Platform Engineer Team Lead
The Role:
As the Platform Engineer Team Lead, you will work alongside the department's Manager in coordinating the team’s daily operations while actively contributing to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation processes.
This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to mentor team members, drive operational excellence, and help shape scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native environments.
If you are passionate about DevOps culture, cloud technologies, automation, and leading by example in a collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you!
The main responsibilities of the position include:
Develop and execute action plans to achieve agreed goals and performance indicators
Recommend and actively promote improvements to DevOps practices, automation patterns, and tooling
Identify automation opportunities and drive implementation initiatives within the Platform Engineering team
Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety, and reliability
Coordinate implementation activities within the team and assist in cross-team collaboration when required
Develop, maintain, and enhance existing GitLab CI pipeline libraries
Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may arise
Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry and share relevant insights with the wider team
Ensure adherence to best practices across Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes environments and support continuous improvement initiatives
Support knowledge-sharing sessions and educate Application Development Teams on platform standards, tools, and best practices
Work closely with the Security team to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure platform compliance with security standards
Set personal targets for team members and monitor performance
Provide regular feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development support to team members
Encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team
Help maintain a motivated, engaged, and high-performing team environment
Main requirements:
BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline
7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud (AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking
Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience
Solid Linux administration skills
Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills
Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green/canary deployments, and CI/CD pipeline management
Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on top of emerging technologies and trends while meeting business deadlines
Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills
Strong attention to detail and cost awareness
Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines
Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic
The following will be considered an advantage:
Familiarity with database concepts
Working experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS)
Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting
Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting
Experience mentoring or coaching technical teams
Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.)
Benefit from:
Attractive remuneration package plus performance related reward
Private health insurance
Corporate pension fund
Intellectually stimulating work environment
Continuous personal development and international training opportunities
The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You
Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
Final Connection – Final Interview
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality!
