Senior Kubernetes Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior
Kubernetes Engineer to join our global infrastructure team and help scale, automate, and secure our container orchestration environments across on‑premises and public cloud platforms. As a Kubernetes specialist, you’ll work closely with Dev Ops, SRE, and security teams to deliver reliable, self‑service, and production‑ready Kubernetes clusters that power mission‑critical applications.

• Deploy, manage, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters using tools like kubeadm, EKS, AKS, GKE, or Rancher
• Implement robust RBAC, network policies, ingress controllers, and security
• Design and operate multi‑cluster and multi‑tenant Kubernetes environments using tools such as Rancher, Fleet, or Spectro Cloud Palette for centralized governance and policy enforcement
• Implement tenant isolation, resource quotas, and compliance controls across staging and production clusters

• Automate cluster provisioning and application deployment pipelines using Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD
• Build reusable modules for consistent infrastructure delivery across staging and production
• Implement Kubernetes Operator patterns and custom controllers (CRDs) to automate operational tasks

• Integrate Kubernetes with modern CI/CD workflows for rapid, safe application delivery
• Support Git Ops practices and continuous deployment automation
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines for multi‑environment deployments, progressive delivery, and rollback safety (e.g., canary or blue‑green strategies)

• Implement observability for Kubernetes using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd/Fluent Bit
• Troubleshoot performance issues, failed pods, memory leaks, and cluster degradation events
• Develop resiliency and chaos testing frameworks to validate reliability and failover readiness

• Operate Kubernetes workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid/on‑prem environments
• Use tools like Velero, Kasten, or Stash for backup/restore strategies in Kubernetes
• Manage container storage platforms such as Portworx, OpenEBS, or EBS CSI drivers for persistent workloads
• Implement disaster recovery runbooks, cross‑region replication, and automated failover

• Implement admission control policies, image scanning, and runtime security with tools like Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, Aqua, or Falco
• Enforce CIS Benchmarks, RBAC least privilege, and compliance posture checks using tools like Kubescape or Kube‑bench
• Integrate secrets management via Vault, External Secrets Operator, or cloud‑native secret stores

• Partner with application developers, SREs, and security teams to implement best practices
• Serve as a technical advisor on cloud‑native architectures and containerization
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a Kubernetes Center of Excellence
• Lead architecture reviews, documentation, and standards development for platform operations
• Collaborate during infrastructure audits and production rollouts to ensure compliance and readiness

• 8 years of professional technical experience or 6 years plus a Master’s degree
• Experience with Git Ops tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Open‑source contributions in Kubernetes‑related projects
• Spectro cloud, Incus, Cloud 9 etc.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking internals, CNI plugins, and eBPF tools (e.g., Cilium)
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash scripting for automation and tooling
• Experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise identity providers (OIDC, LDAP, or SSO)

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Highly preferred
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer – Professional
• Google Professional Cloud Dev Ops Engineer
• Hashi Corp Certified:
  Terraform Associate
• Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

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