Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate production-grade Kubernetes platforms supporting business-critical applications.
Role type
Senior IC Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Builds
Enterprise Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Container Orchestration
Required skills
Kubernetes (cluster lifecycle, Ingress, Service Mesh, cert-manager), Terraform, Helm/Kustomize, CI/CD, GitOps (ArgoCD), Go/Python/Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, SLI/SLO design, Platform Security
Preferred skills
CKA/CKAD/CKS certifications, AWS/Azure/GCP, OpenShift/OKD, Multi-cluster environments, Ansible, Kubernetes Operators, Operator SDK/Kubebuilder, Longhorn, OVN-Kubernetes, ADRs
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, Go, Python, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, cert-manager, Ingress Controllers, Service Mesh
Responsibilities
Manage Kubernetes clusters for high availability and scalability; Design and automate infrastructure using IaC; Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows; Monitor platform health and observability; Implement secure, scalable platform solutions; Produce technical documentation and runbooks; Participate in platform architecture discussions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
