Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Bulverde, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
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Posted on:
3 hours ago
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Description
Client is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design operate and scale our global Kubernetes infrastructure. Our clusters span multiple datacenters and deployment stages (development QA staging and production) with production systems operating in FIPS and PCI-validated environments.
Responsibilities
- Manage and automate RKE2-based Kubernetes clusters with Rancher.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex networking routing VLAN VIP and firewall issues.
- Integrate Kubernetes clusters with the observability stack (Prometheus Grafana Alertmanager Loki).
- Ensure production environments meet strict security and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application deployments and platform improvements.
Requirements
- 5 years proven expertise in Kubernetes administration (RKE2/Rancher experience strongly preferred).
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation.
- Strong background in networking across complex multi-datacenter environments.
- Familiarity with VMware infrastructure (vSphere/ESXi).
- Experience operating in regulated environments (FIPS PCI or similar).
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a focus on scalability and reliability.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with GitOps tooling (e.g. Argo CD Flux).
- Familiarity with container security tools (e.g. Falco Trivy Aqua).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash or Go).
- Knowledge of service meshes (e.g. Istio Linkerd).
- Background in high availability and disaster recovery strategies for Kubernetes.
