Senior Kubernetes Engineer

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 DevOps, SRE, and security teams to deliver reliable, self-service, and production-ready Kubernetes clusters that power mission-critical applications. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Cluster Management 

• 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

Automation & IaC 

• 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

CI/CD Integration 

• Integrate Kubernetes with modern CI/CD workflows for rapid, safe application delivery


• Support GitOps 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)

Monitoring, Logging & Troubleshooting 

• 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

Cloud & Hybrid Deployments 

• 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

Security & Compliance

• 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

Collaboration & Support 

• 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

 Required Qualifications:

• 8 years of professional technical experience or 6 years plus a Master’s degree


• Experience with GitOps 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)

Must have at least one of the following certifications: 

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Highly preferred


• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)


• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)


• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional


• Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer


• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate


• Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)