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Platform Engineer Team Lead

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  • hybrid
  • Full-time
  • Engineering
  • Athens
  • Limassol
  • Nicosia
  • Thessaloniki
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“7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud (AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking”
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The Role:  As the Platform Engineer Team Lead, you will work alongside the department's Manager in coordinating the team’s daily operations while actively contributing to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation processes.  This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to mentor team members, drive operational excellence, and help shape scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native environments. 
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If you are passionate about DevOps culture, cloud technologies, automation, and leading by example in a collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you! The main responsibilities of the position include: Develop and execute action plans to achieve agreed goals and performance indicators Recommend and actively promote improvements to DevOps practices, automation patterns, and tooling Identify automation opportunities and drive implementation initiatives within the Platform Engineering team Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety, and reliability Coordinate implementation activities within the team and assist in cross-team collaboration when required Develop, maintain, and enhance existing GitLab CI pipeline libraries Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may arise Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry and share relevant insights with the wider team Ensure adherence to best practices across Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes environments and support continuous improvement initiatives Support knowledge-sharing sessions and educate Application Development Teams on platform standards, tools, and best practices Work closely with the Security team to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure platform compliance with security standards Set personal targets for team members and monitor performance Provide regular feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development support to team members Encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team Help maintain a motivated, engaged, and high-performing team environment Main requirements: BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline 7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud (AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience Solid Linux administration skills Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green/canary deployments, and CI/CD pipeline management Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on top of emerging technologies and trends while meeting business deadlines Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills Strong attention to detail and cost awareness Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic  The following will be considered an advantage: Familiarity with database concepts Working experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS) Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting Experience mentoring or coaching technical teams Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.)  Benefit from: Attractive remuneration package plus performance related reward   Private health insurance   Corporate pension fund   Intellectually stimulating work environment  Continuous personal development and international training opportunities   The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team Final Connection – Final Interview All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality! By submitting this application, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of the Privacy and Data Protection Notice and the Confidentiality Undertaking.
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The Role:    As the Platform Engineer Team Lead, you will work alongside the department's Manager in coordinating the team’s daily operations while actively contributing to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of platform infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation processes.    This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to mentor team members, drive operational excellence, and help shape scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native environments.    If you are passionate about DevOps culture, cloud technologies, automation, and leading by example in a collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you!

The main responsibilities of the position include:

  • Develop and execute action plans to achieve agreed goals and performance indicators
  • Recommend and actively promote improvements to DevOps practices, automation patterns, and tooling
  • Identify automation opportunities and drive implementation initiatives within the Platform Engineering team
  • Monitor and suggest improvements to the existing CI/CD process to increase speed, safety, and reliability
  • Coordinate implementation activities within the team and assist in cross-team collaboration when required
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance existing GitLab CI pipeline libraries
  • Assist developers with setting up CI/CD for their projects and provide support for any issues that may arise
  • Stay up to date with the latest tools and trends in the industry and share relevant insights with the wider team
  • Ensure adherence to best practices across Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes environments and support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support knowledge-sharing sessions and educate Application Development Teams on platform standards, tools, and best practices
  • Work closely with the Security team to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure platform compliance with security standards
  • Set personal targets for team members and monitor performance
  • Provide regular feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development support to team members
  • Encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team
  • Help maintain a motivated, engaged, and high-performing team environment
  • Main requirements:

  • BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline
  • 7+ years’ experience within the following areas: Cloud (AWS), Release Pipeline Management, Windows Server Administration, Linux Administration, Certificate Management, PowerShell scripting, Bash/python scripting, Configuration Management and IAC (Ansible/Terraform), DNS, Networking
  • Enterprise-level Kubernetes experience
  • Solid Linux administration skills
  • Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills
  • Commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on observability, modern application architecture styles, blue-green/canary deployments, and CI/CD pipeline management
  • Ability to self-motivate, study, and stay on top of emerging technologies and trends while meeting business deadlines
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills
  • Strong attention to detail and cost awareness
  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines
  • Experience with tools including: Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, MSK, New Relic 
  • The following will be considered an advantage:

  • Familiarity with database concepts
  • Working experience with at least one cloud provider (preferably AWS)
  • Experience with Apache Kafka configuration and troubleshooting
  • Experience with ELK configuration and troubleshooting
  • Experience mentoring or coaching technical teams
  • Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, etc.) 
  • Benefit from:

  • Attractive remuneration package plus performance related reward  
  • Private health insurance  
  • Corporate pension fund  
  • Intellectually stimulating work environment 
  • Continuous personal development and international training opportunities  
  • The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

  • Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
  • Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
  • Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
  • Final Connection – Final Interview
  • All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality!   By submitting this application, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of the Privacy and Data Protection Notice and the Confidentiality Undertaking.

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