Kubernetes Development Engineer-W2

Job Title: Kubernetes Development Engineer

Client: Cisco
Location: Remote

Job Description

We are seeking a Kubernetes Development Engineer to join our platform team, focused on Kubernetes and cloud-native systems, including Red Hat OpenShift and other managed Kubernetes platforms (Google Cloud Platform GKE, AWS EKS, Azure AKS).

This role involves extending Kubernetes/OpenShift capabilities (e.g., building operators, controllers, CRDs, and webhooks) and supporting machine learning workloads in production, including exposure to OpenShift AI products.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of how Kubernetes/OpenShift manages workloads and resources internally and can troubleshoot, optimize, and scale cloud-native systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in Golang or Python, with experience extending Kubernetes or OpenShift using operators, controllers, CRDs, or webhooks

• Experience with other managed Kubernetes platforms (GKE, EKS, AKS) is also acceptable

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift control plane internals, including how the system schedules, manages, and reconciles workloads across clusters

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals, scaling, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments, and security

Technical Skills & Experience

• Containerization:
  Proven expertise with Docker, understanding of the container ecosystem, and experience running containers in production (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

• Scripting & Automation:
  Proficient in Python or Go, with experience using Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins for automation and configuration management

• Kubernetes Networking:
  Knowledge of networking concepts including Ingress controllers, Network Policies, and Service Mesh (e.g., Istio)

• Monitoring Tools:
  Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog for observability in Kubernetes environments

• Logging Solutions:
  Knowledge of logging solutions like ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) or Fluentd for aggregating and analyzing logs

• CI/CD:
  Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous development pipelines

• Hands-on Development:
  Hands-on software development with CI/CD, enterprise application development, and cloud automation

Technology Stack

• Programming Languages: Python or Go

• DevOps & CI/CD Tools: Git, Jenkins, Argo, SonarQube, Artifactory, Docker

• Infrastructure & Kubernetes: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), Kubernetes Operators