Kubernetes Engineer

Summary: The Kubernetes Engineer role involves migrating on-prem Hadoop-based data and analytics capabilities to a Kubernetes-based infrastructure. The candidate will define a Kubernetes batch stack, review existing architecture, and assist in deploying the platform while addressing network, storage, and security issues. Strong experience in Kubernetes, particularly in large-scale infrastructure, is essential, along with multiple Kubernetes certifications. The position is fully remote and has a duration of 6 months, extendable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define a "Kubernetes batch" stack
• Review the architecture of the existing Internal Kubernetes Platform (IKP) for component reuse
• Assist in deploying the Kubernetes platform and building/testing automation scripts
• Help debug network, storage, and security errors
• Implement a secret management solution

Key Skills:

• Min 3-4 years of hands-on Kubernetes experience
• Experience with multiple Kubernetes distributions - at least 2 distros
• Experience building and deploying clusters
• Knowledge of GKE
• Experience with data lakes/data warehousing
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes security
• Able to navigate through CNI and CSI configurations/issues
• Experience with Helm charts and Operators
• Hands-on experience in containerizing applications (e.g., Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Grafana)
• Strong Linux skills including basic administration skills
• Ansible and Terraform experience
• Strong Kubernetes experience, including implementation and architecture
• Familiarity with K8S, Spark, S3 Engine, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Hadoop, Linux/RHEL
• Experience with observability tools like Grafana or Elasticsearch
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry for observability
• Experience with Argo

Salary (Rate): 550

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT