Kubernetes Infrastructure Architect

Kubernetes Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Remote 
Duration: 12 months

Job Scope:
Operations
•    Building, deploying, and maintaining on-premises Kubernetes clusters from the ground up, including control plane components, etc., networking (CNI), storage (CSI), and ingress controllers
•    Performing Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management: upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning
•    Deploying, configuring, and managing containerized applications on existing Kubernetes infrastructure
•    Administering and troubleshooting Linux-based servers that underpin the Kubernetes environment
•    Monitoring cluster health, diagnosing node and pod-level issues, and performing capacity planning
•    Managing container runtimes (e.g., container), container registries, and image lifecycle
•    Configuring and maintaining cluster networking (Calico or similar CNI plugins), load balancers, and DNS
•    Implementing and managing persistent storage solutions (NFS, local PV, or CSI drivers)
•    Supporting internal teams with service migrations to Kubernetes, troubleshooting deployment issues, and handling escalations

Engineering
•    Writing and maintaining automation scripts (Bash, Python) for cluster provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks
•    Creating and maintaining Helm charts, or other templating solutions for application deployments
•    Building and improving CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
•    Creating, modifying, and reviewing technical documentation and runbooks

Skills - Must Have
•    Experience building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters from scratch
•    Experience deploying & managing applications
•    Linux OS admin & troubleshooting
•    Scripting & coding skills in Bash & or Python
•    Docker, container, OCI images, container registries