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Role: Kubernetes Engineer
Irvine, CA (Hybrid)
W2 Only
Independent Visa
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, taking ownership, and not afraid to engage with customers.
Qualifications:
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.
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.