Senior Kubernetes Engineer
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking aSenior Kubernetes Engineerto join our global infrastructure team and help scale automate and secure ourcontainer orchestration environmentsacrosson-premises and public cloud platforms. As a Kubernetes specialist youll work closely with DevOps SRE and security teams to deliver reliable self-service and production-ready Kubernetes clusters that power mission-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Cluster Management
- Deploy manage and upgrade Kubernetes clusters using tools like kubeadm EKS AKS GKE or Rancher
- Implement robust RBAC network policies ingress controllers and security
- Design and operate multi-cluster and multi-tenant Kubernetes environments using tools such as Rancher Fleet or Spectro Cloud Palette for centralized governance and policy enforcement
- Implement tenant isolation resource quotas and compliance controls across staging and production clusters
Automation &IaC
- Automate cluster provisioning and application deployment pipelines using Terraform Helm and ArgoCD
- Build reusable modules for consistent infrastructure delivery across staging and production
- Implement Kubernetes Operator patterns and custom controllers (CRDs) to automate operational tasks
CI/CD Integration
- Integrate Kubernetes with modern CI/CD workflows for rapid safe application delivery
- Support GitOps practices and continuous deployment automation
- Optimize CI/CD pipelines for multi-environment deployments progressive delivery and rollback safety (e.g. canary or blue-green strategies)
Monitoring Logging & Troubleshooting
- Implement observability for Kubernetes using Prometheus Grafana Loki and Fluentd/Fluent Bit
- Troubleshoot performance issues failed pods memory leaks and cluster degradation events
- Develop resiliency and chaos testing frameworks to validate reliability and failover readiness
Cloud & Hybrid Deployments
- Operate Kubernetes workloads across AWS Azure GCP and hybrid/on-prem environments
- Use tools like Velero Kasten or Stash for backup/restore strategies in Kubernetes
- Manage container storage platforms such as Portworx OpenEBS or EBS CSI drivers for persistent workloads
- Implement disaster recovery runbooks cross-region replication and automated failover
Security & Compliance
- Implement admission control policies image scanning and runtime security with tools like Kyverno OPA/Gatekeeper Aqua or Falco
- Enforce CIS Benchmarks RBAC least privilege and compliance posture checks using tools like Kubescape or Kube-bench
- Integrate secrets management via Vault External Secrets Operator or cloud-native secret stores
Collaboration & Support
- Partner with application developers SREs and security teams to implement best practices
- Serve as a technical advisor on cloud-native architectures and containerization
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a Kubernetes Center of Excellence
- Lead architecture reviews documentation and standards development for platform operations
- Collaborate during infrastructure audits and production rollouts to ensure compliance and readiness
Required Qualifications:
- 8 years of professional technical experience or 6 years plus a Masters degree
- Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD Flux).
- Observability tools like Prometheus Grafana ELK/EFK stack.
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio Linkerd).
- Open-source contributions in Kubernetes-related projects
- Spectro cloud Incus Cloud 9 etc
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking internals CNI plugins and eBPF tools (e.g. Cilium)
- Proficiency in Go Python or Bash scripting for automation and tooling
- Experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise identity providers (OIDC LDAP or SSO)
Must have at least one of the following certifications:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Highly preferred
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
- Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
About InterSystems
InterSystems a creative data technology provider delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare finance manufacturing and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability speed and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978 InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 247 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston Massachusetts InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information please visit.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
About Company
InterSystems is the leading provider of data management solutions for industries with complex challenges. Unlock the potential of your data and move your business forward.
