Kubernetes Engineer

• Helm chart experience for application deployments
• CI/CD pipeline automation (Publix uses Azure DevOps) but
• Kubernetes concepts: liveness/readiness probes, namespace isolation, etc.
• Experience with AKS, Red Hat OpenShift, GKE, K3s, RKE
• ArgoCD gitops, Ansible automation experience
• Experience with assisting application development teams containerize their application services and deploying them into a Kubernetes multi-tenant.

Skills Required:

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture (Pods, Deployments, Services, Namespaces, etc.)

Experience with Helm for packaging and deploying applications

Proficiency in creating and managing Kubernetes manifests (YAML)

Familiarity with Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Operators

Strong Docker experience and best practices for image creation

Kubernetes Platforms & Infrastructure as Code (laC):

Experience managing Kubernetes (OpenShift, AKS, k3s, Rancher)

Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)

Security & Networking:

Knowledge of Kubernetes RBAC, security policies, and service accounts

Understanding of Kubernetes networking concepts (CNI plugins, Ingress controllers)

Experience with TLS, certificate management, and Secrets encryption

CI/CD & DevOps Tooling:

Experience integrating Kubernetes into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub, ArgoCD,

FluxCD)

Familiar with GitOps principles and related tooling

Understanding of container scanning and security tools (e.g., Trivy)

Observability & Monitoring:

Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Logging solutions (Fluent Bit, Fluentd, ELK, Loki)

Automation & Scripting:

Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go

Soft Skills:

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Comfortable working in Agile/DevOps environments with cross-functional teams

Work Description and Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly skilled Kubernetes Engineer to support our platform engineering and

infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing Kubernetes

environments, deploying cloud-native applications, and automating infrastructure at scale.

Manage Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure to support internal application teams

Develop and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and reusable deployment templates

Create self-service capabilities for development teams through automation, tooling, and GitOps

workflows

Implement and manage platform observability, including monitoring, logging, and alerting using

tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, and Loki

Build and support secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments, ensuring compliance with

RBAC, network policies, and secrets management

Optimize platform reliability and performance through resource tuning, autoscaling, and capacity

planning

Support infrastructure automation and lifecycle management using Terraform and Ansible

Enable continuous delivery pipelines by integrating Kubernetes with CI/CD tools (Azure

DevOps, ArgoCD, Flux, GitHub Actions, etc.)

Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and platform-level issues across environments