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OVA.Work
Posted 76 days agoVerified live 2d ago

Kubernetes Engineer

Brief overview

Remote
UndergradOr in progress
3+ yrsMinimum
KubernetesDockerLinux system administrationAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudNetworking concepts - DNSNetworking concepts - TCP/IPLoad balancingIngressService mesh fundamentalsGitBash scriptingPython scriptingGo programmingInfrastructure as Code - TerraformInfrastructure as Code - Pulumi

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Job description

Summary

OVA.Work is seeking a skilled Kubernetes Engineer to design, deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes-based container platforms for modern cloud-native applications. The role involves collaboration with various teams to build secure, scalable, and highly available Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments
  • Build and maintain scalable container platforms for microservices-based applications
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and Kubernetes deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
  • Monitor Kubernetes cluster health, application performance, resource utilization, and availability
  • Implement autoscaling, load balancing, networking, ingress, and service discovery solutions
  • Configure and manage Kubernetes security, RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and compliance controls
  • Troubleshoot cluster, networking, storage, and container runtime issues
  • Optimize Kubernetes environments for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, cloud, and security teams to improve platform reliability
  • Maintain documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 3–6 years of experience in Kubernetes, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and container orchestration
  • Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment
  • Proficiency in Linux system administration
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts including DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, ingress, and service mesh fundamentals
  • Experience with Git and scripting using Bash, Python, or Go
  • Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
  • Experience implementing GitOps using Argo CD or Flux
  • Knowledge of Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes Operators
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
  • Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or Consul
  • Experience with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or cloud-native secret management services

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 3–6 years of experience in Kubernetes, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and container orchestration
  • Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment
  • Proficiency in Linux system administration
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts including DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, ingress, and service mesh fundamentals
  • Experience with Git and scripting using Bash, Python, or Go

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
  • Experience implementing GitOps using Argo CD or Flux
  • Knowledge of Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes Operators
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
  • Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or Consul
  • Experience with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or cloud-native secret management services

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Flexible or hybrid work arrangements.
  • Learning, certification, and conference sponsorship opportunities.
  • Access to modern cloud-native infrastructure and engineering tools.
  • Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms supporting mission-critical applications.

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