Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineering Lead

INFOLET SP. Z O.O.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package (4500 PLN)

Extended medical care

Multisport Benefit card

Life insurance

Job summary

INFOLET SP. Z O.O. in Kraków is seeking a seasoned Platform Engineer to own the internal Kubernetes platform lifecycle, drive automation, and support multiple software teams. You will enhance reliability, scalability, and security while coordinating a small local team of engineers and collaborating with global groups.

The role covers platform engineering, automation, observability, and capacity planning, with a focus on self-healing and efficient operations, including on-call support when needed.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container platforms in production environments.
• Experience building infrastructure automation, APIs, and pipelines.
• Programming experience in Python or Golang.
• Experience with Kubernetes-native technologies (Istio, Cilium, CSI).
• Experience with Jenkins and Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform.
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Splunk or Datadog.
• Experience with GitHub for infrastructure/software lifecycle management.
• Proactive approach to reliability and performance bottlenecks.
• Good understanding of ITIL.
• Fluent English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of an internal Kubernetes platform.
• Build automation, APIs, and orchestration solutions for infrastructure and platform services.
• Improve platform reliability and automate cluster and service upgrades.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, resource utilization, and capacity.
• Build dashboards and visualizations to provide transparency of platform health.
• Identify recurring issues and implement self-healing solutions where possible.
• Provide platform engineering and operational support to development teams.
• Participate in system design, platform management, and capacity planning.
• Coordinate the work and monthly schedule of a small local team of 5 engineers.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams on platform initiatives.
• Support infrastructure changes outside standard working hours when required.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container platforms

Automation & APIs

Python or Golang

Observability

ITIL knowledge

English & Polish fluency

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible Automation Platform

GitHub

Splunk

Datadog

Istio

Cilium

CSI

Job description

INFOLET SP. Z O.O. in Kraków is seeking a seasoned Platform Engineer to own the internal Kubernetes platform lifecycle, drive automation, and support multiple software teams. You will enhance reliability, scalability, and security while coordinating a small local team of engineers and collaborating with global groups.

The role covers platform engineering, automation, observability, and capacity planning, with a focus on self-healing and efficient operations, including on-call support when needed.