Cloud Platform Engineer

📍 Remote (occasional office days in Kraków) 📄 B2B Contract 💰 Up to 200 PLN/h 🌍 International Environment We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join a global technology team responsible for maintaining and supporting enterprise cloud and on-premise environments. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working close to production infrastructure and has hands-on experience with cloud platforms, virtualization, operating systems, monitoring, security, and operational excellence. You will become part of a globally distributed team ensuring the stability, availability, security, and resilience of critical infrastructure supporting business operations worldwide. Your responsibilities • Administer and support cloud environments based on Azure and AWS • Maintain virtualization platforms and selected on-premise infrastructure components • Support and troubleshoot Windows and Linux systems • Execute OS lifecycle activities including patching, hardening, and vulnerability remediation • Manage backup and recovery processes and contribute to disaster recovery readiness • Support infrastructure security components such as WAFs, cloud firewalls, and load balancers • Operate and maintain containerized environments based on Docker and Kubernetes • Monitor infrastructure, investigate alerts, and proactively resolve issues • Participate in incident management, major incident handling, root cause analysis, and follow-up actions • Implement infrastructure changes with risk assessment, rollback planning, and validation procedures • Collaborate closely with cloud engineering, security, observability, and service management teams • Contribute to infrastructure modernization, migrations, automation initiatives, and global rollouts • Maintain technical documentation and CMDB records Requirements • 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or a similar role • Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS • Strong knowledge of VMware, virtualization technologies, and on-premise infrastructure • Good understanding of Windows and Linux administration • Experience with backup and recovery solutions, disaster recovery processes, and infrastructure lifecycle management • Operational experience with Docker and Kubernetes environments • Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools • Understanding of networking and infrastructure security concepts, including firewalls, WAFs, and load balancers • Experience working with monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling in enterprise environments • Proven experience supporting production systems, handling incidents, changes, RCA activities, and technical documentation • English at minimum B2 level Nice to have • Azure, AWS, VMware, Terraform, or Kubernetes certifications • Experience in global or follow-the-sun support models • ServiceNow, ITIL, CMDB, and Change Management experience • Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and platform standardization initiatives • Background in large-scale enterprise environments What we offer • Long-term B2B cooperation • Fully remote work with occasional office days in Kraków • Opportunity to work in a global infrastructure environment • Exposure to modern cloud platforms and enterprise-scale technologies • Participation in infrastructure transformation, automation, and modernization initiatives • Competitive rate of up to 200 PLN/h