Kubernetes Engineer @ Irvine, CA (hybrid)

  • Irvine, CA
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 24 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Collaboration
Communication
Management
Network
Orchestration
Continuous Delivery
Provisioning
Python
Continuous Integration
Energy
FOCUS
Grafana
Kubernetes
Policy Administration
RBAC
Red Hat Linux
Scripting

Job Details

Kubernetes Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA (hybrid- 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Duration: Long-term, ongoing

Job Overview
We are seeking a Kubernetes Engineer with deep expertise in container orchestration and CNCF ecosystem tooling. This role will focus on designing, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters to provide a resilient and scalable platform for application teams. Looking for strong communication skills, high energy, take ownership and not afraid to engage with customers.

Responsibilities

  • Administer Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self-managed, and hybrid).
  • Automate cluster provisioning, upgrades, and scaling.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot containerized workloads and cluster-level issues.
  • Implement RBAC, network policies, and security best practices.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployments (ArgoCD, Flux).
  • Integrate CNCF tools (service mesh, observability, policy management).
  • Collaborate with developers to ensure optimal application performance on Kubernetes.

Required Skills

  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals and APIs.
  • Good experience in scripting in Python.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS EKS and/or self-managed Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Helm, Operators, and CRDs.
  • Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK).
  • Strong communication skills, high energy, take ownership and not afraid to engage with customers.
  • Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) preferred.
  • Strong Kubernetes knowledge with Red Hat OpenShift Operator framework is a plus
  • Experience with Portworx (installation, configuration, troubleshooting) is a plus

Thanks..
Sirisha N

IT Analyst, Humac Inc

Phoenix, AZ 85027

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