System Engineer / DevSecOps – Senior

Softswiss; Polska; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Sports benefits

Mental Health Program

Free English lessons (online)

Local language courses

Paid time off

Maternity leave support

Referral program rewards

Upskilling, internal workshops, and...

Job summary

Softswiss in Poland seeks a skilled System Engineer, SRE, or DevOps professional to strengthen security across the full technology stack. You will harden Kubernetes clusters, manage secrets with Vault, and ensure robust access control, TLS/PKI, and CIS-compliant configurations while improving CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams, run on-call duties, monitor systems with Prometheus/Zabbix, and contribute to IaC tooling with Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a System Engineer, SRE, or DevOps Engineer.
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, or Pulumi.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience configuring GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Anti-DDoS solutions, WAF, and WAAP (Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus stack, Zabbix).
• Strong understanding of information security fundamentals, including least privilege, defense in depth, network security, and TLS/PKI.
• Experience with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault or similar.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Higher technical education
• English level B1+ and strong command of Russian

Responsibilities

• Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines, including dependency, container image, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and secret scanning
• Harden servers, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud environments in accordance with CIS benchmarks
• Manage secrets, certificates, and the PKI lifecycle using Vault
• Manage access control (SSO, IAM, least privilege) and conduct regular access reviews
• Track and remediate vulnerabilities, coordinating patching activities across development and infrastructure teams
• Support security incident investigations, incident response, audits, and compliance activities
• Enforce Kubernetes runtime and policy security, including RBAC, network policies, Pod Security Standards (PSS), and Kyverno/OPA
• Set up and maintain production and staging infrastructure, including updates and incident resolution
• Improve infrastructure setup and maintenance processes
• Support and develop GitLab CI pipelines
• Contribute to the design of complex IT systems
• Collaborate with product development teams and stakeholders
• Handle monitoring events, including periodic day and night on-call duties

Skills

Linux administration

Troubleshooting

Kubernetes

RBAC and security

TLS/PKI

Access control

Incident response

Education

Higher technical education

Tools

Ansible

SaltStack

Terraform

Pulumi

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Vault

Job description

Overview

Infrastructure engineering with security embedded across the entire technology stack, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud environments, secrets management, and access control.

Overview

Infrastructure engineering with security embedded across the entire technology stack, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud environments, secrets management, and access control.

Core Responsibilities

• Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines, including dependency, container image, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and secret scanning
• Harden servers, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud environments in accordance with CIS benchmarks
• Manage secrets, certificates, and the PKI lifecycle using Vault
• Manage access control (SSO, IAM, least privilege) and conduct regular access reviews
• Track and remediate vulnerabilities, coordinating patching activities across development and infrastructure teams
• Support security incident investigations, incident response, audits, and compliance activities
• Enforce Kubernetes runtime and policy security, including RBAC, network policies, Pod Security Standards (PSS), and Kyverno/OPA

Infrastructure Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain production and staging infrastructure, including updates and incident resolution
• Improve infrastructure setup and maintenance processes
• Support and develop GitLab CI pipelines
• Contribute to the design of complex IT systems
• Collaborate with product development teams and stakeholders
• Handle monitoring events, including periodic day and night on-call duties

Required Experience

• 3+years of experience as a System Engineer, SRE, or DevOps Engineer
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, or Pulumi
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
• Experience configuring GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Anti-DDoS solutions, WAF, and WAAP (Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, etc.)
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus stack, Zabbix)
• Strong understanding of information security fundamentals, including least privilege, defense in depth, network security, and TLS/PKI
• Experience with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault or similar
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Higher technical education
• English level B1+ and strong command of Russian

Our Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Sports benefits
• Comprehensive Mental Health Program
• Free English lessons (online)
• Local language courses
• Paid time off
• Maternity leave support
• Referral program rewards
• Upskilling, internal workshops, and participation in professional conferences and corporate events