Internal Kubernetes Platform Team Lead

GFT Poland is a company of 1200 skilled IT experts focusing on deep tech IT engineering and consulting. They are recognized as a Google Cloud Partner of the Year and deliver products contributing to a sustainable world. This role is within a global Platform Engineering team supporting a large international banking environment.

• Hands-on experience with Linux, containers, and Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes ecosystem components such as Istio, Cilium, and CSI solutions
• Experience in platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and lifecycle management
• Proficiency in Bash and programming with Python or Golang
• Experience with Jenkins, Ansible, and infrastructure orchestration tools
• Experience with observability platforms such as Splunk and Datadog
• Experience working with GitHub and software development lifecycle processes
• Knowledge of infrastructure operations and enterprise platform management
• ITIL awareness
• Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset
• Fluent English communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience working in a large-scale enterprise banking environment
• Experience supporting multi-tenant Kubernetes platforms
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
• Knowledge of Private Cloud platforms

• Provide end-to-end platform engineering and lifecycle management for the Internal Kubernetes Platform
• Build automation, APIs, and platform operations solutions to manage infrastructure and service lifecycle
• Improve reliability, quality, and efficiency of platform and service upgrades
• Monitor, measure, and optimize system performance, availability, and capacity
• Create dashboards and visualizations to increase platform transparency
• Develop self-healing solutions and automate operational processes
• Support software development teams with platform engineering, architecture, and operational guidance
• Implement infrastructure changes during maintenance windows, including approximately two weekends per month
• Manage the monthly schedule and workload of the local engineering team
• Collaborate with the Global Engineering Team Lead on planning and delivery activities