Rancher Kubernetes Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Rancher Kubernetes Engineer with deep expertise in container orchestration DevOps practices and cloud-native infrastructure. You will be instrumental in designing deploying and managing scalable Kubernetes environments using Rancher to support our fast-growing eCommerce platform. The Rancher Kubernetes engineer will be the key person in migrating a Rancher managed Kubernetes cluster to AWS EKS. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-performance environment and has a strong understanding of infrastructure that supports high-traffic customer-facing applications. The scope of the work is to assess GPv2 Rancher cluster/configuration upgrade to newest version and train the team to manage Rancher cluster. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters using Rancher in production-grade environments.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines tailored for containerized eCommerce applications.
• Ensure high availability scalability and performance of the Kubernetes infrastructure to meet SLA requirements.
• Manage and direct the migration of a Rancher managed Kubernetes cluster to AWS EKS
• Collaborate with application developers QA and operations teams to containerize and deploy microservices.
• Monitor troubleshoot and resolve performance reliability and security issues.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform Helm and other tools.
• Implement RBAC security policies and secrets management aligned with compliance standards (e.g. PCI-DSS).
• Drive observability through centralized logging metrics and alerting using tools like Prometheus Grafana ELK/EFK.
• Lead Kubernetes upgrades patching and lifecycle management via Rancher.
• Maintain cost-effective infrastructure strategies in cloud or hybrid environments (AWS Azure GCP or on-prem).
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior DevOps/Platform Engineers.

Salary: 110000 - 130000 /yr.

Qualifications :

• 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps Site Reliability Engineering or Platform Engineering.
• 5 years of experience specifically with Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficiency in Docker Helm and Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD preferred).
• Expert knowledge in AWS EKS using Docker as an Orchestration tool
• Strong scripting and automation experience in Bash Python or Go.
• Deep understanding of Linux systems networking and system-level debugging.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) including managed Kubernetes services.
• Solid grasp of CI/CD systems like GitLab CI Jenkins ArgoCD Flux.
• Familiarity with eCommerce application requirements such as session management autoscaling zero downtime deployments and PCI compliance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Application Developer (CKAD).
• Certified Rancher Engineer (CRE)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional with deep experience in migrating and configuring Kubernetes to AWS EKS
• Experience in high-availability eCommerce or retail infrastructure environments.
• Exposure to service meshes (Istio Linkerd) and API gateways (Kong Ambassador).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and real-time monitoring tools.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract