documentation.
• Improve deployment processes and support the adoption of reliable CI/CD practices.
• Strengthen monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, capacity management, and operational readiness.
• Support and improve business-critical production systems, including incident response, root-cause analysis, and problem prevention.
• Identify opportunities to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational processes.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to improve productivity, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation.
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and decision-making across multiple teams.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to senior management and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, application engineering, compliance, and operations teams.
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across the cloud engineering function.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions aligned with business, security, operational, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

VMware

Infrastructure as Code

English proficiency

Tools

Infrastructure as Code tools

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Engineer to provide technical leadership across our cloud and infrastructure environments. This is a senior, hands‑on engineering role responsible for designing resilient platforms, solving complex technical challenges, and helping shape the organization’s cloud engineering strategy. You will work across cloud, on‑premises, and hybrid environments, partnering closely with engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, operations, and governance teams. The role requires broad infrastructure expertise, strong production experience, and the ability to turn complex business and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable technical solutions.

What you will be doing

• Lead the design and evolution of secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available cloud and infrastructure solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for AWS, Kubernetes, VMware, operating systems, networking, storage, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Design and implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles and tools.
• Solve complex technical issues across cloud platforms, infrastructure services, applications, and production environments.
• Produce clear technical designs, architecture documents, implementation plans, and operational documentation.
• Improve deployment processes and support the adoption of reliable CI/CD practices.
• Strengthen monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, capacity management, and operational readiness.
• Support and improve business‑critical production systems, including incident response, root‑cause analysis, and problem prevention.
• Identify opportunities to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational processes.
• Use AI‑assisted engineering tools responsibly to improve productivity, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation.
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and decision‑making across multiple teams.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to senior management and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, application engineering, compliance, and operations teams.
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across the cloud engineering function.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions aligned with business, security, operational, and regulatory requirements.

Who we are looking for

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:

• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise‑scale cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized production environments.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure automation.
• Broad understanding of IT infrastructure, including networking, storage, compute, virtualization, and security fundamentals.
• Strong administration and troubleshooting experience across both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with VMware and hybrid cloud environments.
• Good understanding of application deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability practices.
• Proven experience operating highly available, business‑critical production systems.
• Experience working in large, complex, and highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex, cross‑platform technical issues.
• Experience designing solutions for reliability, scalability, security, performance, and disaster recovery.
• Ability to use modern AI tools effectively and responsibly as part of engineering workflows.
• Strong technical documentation skills and the ability to communicate architectural decisions clearly.
• Professional proficiency in English.

What we offer

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Family Support – Industry‑leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts – Discounts at a range of high‑street retailers.
• Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing – Tools and services to help support your well‑being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working – Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face‑to‑face collaborative team time – and the chance for a coffee and a catch‑up!

More about evoke

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world‑class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke. At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

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