Production Engineering Specialist

📍 Kraków, Poland (hybrid – 8 days per month in the office)

About the Project

Join an international team supporting critical payment systems for a global organization in the financial services sector. As part of the Payments IT department, you will help ensure the stability, reliability, and performance of platforms responsible for payment processing, orchestration, messaging, and financial compliance.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex production issues, automating operational processes, and working with modern infrastructure technologies in a high-availability environment. You'll collaborate with distributed teams across multiple regions and contribute to the continuous evolution of mission-critical systems operating 24/7.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide production support for business-critical applications and services

• Diagnose incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term preventive solutions

• Deploy, maintain, and enhance applications and internally developed tools

• Support release management and testing activities related to system enhancements

• Monitor system health, performance, and availability using modern observability tools

• Investigate application, infrastructure, and database issues across multiple technology layers

• Drive automation initiatives and operational improvements aligned with SRE principles

• Collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, and business teams across global locations

• Participate in on-call support and contribute to maintaining highly available production environments

• Support continuous improvement initiatives within Agile and DevOps frameworks

What We're Looking For

Must-have

• Commercial experience in Production Support, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or a similar role

• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes

• Practical experience working with SQL and Oracle databases (PL/SQL)

• Experience with scripting or automation using Bash, Python, or Java

• Understanding of application architecture, including operating systems, networking, databases, and application layers

• Familiarity with monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, or similar solutions

• Experience working in Agile environments and with CI/CD pipelines

• Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure, production-critical environments

• English proficiency at B2+ level

Nice to Have

• Experience within the payments, banking, or financial services sector

• Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation practices

• Additional programming experience in Python or Java

• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) methodologies

What We Offer

✅ Long-term cooperation on a large-scale international project
✅ Opportunity to work with mission-critical financial systems used globally
✅ Exposure to modern cloud-native and containerized environments
✅ Collaboration with experienced engineering teams across multiple countries
✅ Real impact on system reliability, performance, and operational excellence
✅ Private medical care (LuxMed)
✅ Multisport card
✅ Hybrid work model with a modern office in Kraków

Interested?
If you enjoy troubleshooting complex systems, automating operational processes, and working with modern technologies in a fast-paced production environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Why apply for an Antal job offer?

When your application is successful, you will be supported by a dedicated Consultant who will stay in regular contact with you (via email or phone), help you prepare for interviews with your future employer, and ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process.

About Antal

Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, we employ around 150 professionals who deliver a full range of services – from specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing and HR consulting, to employer branding and market research.

Our division-based structure combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation, enabling us to provide tailored solutions for companies in every sector. We act as a trusted partner for both employers and candidates, sharing our knowledge and guiding them through every stage of the talent journey. We connect exceptional people with the right opportunities and help organisations build successful teams.