Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

GFT Technologies Poland; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Poland locations

Medical and life insurance

Lunch subsidy

Online training and certifications

Access to e-learning platform

Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/yr)

Job summary

GFT Technologies Poland is seeking an experienced cloud platform architect to design and operate enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure platforms. You will work across architecture, platform engineering, and DevOps to build secure, scalable cloud services while supporting regulated environments.

You will define standards, deploy AKS clusters, manage Azure APIs, and drive CI/CD automation. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with international teams and owning incident analysis and

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure cloud services.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and AKS.
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM).
• Experience in platform architecture and platform engineering.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes and automation.
• Experience managing production deployments and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Azure platform solutions.
• Define cloud architecture standards and best practices.
• Design, deploy and maintain Kubernetes platforms using AKS.
• Manage and secure APIs through Azure API Management.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Lead production releases and release management activities.
• Govern and support multiple environments across the delivery lifecycle.
• Investigate production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Support critical production systems and platform services.
• Drive platform governance and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement and support security controls and platform standards.

Skills

Azure architecture

Kubernetes / AKS

Azure API Management

CI/CD automation

IAM security

Cloud governance

Incident management

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Azure API Management

Job description

Join a large-scale enterprise environment and drive the design, evolution and operation of strategic cloud platform solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will combine architecture, platform engineering and DevOps expertise to build secure, scalable and highly available cloud services while supporting mission-critical systems operating in a regulated environment.

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Azure platform solutions
• Define cloud architecture standards and best practices
• Design, deploy and maintain Kubernetes platforms using AKS
• Manage and secure APIs through Azure API Management
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Lead production releases and release management activities
• Govern and support multiple environments across the delivery lifecycle
• Investigate production incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Support critical production systems and platform services
• Drive platform governance and operational excellence initiatives
• Implement and support security controls and platform standards
• Collaborate with international and cross-functional teams
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure
• Expert knowledge of Azure cloud services and architecture
• Experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM)
• Experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery solutions
• Experience in platform architecture and platform engineering
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes and automation
• Experience managing production deployments and release processes
• Experience supporting complex production environments
• Experience performing incident management and root cause analysis
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Experience implementing cloud governance and security standards

Nice to have

• Experience with Ping Identity or PingFederate
• Experience in banking or financial services
• Experience working in highly regulated environments
• Experience with enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives
• Experience working in distributed international teams
• Knowledge of multi-environment deployment processes

We offer

• Hybrid work in one of our locations: Lodz, Poznan, Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw (2 office days per week)
• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Online training and certifications
• Access to e-learning platform
• Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/year abroad)