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Senior Kubernetes (AWS EKS) Engineer

Senior Kubernetes (AWS EKS) Engineer

CirrusLabsHyderabad, Telangana, India
3 days ago
Job description

Senior Kubernetes Operations Engineer

Role Overview :

The Senior Kubernetes Operations Engineer will architect, implement, and maintain the operational framework for a multi-tenant AWS EKS Kubernetes cluster. This role focuses on enabling multiple teams to deploy, manage, and scale their applications efficiently and securely, while ensuring best practices in CI / CD, resource sharing, and cluster governance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kubernetes operations, multi-team environments, and building developer-friendly deployment pipelines.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Design and implement a multi-tenant Kubernetes environment, including namespace management, RBAC, resource quotas, and network segmentation.
  • Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines (using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Flux) to automate application deployment and versioning.
  • Establish and enforce best practices for application onboarding, configuration management, and release processes.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for cluster and application health (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / EFK, etc.).
  • Collaborate with application teams to provide guidance on Kubernetes resource optimization, scaling, and troubleshooting.
  • Manage and maintain Helm charts, Kustomize, or other templating tools for consistent application deployment.
  • Ensure security and compliance through policy enforcement (OPA / Gatekeeper, Pod Security Policies, etc.).
  • Document operational procedures, onboarding guides, and troubleshooting playbooks.
  • Lead incident response for cluster or application-level issues, performing root cause analysis and remediation.
  • Stay up to date with Kubernetes ecosystem advancements and recommend improvements to cluster operations.

Required Skills & Experience :

  • 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Kubernetes operations roles.
  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration (EKS preferred), including networking, storage, and security.
  • Experience designing and managing multi-tenant / shared Kubernetes clusters.
  • Strong proficiency with CI / CD tools and GitOps workflows.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes add-ons (Ingress controllers, service mesh, monitoring / logging stacks).
  • Scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, Go, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of container security, RBAC, and policy management.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) preferred.
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