Kubernetes Engineer - Ansible/Terraform

Job Description :

Responsibilities :

- Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self-managed, and hybrid).

- Ensure high availability, scalability, and resilience of containerized platforms.

- Implement and manage networking (CNI plugins, ingress controllers, service mesh) for cluster connectivity.

- Manage container security, image scanning, and policy enforcement ( Kyverno).

- Automate cluster provisioning, upgrades, and patching using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.

- Integrate observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) for monitoring and alerting.

- Troubleshoot node, pod, networking, and storage issues to ensure reliable application performance.

- Optimize resource usage (requests/limits, HPA, VPA) and cluster cost efficiency.

- Support CI/CD integration with Kubernetes (GitOps tools like ArgoCD)

- Collaborate with security, cloud foundation, and developer teams to provide a robust container platform.

Required Skills :

- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals (control plane, scheduling, networking, storage).

- Experience with containerization (Docker) and container runtime interfaces .

- Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, Ansible).

- Proficiency with Linux system administration and troubleshooting.

- Hands-on with CNCF ecosystem tools (ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana).

- Familiarity with cloud-managed Kubernetes services (EKS)

- Good understanding of RBAC, IAM, TLS, and Kubernetes security hardening practices.

- Knowledge of logging and monitoring stacks (EFK/ELK, Loki, Dynatrace, Datadog).

- Strong troubleshooting skills (pods crashloop, node not ready, networking bottlenecks, storage issues).

- Experience in scaling multi-cluster and multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.

Certifications : Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) ( Must Have )