Principal Platform Engineer
Principal Platform Engineer
- JR-158036
- Hybride
- Warsaw
- Technology
- Full time
Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to join our highly skilled and globally distributed Platform Infrastructure Engineering team, designing solutions for monitoring, troubleshooting, and obtaining telemetry from our Equinix worldwide network.
The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and developing robust architectures that handle large-scale data, establishing standards and guidance for engineering teams, and ensuring the quality of the platform. We are looking for someone with a passion for delivering efficient, automated, and high‑performing systems globally at scale, while following agile methodologies.
Responsibilities
Architect multi‑region platform strategies across 70+ datacenters, 600+ on‑premises servers, and dozens of Kubernetes clusters.
Drive infrastructure automation for configuration management of 2000+ VMs, ensuring consistency across distributed Equinix regions.
Collaborate with global teams (AMER, EMEA, and APAC) on security, networking, and platform standards.
Implement GitOps practices with ArgoCD for multi‑cluster deployments and drift management.
Lead, coach, and mentor developers, network engineers, and platform engineers, helping to bridge collaboration between these areas.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers and product stakeholders to design effective and scalable solutions.
Work with technical project managers and product management teams to define and plan multiple projects.
Participate in on‑call shifts with clear processes and support.
Skills & Experience
Strong experience with Kubernetes is required.
Experience managing on‑premises Linux‑based server infrastructure at scale with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible.
Experience working with distributed systems.
Expertise with Proxmox and/or VMware.
Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
Deep proficiency in Linux systems.
Experience with virtualization and containerization (e.g.QEMU, KVM, LXC, Docker).
Experience with networking and routing is desirable.
Experience with secrets management processes and tooling, such as HashiCorp Vault.
Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g. ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
Ability to mentor and coach team members.
Additional Strengths
Ability and willingness to work with agile methodologies.
Comfortable in a team‑oriented and diverse environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, and a problem‑solving mindset.
The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
Poland - Warsaw Office WAO : 295,000 - 487,000 PLN / Annual
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.
The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.
Equinix Benefits
As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.
Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
Core Benefits - Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement. Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on. Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in. Other Benefits and Perks - Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including: Annual Leaves, Flex Wallet (flexible spending account), Multi-sport Card, Lunch Pass Card, Discount Portal, statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements. More details on eligibility and rules for leaves are in Equinix's HR policies. Eligibility and contribution requirements apply to some benefits, in line with company policy. Benefits are subject to specific plan/program or insurer terms and conditions, including changes at Equinix's discretion. Equinix will be compliant will regulatory requirements on benefits and leaves.Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
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