Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Core
Runs the Kubernetes estate (platform controller, virtual clusters, baselines, GPU integration, and release pipelines) for Firmus' large-scale AI infrastructure, ensuring 24/7 reliability and multi-tenant operations.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Builds
Operational tooling, guarded remediation, fleet orchestration, and automated tenant onboarding/release pipelines
Domain
AI Infrastructure / GPU Cluster Management
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Kubernetes (control planes, etcd, certificates), fleet-scale automation, cluster lifecycle management (provisioning, patching, upgrades), multi-tenant operations, recovery from failures
Preferred skills
GPU integration, canary/staged deployment strategies, code review for platform backlogs
Technologies
Kubernetes, etcd
Responsibilities
Ensure reliable operation and continuous improvement of the multi-tenant Kubernetes platform; build operational tooling and orchestration for fleet-scale automation; execute cluster lifecycle (provisioning, patching, upgrades, decommissioning); operate and recover control planes carrying live tenant workloads
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC