Senior Kubernetes Engineer

The Senior Kubernetes Engineer designs, automates, and operates Kubernetes clusters running microservices on AWS EKS. You will build and manage deployment pipelines, apply configuration-as-code with Helm and Kustomize, and implement Kubernetes networking, security, and disaster recovery. The role also supports observability using tools like Grafana and Istio while partnering with development and customer teams to keep environments secure, reliable, and scalable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Kubernetes deployments supporting microservices on AWS EKS.
• Automate containerized application deployment, scaling, and updates using CI/CD practices.
• Monitor and tune Kubernetes clusters for availability, reliability, and performance, resolving complex issues.
• Implement Kubernetes security, network policies, and disaster recovery for production workloads.
• Manage Helm/Kustomize configurations and observability tools such as Grafana and Istio.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to guide best practices for containerized architectures.
• Maintain documentation and configuration-as-code for Kubernetes infrastructure and application layers.

Required Skills

• Kubernetes administration
• AWS EKSContainerization with Docker
• Helm
• Kustomize
• CI/CD pipelines
• Kubernetes networking and CNIKubernetes security and network policies
• Observability with Grafana
• Service mesh with Istio