Platform Engineer

KEY POINTS Fully remote within Poland, ideally based near Warsaw or WroclawPermanent employment, umowa o pracę, not B2BPlatform and migration engineering, not a traditional DevOps roleStrong Kubernetes and Kubernetes migration experience requiredWorking with a major global investment management firmEmbedded directly into the client's engineering teamsStrong spoken English essential due to client interactionFinancial services or regulated environment experience desirableYou must currently be based in Warsaw or Wroclaw. Relocation is not considered ABOUT THE BUSINESS You would be permanently employed by an established global software consultancy with offices across the UK, Canada and Poland. They are ISO27001 certified and deliver technology programmes across sectors including financial services, healthcare and utilities. Their model is different from traditional outsourcing. Their engineers are employed permanently by the consultancy and embedded directly into client engineering teams, working alongside them on complex technical programmes. This gives you the variety and exposure of consultancy work while retaining the stability and benefits of permanent employment. The programme you would join is with one of the world's largest publicly listed investment management firms, managing assets across quantitative and discretionary investment strategies. Technology is central to how the organisation operates, creating a highly technical engineering environment where reliability, performance and quality matter. THE ROLE They are looking for Platform / Migration Engineers to join a major new client programme, with up to three positions available. This isn't a traditional DevOps position. The focus is specifically on platform and migration engineering, particularly moving Kubernetes clusters, containers and production workloads between different platforms and operating environments. You'll be working directly alongside the client's engineering teams and taking ownership of technically complex migration work. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Plan and deliver Kubernetes cluster migrationsMigrate containers and production workloads between environmentsMove applications between operating systems and platformsSupport migration planning, execution and cutoverDevelop scripts and automation to make migrations repeatable and reliableTroubleshoot technical issues throughout migration projectsContribute across broader platform engineering initiativesWork directly with client engineering teams and technical stakeholders ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE Strong commercial Kubernetes experienceHands-on Kubernetes cluster migration experienceContainer and workload migrationsExperience moving applications between platforms, environments or operating systemsStrong scripting and automation skillsBroader Platform Engineering experienceStrong spoken EnglishComfortable working directly with client engineering teamsExisting right to work in Poland, with no sponsorship requiredBased within reach of Warsaw or Wroclaw DESIRABLE, NOT ESSENTIAL Financial services experienceInvestment banking or investment management environmentsExperience within regulated organisationsLow-latency or high-availability environmentsCloud and containerised infrastructure experience WHAT THEY OFFER Permanent umowa o pracęFully remote workingFlexible working hoursOffices in Warsaw and WroclawPrivate healthcareContributory pensionPaid professional certificationsChoice of MacBook or Windows machineAnnual discretionary bonusRegular team socials and wider developer community There is also a bonus structure linked to wider contribution to the consultancy, including areas such as internal training, technical talks, interviewing and involvement in the developer community. TO APPLY Please apply via this advert or email chris.forshaw@searchability.co.uk directly. For further information, get in touch with Chris and we'll be happy to discuss the opportunity in more detail. By applying, you consent to your data being processed in line with our privacy policy.