Kubernetes Developer

Position: Kubernetes Developer

Client: Cisco
Location: Hybrid – Durham (RTP), NC
Work Model:

• Initially: Few days onsite

• Later: Remote only

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 such as Google Cloud Platform GKE, AWS EKS, and Azure AKS.

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

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Kubernetes/OpenShift internals, including how workloads and resources are managed, scheduled, scaled, and secured across clusters, and will be able to troubleshoot, optimize, and scale cloud-native systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in Golang or Python, with hands-on experience extending Kubernetes or OpenShift using:

  • Operators

  • Controllers

  • Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)

  • Webhooks

• Experience with other managed Kubernetes platforms such as GKE, EKS, or AKS is acceptable.

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift control plane internals, including:

  • Scheduling and reconciliation

  • Resource management

  • Scaling and security

  • Multi-cluster Kubernetes environments

• Containerization:

  • Proven expertise with Docker

  • Strong understanding of the container ecosystem

  • Experience running containers in production (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

Scripting & Automation

• Proficient in Python or Go

• Experience with:

  • Ansible

  • Terraform

  • Jenkins

• Strong background in automation and configuration management

Kubernetes Networking

• Knowledge of networking concepts including:

  • Ingress Controllers

  • Network Policies

  • Service Mesh (e.g., Istio)

Monitoring & Logging

• Monitoring tools:

  • Prometheus

  • Grafana

  • Datadog

• Logging solutions:

  • ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

  • Fluentd

CI/CD Experience

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines

• Hands-on software development with:

  • CI & CD

  • Enterprise application development

  • Cloud automation

Technology Stack

• Programming: Python or Go

• Tools: Git, Jenkins, Argo, SonarQube, Artifactory, Docker

• Infrastructure & Kubernetes:

  • Terraform

  • Ansible

  • Helm

  • Kubernetes Operators

  • Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)