Senior Kubernetes DevOps

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Meet The Team:

Our team is looking for aSenior Kubernetes DevOps Engineerto play a pivotal role in shaping our cloud-native infrastructure. You will be responsible for defining and driving the architectural patterns for distributed systems leading the design and implementation of our container infrastructure platforms and continuously evolving our practices.A key aspect of this role will be leading the design and implementation of our deployment strategies ensuring seamless reliable and innovative application rollouts to Kubernetes.You will be a key leader in delivering sophisticated solutions that enrich the user experience of cloud-native platforms particularly Kubernetes and empower teams running containerized workloads with scalable reliable and efficient infrastructure.

Curiosity and teamwork are two of the values that drive us as a development team. If youre passionate about these values too you are likely a great fit for us. As a team were constantly finding ways to improve ourselves and as a senior member you will be instrumental in fostering this culture. We pride ourselves on our communication and teamwork were all in this together!

What Youll Do:

• Lead the architectural design planning and implementation of advanced deployment strategies and rollout methodologies for all applications targeting Kubernetes.This includes defining patterns for Blue/Green Canary Rolling Updates and ensuring zero-downtime deployments.
• Architect design and lead the overall implementation and continuous improvement of the companys container infrastructure platform ensuring its scalability security and performance.
• Drive the evolution of our continuous delivery systems designing and optimizing advanced CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI FluxCD ArgoCD) with an emphasis on GitOps principles and fully automated observable deployment processes.
• Drive strategic cross-functional collaboration with other infrastructure and development teams acting as a subject matter expert and technical lead to align on goals and deliver integrated solutions.
• Develop and implement comprehensive observability solutions (monitoring logging tracing) defining key SLIs/SLOs and ensuring proactive alerting for critical production systems.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex production incidents acting as a primary escalation point and driving post-incident improvements.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers on best practices for Kubernetes cloud-native development and DevOps methodologies particularly in deployment excellence.
• Evaluate recommend and integrate new technologies and tools to enhance our container ecosystem and operational efficiency.
• Enforce and continuously improve security best practices within Kubernetes clusters container images and the overall cloud infrastructure.
• Drive automation initiatives across the board to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in computer science information technology/engineering or equivalent practical experience with5 years of relevant experiencein a DevOps SRE or Infrastructure Engineering role with a strong focus on Kubernetes.
• Proven track record of architecting leading and successfully implementing complex deployment strategies and rollout patterns (e.g. Canary Blue/Green Rolling Updates A/B Testing) on Kubernetes.
• Expert-level understanding and hands-on experiencewith Kubernetes architecture networking (CNI) storage (CSI) security and operational best practices specifically related to advanced workload management and deployment.
• Deep expertise in designing and optimizing robust CI/CD pipelines(e.g. GitLab CI FluxCD ArgoCD) and embracing GitOps workflows with a focus on automation and reliability of deployments.
• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or Pulumi.
• Extensive experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS Azure or GCP) including advanced knowledge of their services related to containerization and infrastructure.
• Advanced scripting and programming skills (e.g. Python Go Bash) for automation tooling and system integration.
• Expert-level knowledge of monitoring logging and alerting solutions (e.g. Prometheus Grafana ELK stack Datadog Sysdig).
• Solution-oriented mindset strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with team-mates and stakeholders working from around the globe.

Demonstrated experience with

• Open-source projects and contributing to the community.
• Microservices architecture design patterns and cloud-native development.
• Complex event processing and event-driven architectures.
• SDLC and Agile methodologies in a leadership capacity.
• Linux internals and networking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes certifications (e.g. CKA CKAD CKS).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio Linkerd) and their role in advanced traffic management and deployment strategies.
• Experience with chaos engineering principles and tools.
• Familiarity with compliance and governance frameworks.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

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Requisition ID: 440518 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid