Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer

apptadMilpitas, CA

6 days ago

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Job ID: z5G7h3l6a1kMvyS65NP3c2v5TvpiQFMBw4JTSAvP1ag=Job Code: JPC - 26020

Location: Milpitas, CA, 95035, United States

Job Title: Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer / Architect

Location: Milpitas, CA

Experience Required: 10-15+ Years Overall IT Experience with 5+ Years of Hands-on Kubernetes Platform Engineering

Position Overview: Seeking an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer / Architect to design, build, automate, and support enterprise-grade container platforms that power business-critical applications across global environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, cloud-native technologies, platform engineering, automation, observability, and DevOps practices. This role will be responsible for developing a scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes ecosystem that enables application teams to rapidly deploy, manage, and modernize workloads. The candidate will work closely with cloud teams, infrastructure teams, application development teams, security teams, and SRE teams to deliver a robust cloud-native platform.

Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes Platform Architecture: Design and implement enterprise Kubernetes platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. Define platform standards, governance controls, and architectural best practices. Build scalable, resilient, and highly available Kubernetes clusters. Develop container platform roadmaps aligned with cloud strategy. Establish multi-cluster and multi-region Kubernetes architectures. Support application modernization and cloud-native transformation initiatives.

Kubernetes Administration & Operations: Deploy, upgrade, patch, and manage Kubernetes clusters. Perform cluster lifecycle management and capacity planning. Optimize cluster performance, resource utilization, and availability. Configure namespaces, RBAC, network policies, storage classes, and quota management. Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, storage, and container issues. Ensure platform reliability and operational excellence.

Containerization & Cloud-Native Solutions:

Design and implement containerized application environments.
Support Docker and OCI-compliant container technologies. Develop best practices for: Container security
Container lifecycle management
Image management
Registry management
Enable microservices architecture adoption.
Support modern cloud-native application deployments.

Platform Automation: Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices. Automate Kubernetes provisioning and configuration management. Develop reusable deployment templates and platform services. Build self-service capabilities for development teams. Automate platform monitoring, compliance, and operational processes.

Tools: Terraform

AnsibleHelmArgoCDFluxCDGitHub Actions Azure DevOpsDevOps & CI/CD Enablement Design and support CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes workloads. Integrate Kubernetes with enterprise DevOps toolchains. Support continuous deployment and release automation. Improve deployment speed, reliability, and application availability. Establish standardized deployment frameworks. Platforms: Azure DevOpsGitHub Enterprise JenkinsGitLab CI/CDKubernetes Security Implement Kubernetes security best practices and governance controls. Configure and manage: RBACPod Security Standards Network Policies Secrets Management Service Mesh Security Integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines. Support Zero Trust architecture initiatives. Conduct platform security assessments and remediation activities. Security Technologies: HashiCorp VaultAqua Security Prisma Cloud Microsoft Defender for Containers TrivyFalcoService Mesh & Traffic Management Design and support service mesh implementations. Configure traffic routing, ingress controllers, and API gateways. Implement secure service-to-service communication. Enable application observability and resilience patterns.

Technologies: Istio

LinkerdNGINX Ingress KongAmbassadorMonitoring & Observability Build enterprise observability solutions for Kubernetes platforms. Implement centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting. Define SLOs, SLIs, and platform health metrics. Support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. Monitoring Tools: Prometheus GrafanaELK StackOpenTelemetryDatadogSplunkDynatraceCloud Platform Integration Integrate Kubernetes with public cloud platforms. Design and manage managed Kubernetes services. Cloud Platforms: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Amazon EKSGoogle GKEPreferred expertise in AKS due to Azure cloud strategy.

Leadership & Collaboration: Serve as the Kubernetes subject matter expert. Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance. Mentor platform engineers and DevOps teams. Collaborate with application development, cloud, and security teams. Participate in architecture reviews and technology governance forums. Required

Qualifications: EducationBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline. Master's Degree preferred. Experience 10-15+ years of overall IT experience.5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration and platform engineering. Experience managing large-scale production Kubernetes environments. Experience implementing enterprise platform engineering practices. Strong experience supporting mission-critical applications. Required Technical Skills Kubernetes Ecosystem Kubernetes (K8s) DockerHelmKustomizeCRDsOperatorsKubernetes Networking Kubernetes Security Service MeshCloud Platforms Microsoft AzureAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)AWS EKSGoogle GKEInfrastructure Automation TerraformAnsiblePowerShellPythonBashGitOps & CI/CDArgoCDFluxCDAzure DevOpsGitHub Actions JenkinsMonitoring & Logging PrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryELK StackSplunkDynatraceNetworkingTCP/IPDNSIngress Controllers Service MeshLoad Balancers Network PoliciesAPI Gateways

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or high-tech enterprise environments. Experience supporting engineering and R&D workloads. Experience with AI/ML platform deployments on Kubernetes. Experience implementing platform engineering and Internal Developer Platforms (IDP).Familiarity with OpenShift and Rancher environments. Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes workloads. Knowledge of FinOps and Kubernetes cost optimization. Preferred

Certifications: RequiredCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Preferred Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) HashiCorp Terraform Associate

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