Kubernetes Platform Engineer
- Help design and lead the implementation of Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud) with high availability, scalability, and security.
- Offer Kubernetes as a product to internal teams by delivering self-service capabilities (e.g., namespace provisioning, templated jobs, onboarding flows).
- Build reusable platform patterns and deployment blueprints using Helm, Kustomize, or custom controllers.
- Develop and maintain platform-aware GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD, Flux, and GitLab CI.
- Design tenancy-aware RBAC, network policies, and secrets management aligned to internal standards and developer autonomy.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals including control plane components, CRDs, CNIs, and storage provisioning.
- Apply policy-as-code via admission controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper) to enforce compliance and enable safe multi-tenancy.
- Implement observability stacks that monitor cluster health, workload status, and policy violations, exposing this to users through dashboards or APIs.
- Manage and support Kubernetes clusters across production, staging, and development environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, container, and networking issues in Kubernetes environments, while shifting common operational tasks into automation and developer-friendly tooling.
- Support application teams with onboarding and deployment by enabling paved-path workflows-not ticket-based operations.
- Participate in on-call rotation and incident response related to Kubernetes and containerised applications.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Python, Golang, or similar languages, with emphasis on platform tooling, scripting, or controller development.
- Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies to evolve platform capabilities, developer experience, and operational resilience.
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