Cloud Platform Engineer (Azure & Crossplane)

Your Responsibilities 

As an Cloud Platform Engineer in Baloise Solution Hub, you are working as part of the Baloise Cloud Platform team that is driving a multinational insurance company in a move to Microsoft Azure. You'll play play a key role in enhancing and operating our cloud infrastructure.

• Drive the development of our Azure Cloud platform with a strong emphasis on Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and GitOps.
• Implement infrastructure abstractions using the Kubernetes API, leveraging tools like Crossplane or custom operators.
• Improve self-service infrastructure, observability, web application firewall, and API management platforms to empower internal users.
• Work closely with internal customers to understand their needs and adapt the platform accordingly.

 Your ideal background and skillset  

• Extensive experience with Azure Cloud.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and its ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Crossplane, Terraform) and GitOps. Please note that knowledge of Crossplane is a must have.
• Strong software development skills, preferably in Go, with a solid understanding of Cloud Security & Compliance.
• A passion for modern engineering practices and agile working environments.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

What you can expect from us

We want to provide you with everything you need to succeed. To do that, we offer a bunch of benefits (depending on the type of contract chosen).

• Work-from-Anywhere in Poland: Freedom to work remotely with the option to access our modern office in central Warsaw. You could expect occasional travels (twice a year a short trip to Basel, Switzerland).
• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy 30 paid days off per year.
• Flexible Benefits Budget: Additional budget that can be used for both personal or professional development.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Full private healthcare for you and your family, including rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and dental services.
• Home Office Allowance: Support for a comfortable and productive remote work setup.

Recruitment Process overview 

• 15 min phone interview with our recruiter 
• 45/60 min video interview with Project Lead & Business Lead 
• 1 hour video interview with your future teammates 

About us 

The focus is firmly on the future at Baloise. We aim to make tomorrow more straightforward, safer and more carefree for our customers, and we are taking responsibility for this today. Baloise is more than just a traditional insurance company. Through our smart finance and insurance solutions, complemented by a whole host of innovative offerings for the home and personal transport, we offer a complete service package. Dependable support, reliable cooperation and trust-based relationships are key aspects of our stakeholder interaction. We take care of financial matters so that our customers can concentrate on the important things in their lives and can find inspiration in the everyday. Baloise, a European company founded in 1863, currently employs 8,000 people at its headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) and across its subsidiaries in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, Poland.