We are seeking an experienced On-Prem Kubernetes Systems Engineer to manage and support our self-hosted Kubernetes infrastructure. This role will involve maintaining cluster health, troubleshooting both application and infrastructure-level issues, and developing new features and automation to improve the performance and reliability of services running in the Kubernetes environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Deploy, maintain, and scale on-premises Kubernetes clusters.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the full stack-containers, pods, nodes, networking, and storage.
• Collaborate with application developers to identify and fix deployment and runtime issues.
• Develop tools, operators, and automation to streamline workflows and cluster operations.
• Monitor cluster performance and resource usage; implement enhancements to improve reliability and scalability.
• Write and maintain Helm charts, manifests, and CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes-based applications.
• Stay current with Kubernetes ecosystem trends and recommend improvements.
• Document infrastructure components, design decisions, and troubleshooting procedures.
Required Qualifications:
• Proven experience managing on-prem Kubernetes clusters (Kubeadm, RKE, etc.).
• Proficiency in container technologies like Docker and containerd.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and storage as they relate to Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Experience writing Helm charts, Kustomize, or other templating tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across application and infrastructure layers.
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go preferred).
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik), or internal DNS.
• Familiarity with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Exposure to secure Kubernetes practices (RBAC, PodSecurityPolicies, NetworkPolicies).
• Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery configurations