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InterSystems Corporation

Senior Kubernetes Engineer Boston, MA

InterSystems Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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We are seeking a

Senior Kubernetes Engineer

to join our global infrastructure team and help scale, automate, and secure our container orchestration environments across on‑premises and public cloud platforms. As a Kubernetes specialist, you’ll work closely with DevOps, SRE, and security teams to deliver reliable, self‑service, and production‑ready Kubernetes clusters that power mission‑critical applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Deploy, manage, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters using tools like kubeadm, EKS, AKS, GKE, or Rancher

Implement robust RBAC, network policies, ingress controllers, and security

Design and operate multi‑cluster and multi‑tenant Kubernetes environments using tools such as Rancher, Fleet, or Spectro Cloud Palette for centralized governance and policy enforcement

Implement tenant isolation, resource quotas, and compliance controls across staging and production clusters

Automation & IaC

Automate cluster provisioning and application deployment pipelines using Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD

Build reusable modules for consistent infrastructure delivery across staging and production

Implement Kubernetes Operator patterns and custom controllers (CRDs) to automate operational tasks

CI/CD Integration

Integrate Kubernetes with modern CI/CD workflows for rapid, safe application delivery

Support GitOps practices and continuous deployment automation

Optimize CI/CD pipelines for multi‑environment deployments, progressive delivery, and rollback safety (e.g., canary or blue‑green strategies)

Implement observability for Kubernetes using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd/Fluent Bit

Troubleshoot performance issues, failed pods, memory leaks, and cluster degradation events

Develop resiliency and chaos testing frameworks to validate reliability and failover readiness

Operate Kubernetes workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid/on‑prem environments

Use tools like Velero, Kasten, or Stash for backup/restore strategies in Kubernetes

Manage container storage platforms such as Portworx, OpenEBS, or EBS CSI drivers for persistent workloads

Implement disaster recovery runbooks, cross‑region replication, and automated failover

Security & Compliance

Implement admission control policies, image scanning, and runtime security with tools like Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, Aqua, or Falco

Enforce CIS Benchmarks, RBAC least privilege, and compliance posture checks using tools like Kubescape or Kube‑bench

Integrate secrets management via Vault, External Secrets Operator, or cloud‑native secret stores

Partner with application developers, SREs, and security teams to implement best practices

Serve as a technical advisor on cloud‑native architectures and containerization

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a Kubernetes Center of Excellence

Lead architecture reviews, documentation, and standards development for platform operations

Collaborate during infrastructure audits and production rollouts to ensure compliance and readiness

Required Qualifications:

8 years of professional technical experience or 6 years plus a Master’s degree

Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)

Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack

Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

Open‑source contributions in Kubernetes‑related projects

Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking internals, CNI plugins, and eBPF tools (e.g., Cilium)

Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash scripting for automation and tooling

Experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise identity providers (OIDC, LDAP, or SSO)

Must have at least one of the following certifications:

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.

Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive.

The company also provides generous employee benefits including:

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short‑term and long‑term disability, and life insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

The estimated base compensation range for this role is:

$117,000 - $143,000 USD

About InterSystems

InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next‑generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit

InterSystems.com .

As set forth in InterSystems’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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