Containers Engineer

Location: Bengaluru

Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people-Kyndryls-that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role
Infrastructure Specialists at Kyndryl are project-based subject matter experts in all things infrastructure - good at providing analysis, documenting and diagraming work for hand-off, offering timely solutions, and generally 'figuring it out.' This is a hands-on role where your feel for the interaction between a system and its environment will be invaluable to every one of your clients.
Job description
- Container & Platform Engineering
Design, deploy, and manage  Kubernetes clusters  for enterprise workloads
Package, deploy, and manage applications using  Helm charts
Implement best practices for container lifecycle management, scaling, and resiliency
Troubleshoot container, pod, and cluster-level issues
Storage & Net App Integration
Integrate  Net App storage solutions  with Kubernetes  Trident / Astra (stateful workloads)
Persistent Volumes (PV), Storage Classes

Support Net App ONTAPbased storage for container platforms
Optimize performance, availability, and data protection for stateful containers
CI/CD & Git Pipelines
Build and maintain  CI/CD pipelines  for containerized applications
Implement  Gitbased pipelines  (e.g., Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops)
Automate build, test, container image scanning, and deployment processes
Enable Git Ops practices for Kubernetes deployments
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Develop automation using  scripts and declarative configurations
Automate cluster provisioning, application deployment, and upgrades
Create reusable templates for Helm charts and pipeline automation
Support continuous improvement of automation frameworks
Operations & Reliability
Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity
Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting for containers
Participate in incident management and root cause analysis
Collaborate with Dev Ops, SRE, and application teams

Your future at Kyndryl
There are lots of opportunities to gain certification and qualifications on the job, and you'll continuously grow as a Cloud Hyperscaler. Many of our Infrastructure Specialists are on a path toward becoming either an Architect or Distinguished Engineer, and there are opportunities at every skill level to grow in either of these directions.

Who You Are
You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.
Required

Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
Overall 7+ years of experience into IT.
Core Containerization Skills
Strong experience with Docker (building, running, and managing containers)
Writing and optimizing Dockerfiles for efficient image creation
Managing container images (tagging, versioning, pushing/pulling from registries like Docker Hub, Harbor, ECR, ACR, GCR)
Knowledge of OCI image standards and container lifecycle management
Deep expertise in  Kubernetes architecture and operations
Strong handson experience with  Net App storage for containers
Container Orchestration
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) (deployments, services, pods, name spaces, Config Maps, secrets, etc.)
Familiarity with Kubernetes distributions (Open Shift, EKS, AKS, GKE, Rancher)

Experience with Helm charts for application packaging and deployment
Scaling and load balancing containers in orchestrated environments
Infrastructure & Cloud
Deploying containers in cloud platforms (AWS ECS/EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE)
Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud container platforms
Networking knowledge (CNI plugins, ingress controllers, service mesh like Istio/Linkerd)
Persistent storage and volume management in containerized environments
Dev Ops & Automation
Building CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications (Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, ArgoCD, Tekton)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi) for container deployments
Automation of container build, scan, and deployment processes
Knowledge of Git Ops practices
Automation & Tooling
YAMLcentric configuration and templating
Scripting (Shell, Python, or equivalent)
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Kubernetes CSI and storage lifecycle automation
Platform & Tooling
Docker or container runtimes
Git (branching and pull request workflows)
Kubernetes storage concepts (PV, PVC, CSI)
Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or…