Senior DevOps Engineer (Kraków, PL, 30-302)

GFT Technologies SE; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 177,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Kraków (3 days a week)

Medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life保险

Job summary

GFT Technologies SE is hiring a seasoned DevOps engineer to drive cloud-native platforms, CI/CD automation, and scalable IaC across a large financial services environment. You will optimize Azure infrastructure, support AKS, and promote AI-assisted development within a regulated setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with software teams, strong SDLC alignment, and delivery excellence. Hybrid work from Kraków offices is available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of DevOps engineering experience.
• Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD implementations.
• Proven Azure cloud expertise.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Strong Kubernetes administration and platform engineering skills.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Java development background.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development.
• Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
• Deep knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Manage and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure and AKS environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform.
• Implement and improve DevOps practices, automation and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to enhance software delivery and operational efficiency.
• Support cloud-native application deployments and Kubernetes platform operations.
• Apply AI-assisted software development practices to improve productivity and quality.
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC standards, security requirements and operational best practices.

Skills

DevOps experience

GitLab CI/CD

Azure

AKS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Java

AI-assisted development

CS fundamentals

SDLC

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Terraform

AKS

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

Type of contract: Employment contract

Salary range: 15850 - 24300 PLN gross

What will you do?

You will join a large-scale financial services environment supporting investment banking operations. The role focuses on driving digital transformation, process automation, data integration, and application modernization initiatives. You will be responsible for building and maintaining cloud-native platforms, automating delivery processes, and enabling efficient software development practices in a highly regulated environment.

Your tasks

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Manage and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure and AKS environments
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform
• Implement and improve DevOps practices, automation and deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to enhance software delivery and operational efficiency
• Support cloud-native application deployments and Kubernetes platform operations
• Apply AI-assisted software development practices to improve productivity and quality
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Ensure compliance with SDLC standards, security requirements and operational best practices

Your skills

• 6+ years of DevOps engineering experience
• Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD implementations
• Proven Azure cloud expertise
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Strong Kubernetes administration and platform engineering skills
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Java development background
• Experience with AI-assisted software development
• Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
• Deep knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Nice to have

• Experience in Client Lifecycle domain

We offer

• Hybrid work in our client's office (Kraków) 3 days a 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
• Social events