Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Kubernetes
Devops
AWS
CI/CD
Job Details
Hi,
Kubernetes Architect
Irvine CA or Portland, OR (Onsite)
We re seeking a seasoned Kubernetes Architect with a strong background in designing and deploying complex virtualized infrastructure across both bare metal and cloud environments. If you thrive in high-performance environments and are passionate about building resilient, scalable systems, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions across bare metal and cloud platforms.
- Lead architectural reviews, provide technical guidance, and support go-to-market planning.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, including C4, UML, and sequence diagrams.
- Drive best practices for distributed systems architecture and infrastructure automation.
Required Skills & Experience
- Expert-level knowledge of Linux systems, networking, virtualization, and storage.
- In-depth understanding of Kubernetes architecture, APIs, configuration, and operations.
- Proven experience deploying Kubernetes on bare metal environments using tools such as LXC/LXD, Podman, and K3s.
- Practical expertise with:
- Container Networking (CNI): Calico, Cilium, Multus, eBPF.
- Container Storage (CSI): Ceph, GlusterFS, Longhorn.
- DevOps & CI/CD: GitLab, Helm, ArgoCD, Prometheus.
- Strong troubleshooting skills in Kubernetes environments, both at the infrastructure and application levels.
- Familiarity with managing Kubernetes on cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
- Experience with Kubernetes cluster management tools like Rancher, Portainer, or Rafay is a plus.
- Knowledge of developing custom Kubernetes operators is advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, ideally with experience in Agile product teams.
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