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Kubernetes Engineer

Tranzeal, Inc.San Jose, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 23, 2026

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SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationSan Jose, CA, United States
PostedYesterday
DockerMicroservicesShellGitAWSELKLoad BalancingService MeshAnsibleGitHub ActionsGitLab CIGoogle CloudGrafanaHelmJenkinsPrometheusTerraformAzureKubernetesCI/CDLinux

Job description

Kubernetes Engineer

A hands-on engineer who can manage Kubernetes environments, automate deployments and infrastructure, and troubleshoot complex issues in production cloud environments.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced DevOps / Kubernetes Engineer to build, manage, and optimize scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.

  • Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.

  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools.

  • Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar tools.

  • Troubleshoot Kubernetes deployments, networking issues, and production incidents.

  • Apply security best practices for access controls, secrets management, and infrastructure hardening.

  • Collaborate with development, QA, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment reliability and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related field.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

  • Practical experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

  • Strong Linux administration and shell scripting skills.

  • Understanding of networking, load balancing, cloud security, monitoring, and production incident management.

  • Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.

  • Experience with Helm and GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.

  • Familiarity with service mesh technologies and microservices architectures.

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