F2F Interview Must - "Kubernetes Application Support Engineer" - New York, NY (Hybrid Onsite) - CG

Role: Kubernetes Application Support Engineer

Locations: New York, NY (Hybrid Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

F2F Final Interview is MUST

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a skilled Kubernetes Application Support Engineer to manage monitor troubleshoot and optimize containerized applications running on Kubernetes clusters
• The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with container orchestration cloud platforms CI/CD pipelines and production support processes

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide L2, L3 production support for containerized applications running on Kubernetes.
• Monitor cluster and application health using tools like Prometheus Grafana and ELK stack.
• Troubleshoot application pod node and networking issues in Kubernetes environments.
• Manage deployments using Helm charts ArgoCD or CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform root cause analysis RCA for incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Work closely with DevOps and development teams for release management and environment stability.
• Manage scaling resource optimization and performance tuning of workloads.
• Handle Kubernetes upgrades patching and cluster maintenance.
• Implement and maintain security best practices RBAC Network Policies Secrets management.
• Maintain documentation runbooks and SOPs.

Required Skills Qualifications:
Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes K8s architecture and components.
• Experience with containerization tools like Docker.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as:

o Microsoft Azure AKS.

o Google Cloud GKE.

• Experience with CI/CD tools Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code Terraform CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Understanding of networking concepts Ingress Services DNS Load Balancers.
• Experience with monitoring, logging tools:
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Elasticsearch Kibana

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work in 24/7 support rotation if required.
• Experience in ITIL based incident change management process.

In compliance with the salary transparency law, the expected pay range for this role is $55.00 $60.00/hour, Actual compensation depends on experience and interview evaluation.