Senior Platform Engineer - Automation & Kubernetes

Equinix, Inc.; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 257,000 - 425,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Annual Leaves

Flex Wallet

Lunch Pass Card

Remote working allowances

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to join a global Platform Infrastructure Engineering team. You will design solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and obtaining telemetry from Equinix worldwide network.

You will drive scalable architectures, set standards, and deliver automated, high‑performing systems globally while applying agile practices. This role requires strong Linux, virtualization, and Kubernetes expertise.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing on-premises Kubernetes clusters at scale.
• Deep proficiency in Linux systems.
• Hands-on experience with Proxmox and/or VMware.
• Proficiency in virtualization and containerization (e.g. QEMU, KVM, LXC, Docker).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet/Ansible/Chef.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (e.g. ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with secrets management processes and tooling, such as HashiCorp Vault.
• Background in distributed systems.
• Experience with networking and routing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive infrastructure automation for configuration management of 2,000+ VMs, dozens of Kubernetes clusters, and 600+ on-prem servers.
• Collaborate with global teams on security, networking, and platform standards.
• Implement GitOps practices for deployments, drift management, and developer portal.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers and product stakeholders.
• Work with project managers and product teams to define and plan multiple projects.
• Participate in on-call shifts with clear processes and support.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Proxmox

VMware

Docker

GitOps

CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

HashiCorp Vault

ArgoCD

Argo Rollouts

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Networking

Kafka

ClickHouse

Linux system administration

Tools

Proxmox

VMware

QEMU

KVM

LXC

Job description

Equinix, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Platform Engineer to join a global Platform Infrastructure Engineering team. You will design solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and obtaining telemetry from Equinix worldwide network.

You will drive scalable architectures, set standards, and deliver automated, high‑performing systems globally while applying agile practices. This role requires strong Linux, virtualization, and Kubernetes expertise.