Lead DevOps Engineer

🔍 Lead DevOps Engineer

Location: Warsaw / hybrid

Contract: B2B

Capacity: Full-time

We’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join our client’s new tech hub in Warsaw. This is a role for someone who wants both to stay hands-on with cloud and automation, and to take ownership as a leader—guiding a small team, mentoring engineers, and setting the direction for DevOps practices.

You’ll work on a platform that processes petabytes of aerial imagery, powers AI-driven analytics, and delivers real-time geospatial intelligence worldwide. Scale, reliability, and security are key—your work will directly impact how the system runs at global level.

💡 Who we are

Kyotu Technology is a boutique software house based in Wrocław and Warsaw, working fully remotely or in hybrid mode across Poland. We partner with clients from Germany, Switzerland, the United States, the Middle East, and beyond—delivering complex, production-grade systems that make a real business impact.

🚀 Who we’re looking for

Must-haves:

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps

• 2+ years in a tech lead role

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)

• Advanced skills in containerisation & modernisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform)

• Deep experience with Linux and cloud-native workloads

• Strong background in CI/CD, automation, and observability

• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Hands-on experience designing scalable, highly available environments

Nice-to-haves:

• Exposure to NIST cybersecurity and compliance frameworks (SOC2)

• Experience with AWS Security Tools

• Familiarity with container vulnerability / compliance scanning tools

• Knowledge of enterprise architectures

• Positive, collaborative mindset with strong leadership skills

🧠 What you might work on

• Leading, mentoring, and supporting up to 3 DevOps Engineers

• Designing and implementing scalable, secure infrastructure in the cloud

• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks

• Driving observability, logging, and monitoring strategies

• Partnering with senior stakeholders to shape infrastructure roadmaps

• Championing modern DevOps practices and culture across the team

💬 How we work

• Pragmatic Agile cycles, focused on delivery over dogma

• Direct collaboration with business and product teams

• Culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement

📦 What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate depending on experience (B2B) 35 000 - 40 000 + vat

• Hybrid work model with access to the Warsaw hub

• Autonomy and influence from day one—this is a leadership role in a growing hub

• The chance to work on real-world, high-impact systems at scale