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Infrastructure Engineer

ProhiresIowa City, IA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 28, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Iowa City, IA, United States
Posted
20 hours ago
DockerMicroservicesAWSLoad BalancingAgileAnsibleArgoCDCloudFormationDNSGrafanaHelmKubernetesPrometheusTerraform

Job Description

Infrastructure Engineer

Des Moines, IA

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and lead Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS
• Integrate with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
• Automate Kubernetes management tasks using Helm, Terraform, and other infrastructure-as-code tools
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes cluster performance and resource allocation
• Implement security best practices for EKS, including role-based access control (RBAC) and network policies
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate Kubernetes into the software development lifecycle
• Run cluster scaling, upgrades, and capacity planning for production environments
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness of critical applications running on Kubernetes
• Develop and maintain documentation for Kubernetes architecture, processes, and best practices
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship

Qualifications:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) and 8+ years’ work experience or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, ideally with AWS EKS
• Expertise in container orchestration, microservices architecture, and Docker
• Strong proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC
• Experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or a related field
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Proficiency in Helm for running Kubernetes applications
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g. ArgoCD)
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes security, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management
• Proven knowledge of networking concepts, including load balancing, DNS, and firewalls
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Familiarity with agile and DevOps methodologies
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows using ArgoCD
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

 

Thanks & Regards

Mohan Kumar

IT Recruiter

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ValueBase Consulting

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