Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and evolve Kubernetes clusters:
  • On-premises (VM-based)
  • Public cloud Kubernetes (AWS EKS, GCP GKE, Azure AKS, Oracle OKE)
• Own cluster lifecycle management:
  • Provisioning, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code:
  • Terraform modules
  • Cluster bootstrap and configuration automation
• Implement and operate GitOps workflows for platform components
• Integrate Kubernetes capabilities into the Internal Developer Platform (IDP):
  • Standard cluster and namespace patterns
  • Approved ingress, secrets, and observability integrations
• Participate in a rotational on-call/support model for platform-level incidents
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes platform issues and improve reliability
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational standards
• Collaborate with IDP, application support, infrastructure, and security team

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience operating production Kubernetes environments
• Experience with on-premises, VM-based infrastructure
• Solid understanding of:
  • Kubernetes internals
  • Linux systems and networking
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• Experience working with multiple cloud environments (at least one deeply)
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and GitOps tools
• Proven ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and production issues

• Experience with multiple managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS, OKE)
• Experience running Kubernetes on-prem (bare metal or VM-based)
• Exposure to:
  • Observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, logging systems, Open Telemetry)
  • Ingress and traffic management
  • Secrets and certificate management
  • Prior experience integrating infrastructure platforms into an Internal Developer Platform (IDP)
    
    
• Understanding of SRE concepts (SLOs, error budgets, incident response)
  
  

• Ownership mindset: accountable for platform outcomes
• Generalist approach: comfortable across infrastructure, Kubernetes, and operations
• Strong problem solver: able to handle ambiguous and complex issues
• Clear communicator: explains technical topics effectively
• Collaborative: works well across teams and shares responsibility
• Calm under pressure: effective during incidents and outages
• Documentation-driven: values clarity and knowledge sharing

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity