Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes / Rancher / NeuVector) - Part-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters using Rancher in production and non-production environments.
• Integrate and manage NeuVector for container security (runtime scanning, policy enforcement, vulnerability management, etc.).
• Implement platform automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with security and networking teams to define and enforce policies across containerized platforms.
• Build and maintain observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) and operational dashboards.
• Work closely with development and DevOps teams to provide reliable platform capabilities.
• Participate in incident response, RCA, and performance tuning activities.
• Optionally contribute to HCI platform operations and VM orchestration if using Harvester.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes architecture and operations (preferably K8s v1.20+).
• Experience managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters with Rancher.
• Solid understanding of container security best practices and operational experience with NeuVector.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Helm, Ansible).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Good knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and shell scripting.
• Understanding of monitoring/logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, ELK, or Loki.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Harvester or other HCI platforms for VM management on bare metal.
• Familiarity with air-gapped or edge deployments.
• Exposure to hybrid/multi-cloud platform deployments.
• Certifications in Kubernetes (CKA/CKS), Rancher, or related technologies.