Senior DevOps Engineer

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Tellent, you'll play a key role in shaping how the company builds, runs, and scales its platform.

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You'll work hands-on across the company's cloud infrastructure, collaborating closely with engineering teams , bringing an automation, observability, and security-aware mindset to everything done.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive infrastructure projects end-to-end , from breaking down the problem into subtasks, through implementation, to communicating results to stakeholders.
• Evolve Kubernetes (with Argo) and cloud infrastructure , mostly GCP.
• Develop and maintain Terraform configurations for scalable, reliable systems.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Strengthen observability with OpenTelemetry and Datadog.
• Integrate and act on insights from AIkido and other security tools to detect and mitigate issues within workloads.
• Support and tune PostgreSQL and other managed databases used by applications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams , proactively communicate progress, share context, and manage expectations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues as part of the on-call rotation.
• Participate in internal and external security audits, ensuring systems meet compliance and resilience standards.
• Drive SRE and GitOps principles , from post-mortems to automation and clear documentation.

Requirements

• Solid experience operating in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Experience with managing RDBMSs (Postgres).
• Comfort working in Ubuntu/Linux-based systems.
• AI as a daily tool , actively use AI assistants and automation to move faster, solve problems, and reduce toil.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a calm, collaborative approach to resolving production incidents.
• Self-management skills , break down ambiguous problems into concrete steps, prioritise work, and drive projects forward without constant direction.
• Excellent async communication , proactively share thinking process, progress, and decisions in writing.
• Can-do attitude, curiosity, and craftsmanship spirit.
• Fluent Polish and intermediate or higher English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Familiarity with cloud workload security tools (e.g., Aikido, GCP Security Command Center) and vulnerability management.
• Background in distributed systems or large-scale architecture.
• Previous experience as a backend developer (Elixir, Node.js, or similar).

What We Offer

• Primarily remote working with flexibility and opportunities to connect with the team.
• Diverse and international team environment.
• Annual compensation range: 22000-28000 PLN/month (+ VAT where applicable).
• Time off for employment contract (UoP): 26 paid holiday days + 2 wellbeing days.
• €1500 annual learning budget.
• Wellness perks including Multisport and private healthcare (LuxMed).
• Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.
• Apple MacBook, displays, and all the tools needed to succeed.
• €200 home office budget + work-from-home allowance.