Kubernetes Platform DevOps Engineer

Company: TechAGI Solutions
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Local Candidates Only)
Work Arrangement: Onsite/Hybrid
Experience: 12+ Years
Rate: $60/hr on C2C or W2
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Kubernetes Platform DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of overall IT experience and strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes administration, cloud infrastructure, automation, and enterprise platform engineering.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience designing, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting production Kubernetes clusters, along with strong knowledge of Terraform, Docker, Helm, CI/CD automation, and Linux infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise Kubernetes clusters.

• Manage Kubernetes infrastructure across AKS, EKS, or OpenShift environments.

• Perform Kubernetes cluster upgrades, patching, node management, and autoscaling.

• Configure and troubleshoot Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers, DNS, load balancers, and persistent storage.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.

• Implement Kubernetes security controls, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.

• Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar tools.

• Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure high availability and reliability.

• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, development, and security teams to improve platform performance and operational efficiency.

Required Skills:

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with strong hands-on Kubernetes platform engineering expertise.

• Kubernetes cluster administration, deployment, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

• AKS, EKS, OpenShift, or equivalent Kubernetes platforms.

• Docker, Helm Charts, and container orchestration.

• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

• CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.

• Linux administration and Python/Bash scripting.

• Kubernetes networking, RBAC, security, and autoscaling.

• Prometheus, Grafana, and production monitoring.

• Enterprise production support and incident management.

Preferred Skills:

• ArgoCD, Flux, and GitOps.

• Kubernetes security hardening.

• Istio service mesh.

• HPA, VPA, KEDA, and Cluster Autoscaler.

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

Note: Only candidates currently located in Philadelphia, PA, or within commuting distance, and available for onsite/hybrid work will be considered.