Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Azure, Kubernetes (Remote)

RED Global; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

RED Global is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and implement cloud-native platform capabilities on Azure, spanning Kubernetes, Terraform, and Crossplane. The role focuses on self-service platform delivery, IaC automation, and scalable operations in a remote, long-running project.

You will lead CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Argo, build Azure Data Factory pipelines, and maintain AKS clusters with Istio and Kong while mentoring SREs across the team.

Qualifications

• Long-term project experience as Platform Engineer.
• Strong Azure project experience.
• Kubernetes Cluster (AKS) experience.
• Terraform including API gateways, service mesh and microservices at production scale.
• IaC (OpenTofu/Terraform, Crossplane v2) experience.
• Advanced CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Argo CD/Rollouts).
• International project experience in large organisations.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver cloud-native, self-service platform capabilities across Azure.
• Detailed platform design based on high-level design requirements (Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and Crossplane).
• Implement solution and automate infrastructure with IaC (OpenTofu for Day-0, Crossplane v2 for Day-1+).
• Lead CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) with progressive delivery via Argo Rollouts.
• Create Azure Data Factory pipelines and manage data flows.
• Operate and scale Kubernetes fleets on AKS with Cilium, Istio ambient mesh, and Kong; ensure high availability.
• Lead incident response and deep-dive troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
• Mentor platform and SRE engineers.

Skills

English fluency

Azure experience

Kubernetes experience

Terraform experience

Crossplane experience

CI/CD expertise

Tools

OpenTofu

Crossplane

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Argo Rollouts

Istio

Kong

Azure Data Factory

AKS

Cilium

Job description

RED Global is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and implement cloud-native platform capabilities on Azure, spanning Kubernetes, Terraform, and Crossplane. The role focuses on self-service platform delivery, IaC automation, and scalable operations in a remote, long-running project.

You will lead CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Argo, build Azure Data Factory pipelines, and maintain AKS clusters with Istio and Kong while mentoring SREs across the team.