Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure & Terraform

Simon-Kucher is enabling its employees with generative AI based solutions to improve productivity. To support this endeavor, a central Data & AI function is being established. Together with our Data Analytics team Elevate and the Software Development team Engine, the demand for support of software development by IT is constantly increasing. This role can be performed fully remotely within Poland.

The salary for this position ranges from PLN 27 000 to PLN 28 000 gross/month (UoP), depending on the candidate’s relevant experience, skill set, level of expertise and overall fit for the role. Additional factors such as industry background, technical competencies and interview performance may also influence the final offer. The compensation package at Simon-Kucher CBS consists of a gross base salary, a monthly remote work allowance and an annual bonus. The bonus is paid in December and is based on the results of a 360-degree performance evaluation.

Please remember to submit your application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this position.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will:

What makes us special:

• Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.

• Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company that creates positive impact. We invest in your professional development every step of the way.

• Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – whether it’s remotely or in the office. We offer flexible and hybrid working, remote teaming, sabbaticals, and paid time off.

• Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things.

How you will create an impact:

• Design, build, and operate Azure infrastructure using Terraform as the primary Infrastructure as Code platform.

• Own Terraform architecture across multiple production environments, including modules, state, versioning, dependencies, and environment separation.

• Define reusable IaC standards, patterns, and automation that can be adopted across engineering teams.

• Build and improve Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines covering build, test, infrastructure deployment, application deployment, approvals, rollback, and release controls.

• Establish strong SDLC practices including code quality, security scanning, quality gates, and tools such as SonarQube.

• Design secure Azure environments using VNets, private endpoints, RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault, and least-privilege principles.

• Operate and improve AKS environments, including deployment, scaling, networking, observability, security, and troubleshooting.

• Lead production incident management, including investigation, prioritization, technical coordination, communication, resolution, and root-cause follow-up.

• Make and communicate architectural decisions, clearly explaining trade-offs, risks, operational impact, and maintainability.

• Take end-to-end ownership of platform initiatives while guiding engineers and communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Your profile:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering with clear evidence of Senior-level ownership. Ability to work independently, make technical decisions, guide other engineers, and communicate clearly in English (C1+).

• Deep hands-on Terraform expertise is a core requirement, including personally designing, implementing, and operating production infrastructure at scale. Nice to have: HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification or another relevant Terraform certification.

• Proven experience managing Terraform across multiple complex production environments, with strong knowledge of modules, state, lifecycle, imports, dependencies, and deployment strategies. A plus: Experience managing infrastructure across a large number of production environments.

• Strong hands-on Azure experience, including secure networking, identity, access management, secrets management, and production operations.

• Strong Azure DevOps experience, particularly designing and maintaining enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines. Nice to have: Experience with GitHub Actions.

• Good understanding of the complete SDLC, including automated testing, code quality, security scanning, artifact management, approvals, and release governance. Additional advantage: Experience with Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, or container/image security tooling.

• Solid Kubernetes experience, preferably with AKS, plus strong Docker and containerization knowledge.

• Proven experience leading complex production incidents and driving root-cause analysis and follow-up improvements.

• Strong stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, trade-offs, incidents, and delivery challenges clearly.

• Nice to have: Experience with Azure AI / Foundry, ML platforms, or data-heavy workloads. Additional asset: Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, or similar AI orchestration, evaluation, and observability platforms.

If you’re interested, and if you’d like to offer your skills and commitment to our international team, then we would be pleased to receive your application.

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About Simon-Kucher Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. As a trusted commercial advisor, we combine deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale impact. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, sales, and digital – based on deep insights into what customers value and are willing to pay for. With over 40 years of experience in monetization, we are regarded as the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing specialist. simon-kucher.com. simon-kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

Your personal contact Karolina Ratajczyk Karolina.Ratajczyk@simon-kucher.com