Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters across hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud platforms such as AWS EKS, Azure AKS).
• Deploy and manage applications manually using tools such as kubectl and Helm, with growing integration of GitOps practices (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Implement and manage observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Mimir to monitor infrastructure, applications, and system performance.
• Define, monitor, and improve SLA/SLO/SLI metrics and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Plan, implement, and test backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategies using tools like Velero, Commvault, etc.
• Manage Kubernetes-native networking, storage, and security configurations (Ceph, NFS, Ingress, PodSecurityPolicies, etc.).
• Configure and enforce Kubernetes security best practices using RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper, NetworkPolicies, and secrets management tools.
• Integrate and operate Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Karpenter, MicroK8s, Service Meshes, and kubectl plugins.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and lead resolution efforts for incidents.
• Participate in the on-call rotation for platform availability and incident management.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Mentor engineers and advocate for Kubernetes, security, observability, and deployment best practices across teams.
• Continuously stay informed of industry trends in container orchestration, GitOps, security, and cloud-native tooling.

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Required Qualifications

• 6 to 13 years of IT/Infrastructure/DevOps experience, with 5+ years in Kubernetes operations in production environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, and manual application deployment practices.
• Intermediate-level experience in Kubernetes Security, including:
• Cluster hardening, secrets management
• Pod Security Standards (PSS), OPA/Gatekeeper
• Network policies, image scanning, and runtime protections
• Intermediate experience with ArgoCD for GitOps-style Kubernetes deployments.
• Solid proficiency in Linux system administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-native storage (e.g., Ceph, NFS) and persistent volume provisioning.
• Strong familiarity with observability tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Mimir, etc.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm, and scripting.
• Experience with Velero, Commvault, or similar for backup and DR.
• Experience operating and optimizing cloud-native Kubernetes platforms like EKS, AKS.
• Exposure to tools like Karpenter, MicroK8s, Service Mesh, and Ingress Controllers.
• Familiarity with AI/ML workloads running on Kubernetes is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, documentation, and incident resolution skills.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes certifications: CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
• Strong understanding of container security, networking, and distributed system architecture.
• Experience using Portainer for container and Kubernetes management.
• Advanced knowledge of Grafana and other enterprise-grade observability tools.
• Experience managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters (200+ nodes) is highly preferred.
• Prior experience supporting production-grade, high-availability platforms and environments.

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Why Join Us?

• Help shape and operate mission-critical, modern Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Be part of a team focused on platform reliability, observability, and secure operations.
• Contribute to and influence the evolution of deployment and automation practices (GitOps, IaC).
• Access cutting-edge tools, industry best practices, and continuous learning.