Kubernetes Engineer Lead

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Role: Kubernetes Engineer Lead

Contract

Location: East coast - Remote - Preferred Miami, FL due to client visits may need to go onsite eventualy.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to lead the design, automation, operation, and modernization of enterprise Kubernetes platforms across hybrid cloud environments. This role is responsible for platform reliability, automation, observability, security, GitOps adoption, and cloud-native engineering practices that enable scalable and resilient application delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Operations

Own the lifecycle management of EKS Anywhere Kubernetes platforms, including provisioning, upgrades, security, scalability, and operational excellence.

Design and build internal platform services, tooling, and automation frameworks.

Develop custom Kubernetes operators and controllers to simplify platform administration and application onboarding.

Drive platform standardization, governance, and engineering best practices.

Cloud Native Automation & GitOps

Lead GitOps-based deployment and configuration management using ArgoCD and Helm.

Build self-service capabilities and reusable deployment patterns for engineering teams.

Automate platform operations through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native tooling.

Support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.

Observability & Reliability Engineering

Design and operate monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing solutions.

Implement OpenTelemetry-based observability frameworks integrated with enterprise monitoring platforms.

Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and reliability improvement initiatives.

Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and operational maturity programs.

Security & Secrets Management

Implement secure platform architectures and Kubernetes security controls.

Design and manage secrets management solutions using HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes-native integrations.

Automate credential management, rotation, and compliance-related controls.

Collaborate with security teams to maintain platform governance and risk mitigation.

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

Develop and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services.

Build event-driven automation solutions using serverless and cloud-native technologies.

Support multi-account cloud environments and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Champion automation-first approaches to reduce operational overhead.

AI-Enabled Platform Innovation

Develop and integrate AI-assisted operational tooling for diagnostics, troubleshooting, and productivity enhancement.

Evaluate emerging technologies and automation opportunities within platform engineering.

Promote innovation through intelligent operations and engineering efficiency improvements.

Required Qualifications

Experience

Strong experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Hands-on experience managing production Kubernetes environments.

Proven background in infrastructure automation and cloud-native technologies.

Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise platforms.

Technical Skills Summary

Kubernetes, EKS, EKS Anywhere

AWS Cloud Services

Terraform

ArgoCD, GitOps

Helm

OpenTelemetry

Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus

HashiCorp Vault

Go, Python, Bash

Linux Administration

CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

Detailed Technical Skill requirements

1. EKS Anywhere Expertise

Management Cluster

Bootstrap Cluster

Workload Cluster

Cluster API (CAPI)

eksctl-anywhere CLI

Cluster creation/deletion/upgrade - complete cluster life cycle

Worker scaling

Node replacement

Cluster troubleshooting

Cluster configuration YAMLs

Generated cluster-state YAMLs

kube-vip

HAProxy

LoadBalancer Services

StorageClass

PVC

PV

Trust Manager

Sealed Secrets

Vault Integration

HashiCorp Vault

Image Security

Policy enforcement

1. Rafay Platform Administration (EKS setup)

Rafay Organization structure

Projects

Clusters

Cluster Blueprints

Namespaces

Environment Manager

Addon management

Multi-Cluster Management

Fleet management

Cluster grouping

Cluster templates

Blueprint lifecycle

Versioning

Inheritance

Policy enforcement

1. Argo CD Administration

ArgoCD Architecture

App of Apps Pattern

ApplicationSets

Projects

Repositories

Clusters

Sync Policies

Cluster Generator

List Generator

Matrix Generator

Template Management

Fleet Deployment

Vault Integration

Cluster Integration

1. Harness Platform Administration

Projects

Organizations

Connectors

Secrets

Environments

Services

Infrastructure Definitions

Templates

Repositories

Clusters

Sync Policies

Cluster Generator

List Generator

Matrix Generator

Template Management

Fleet Deployment

Vault Integration

Cluster Integration

1. Helm Charts

Helm Architecture

Charts

Releases

Repositories

Dependencies

Templates

Values.yaml

Overrides

Environment-specific customization

Secret references

Resource tuning Job type: Contract Division: eTeam Inc (US) Category: eTeam United States Reference: 26-63945