Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Queen Square Recruitment; Polska; Remote; PLN 216,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the design and delivery of an Azure ARM64 Standard Image Platform MVP for a large enterprise cloud environment. This remote role from Poland focuses on establishing a governed image platform to accelerate ARM64 adoption while ensuring security and compliance across workloads.

You will work with Cloud Platform, Security, Architecture and FinOps teams to define standards, governance and an operating model for ARM64

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering or Cloud Architecture.
• Deep ARM64 and x86_64 architecture knowledge.
• Experience managing VM and base image lifecycles.
• Azure Policy and cloud governance expertise.
• Strong Linux platform engineering experience.
• Security baseline, hardening and compliance expertise.
• Logging, monitoring and observability experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and delivery of the Azure ARM64 Standard Image Platform MVP.
• Define strategy and lifecycle for approved ARM64 platform images.
• Design and implement Azure image publishing and management model.
• Establish governance standards for approved images and exception processes.
• Validate ARM64 compatibility across OSes and pilot workloads.
• Define integration requirements for platform tooling, security agents and controls.
• Establish vulnerability management, patching and image update standards.
• Define image testing, release management and rollback procedures.
• Support pilot teams adopting the ARM64 platform.
• Develop platform adoption, compliance and operational reporting metrics.
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform, Security, Architecture and FinOps teams to drive delivery.

Skills

ARM64

x86_64

Linux

Azure Policy

Governance

VM lifecycle

Image lifecycle

Observability

Security hardening

Job description

Location: Poland (Fully Remote)

Contract: Initial contract until 31st March 2027, with potential for extension

Rate: Up to 190 PLN per hour

Start Date: ASAP in November 2026

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the design and delivery of a strategic Azure ARM64 Standard Image Platform MVP for a large enterprise cloud environment.

This role will be instrumental in establishing a centrally governed Azure image platform that accelerates ARM64 adoption, reduces duplicated engineering effort across teams, and ensures consistent security, compliance and operational standards across cloud workloads.

Working closely with Cloud Platform, Security, Architecture and FinOps stakeholders, you will define and deliver the standards, governance and operating model for Azure-based ARM64 images that will underpin future cloud deployments across the organisation.

This is a highly visible, Azure-focused platform engineering position suited to someone who combines strong hands‑on technical expertise with architectural leadership experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the technical design and delivery of the Azure ARM64 Standard Image Platform MVP
• Define the strategy and lifecycle for approved ARM64 platform images
• Design and implement the Azure image publishing and management model
• Establish governance standards for approved images and exception processes
• Validate ARM64 compatibility across supported operating systems and pilot workloads
• Define integration requirements for platform tooling, security agents and operational controls
• Establish vulnerability management, patching and image update standards
• Define image testing, release management and rollback procedures
• Support pilot teams adopting the ARM64 standard image platform
• Develop platform adoption, compliance and operational reporting metrics
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform, Security, Architecture and FinOps teams to drive successful delivery and enterprise adoption

Required Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 8+ years' experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering or Cloud Architecture
• Deep understanding of ARM64 and x86_64 architectures
• Extensive experience managing virtual machine and base image lifecycles
• Azure Policy and cloud governance expertise
• Strong Linux platform engineering experience
• Security baseline, platform hardening and infrastructure compliance expertise
• Logging, monitoring and observability experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly beneficial:

• ARM64 migration and workload validation programmes
• Vulnerability management and infrastructure security tooling
• FinOps and cloud cost optimisation
• Internal developer platforms and platform product engineering
• Large-scale cloud governance frameworks

Key Technologies

Why Join?

• Long-term contract through March 2027
• Fully remote working from anywhere in Poland
• Opportunity to shape a strategic enterprise Azure platform from the ground up
• Work on cutting‑edge ARM64 cloud infrastructure initiatives
• High‑impact role with significant architectural influence
• Collaborative environment with Cloud, Security and Platform leadership teams