Senior Platform Engineer-Data Platform (m/f/d) Poland - Katowice (IT Service Center)

Knauf; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment contract

Flexible working hours

Weekly remote days

Health and wellness programs

Parking and public transport access

Onboarding and team events

Career development support

Job summary

Knauf Information Services GmbH is seeking an experienced platform engineer to architect and operate cloud-native capabilities on Azure, with AKS, Istio, and a strong emphasis on automation, observability, and security. You will lead CI/CD implementations and mentor SREs while driving cost-aware DevSecOps practices across production and non-prod environments.

The role focuses on scalable platforms, federated dev portals, and integration of cutting-edge telemetry and security tooling to ensure

Qualifications

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Expert in cloud-native architectures with proven Azure cloud delivery.
• Strong IaC and CI/CD experience with modern tooling.
• Deep Kubernetes expertise at production scale and service mesh.
• Security-focused mindset including zero-trust and identity management.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver cloud-native, self-service platform capabilities across Azure; align Data Platform roadmap with business strategy and deployment profiles.
• Automate infrastructure with IaC and lead CI/CD pipelines with progressive delivery and security integration.
• Operate and scale Kubernetes fleets on AKS with Istio ambient mesh and Kong; guarantee high availability.
• Own observability end-to-end with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana; drive FinOps and cost attribution.
• Lead incident response, mentor engineers, and evaluate new technologies to reduce toil and MTTR.

Skills

Azure cloud delivery

Cloud-native architecture

Platform engineering

DevOps / SRE

Leadership & mentoring

Tools

OpenTofu

Terraform

Crossplane v2

GitHub Actions

Argo Rollouts

Kubernetes (AKS)

Istio ambient

Kong

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

SPIRE/SPIFFE

SIGSTORE / SBOM

Job description

Knauf stands for opportunity. This exciting role offers you the ideal opportunity to begin and further develop an impressive career within a values-driven culture.

As a global building materials manufacturer with 43,500 employees in 90 countries, we offer diverse opportunities to ambitious talent. We value every contribution and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment with the aim of developing sustainable solutions for a better future.

Knauf Information Services GmbHis proud to be a part of the Knauf Group. With a long-standing tradition, and a growing international presence, we are seeking dedicated individuals to help us achieve our long-term vision.

Can you say ‘yes’?

• Is respectful and appreciative interaction within the team a given for you?

• Do you always put the customer at the center of your actions?

• Do you consider the future and upcoming generations in your actions?

• Do you strive for personal and professional growth?

What you'll do

• Architect and deliver cloud-native, self-service platform capabilities across Azure; partner with engineering leadership to align the Data Platform roadmap with business strategy, cost targets, and the 3 deployment profiles (non-prod/prod azure plus local).

• Automate infrastructure with IaC (OpenTofu for Day-0, Crossplane v2 for Day-1+) and lead CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) with progressive delivery via Argo Rollouts; drive DevSecOps by embedding SPIRE/SPIFFE workload identity, OPA/Gatekeeper admission, Sigstore signing, and OpenBao/Azure Key Vault secrets management into every layer.

• Operate and scale Kubernetes fleets on AKS (Azure) with Cilium (L3/L4), Istio ambient mesh (E-W), and Kong (N-S); guarantee high availability.

• Own observability end-to-end with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, implement FinOps-grade cost attribution, right-sizing automation, and platform-wide SLOs to continuously improve reliability and developer experience.

• Lead incident response and deep-dive troubleshooting to minimize downtime; mentor platform and SRE engineers; evaluate and land new technologies (eBPF-native telemetry, confidential computing, PQC migration); champion automation and continuous improvement to eliminate toil and shrink mean-time-to-recovery.

Who you are

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE; expert in cloud-native architectures with proven Azure cloud delivery; comfortable reasoning about provider-native vs. sovereign trade-offs.

• Strong in IaC (OpenTofu/Terraform, Crossplane v2) and advanced CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Argo CD/Rollouts); deep Kubernetes expertise (AKS) including API gateways, service mesh (Istio ambient), and microservices at production scale.

• In-depth cloud and platform security: zero-trust with SPIRE/SPIFFE, IAM and RBAC across Entra ID/Okta, policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper), supply-chain security (Sigstore, SBOMs, Trivy), and secrets management (OpenBao, Azure Key Vault, External Secrets); comfortable in DevSecOps-first environments.

• Hands-on with observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki,Tempo optionally New Relic); strong scripting and automation (Go, Python, Bash, with Rust a plus); solid networking across VNets, VPN, Private Link, BGP, and hybrid on-prem cloud connectivity.

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration; experienced in Agile and federated platform setups with Backstage-style developer portals; able to drive platform strategy, write ADRs, and influence enterprise-level technical decisions from OSS selection to sovereignty trade-offs.

What we offer you

We all shape our lives individually. As an employer, we play a significant role in the daily life of our employees and aim to support them with various offerings. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family owned business

• Flexibility: A wide time window for flexible working and weekly remote days

• Fitness and health: Discounts on various sports and leisure activities, active health promotion, private health care, occupational safety, and more

• Time Savings:Parking and direct access to public transport (train, bus)

• Feel Approach: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events
  

• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses

• Inspiring work environment: Our nicely designed office offers you an environment that fosters creativity and productivity. We love coming together as a team here!

Knauf as an employer

Knauf Information Services GmbHis a key driver of the KNAUF Group's global growth and digital transformation. A team of 500 highly qualified experts is committed to supporting the Group and its customers worldwide with innovative IT solutions and customized services. The core competencies of Knauf IT cover a wide range of IT services, including the development and implementation of complex software solutions, the optimization of business processes through digital technologies and ensuring IT security and data protection.

The Knauf Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we make all personnel decisions across all areas of our company based on experience, skills and integrity. We encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion and so forth.

Share our values and become part of the team to shape the future of Knauf together.