Kubernetes Platform Engineer / SRE / Team Lead

Vertex Agility Ltd โ€” Poland ยท Posted ~2 days ago

Lead Contract Hybrid

Skills

Kubernetes SRE platform engineering automation production operations

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Summary

An international technology organization is expanding its platform team and hiring engineers across multiple levels. The role involves maintaining Kubernetes environments, improving reliability, and building automation capabilities.

Highlights

Work on large-scale Kubernetes platforms with international teams and opportunities ranging from engineering to technical leadership.

Description

Job Opportunity: Kubernetes Platform Engineer / SRE / Team Lead โ€“ Multiple Seniority Levels Location: Cracow, hybrid model (6 office days per month) Type of contract: B2B English: B2+ Role Overview We are expanding an international team responsible for a large-scale Kubernetes platform used by technology teams across multiple regions. We are currently hiring for several positions within the same platform organization, ranging from a hands-on Kubernetes support role to technical leadership opportunities in SRE and Platform Engineering. Depending on your experience, you may focus on maintaining and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments, coordinating a local team, or developing automation and platform capabilities that improve reliability, scalability and operational efficiency. This is a great opportunity for engineers who want to work with production Kubernetes at scale, collaborate with specialists across different countries and contribute to the transition from traditional DevOps operations towards modern Platform Engineering. Responsibilities Depending on the position and seniority level, your responsibilities may include: Administer and maintain production Kubernetes environments, including configuration, upgrades, capacity and platform health.Monitor platform availability, performance and resource usage, identifying potential reliability risks.Investigate incidents, integration issues and performance degradation using logs, dashboards and observability tools.Perform root cause analysis and introduce improvements that reduce the risk of recurring problems.Build scripts, pipelines and automation supporting infrastructure and service lifecycle management.Improve upgrade processes, operational workflows and overall platform resilience.Develop monitoring dashboards and automated or self-healing solutions where appropriate.Support development teams using the platform and cooperate with engineering teams across different regions.For lead-level positions, coordinate the work of a local technical team and support engineers in their daily responsibilities. Requirements We are looking for candidates with: Strong hands-on experience in administering Kubernetes environments.Strong understanding of Kubernetes operations, containers and production troubleshooting.Experience maintaining business-critical or high-availability production platforms.Good knowledge of Linux or Unix administration, including system diagnostics and networking fundamentals.Experience working with monitoring, logging and observability solutions.Familiarity with automation, scripting or Infrastructure as Code.Understanding of operational processes such as Incident, Problem and Change Management.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and cooperate effectively within an international environment. What we offer: B2B contract.Private medical care, life insurance, and access to Multisport card.Stable, long-term projects with full-time employment. If you have strong hands-on Kubernetes experience and would like to join a global platform team, I would be happy to discuss which of the available positions best matches your background.