Senior Kubernetes Engineer
- Cirruslabs
- 6 - 11 years
- Hyderabad
- 8 days ago
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Job Description
Role & responsibilities
Senior Kubernetes Operations Engineer
Role Overview:
The Senior Kubernetes Operations Engineer will architect, implement, and maintain the operational framework for a multi-tenant AWS EKS Kubernetes cluster. This role focuses on enabling multiple teams to deploy, manage, and scale their applications efficiently and securely, while ensuring best practices in CI/CD, resource sharing, and cluster governance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kubernetes operations, multi-team environments, and building developer-friendly deployment pipelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement a multi-tenant Kubernetes environment, including namespace management, RBAC, resource quotas, and network segmentation.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Flux) to automate application deployment and versioning.
Establish and enforce best practices for application onboarding, configuration management, and release processes.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for cluster and application health (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, etc.).
Collaborate with application teams to provide guidance on Kubernetes resource optimization, scaling, and troubleshooting.
Manage and maintain Helm charts, Kustomize, or other templating tools for consistent application deployment.
Ensure security and compliance through policy enforcement (OPA/Gatekeeper, Pod Security Policies, etc.).
Document operational procedures, onboarding guides, and troubleshooting playbooks.
Lead incident response for cluster or application-level issues, performing root cause analysis and remediation.
Stay up to date with Kubernetes ecosystem advancements and recommend improvements to cluster operations.
Required Skills & Experience:
5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Kubernetes operations roles.
Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration (EKS preferred), including networking, storage, and security.
Experience designing and managing multi-tenant/shared Kubernetes clusters.
Strong proficiency with CI/CD tools and GitOps workflows.
Familiarity with Kubernetes add-ons (Ingress controllers, service mesh, monitoring/logging stacks).
Scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, Go, etc.).
Strong understanding of container security, RBAC, and policy management.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) preferred.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: DevOpsRole: DevOps - OtherEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: CirruslabsLocation(s): Hyderabad
Keyskills: Kubernetes Administration Eks Kubernetes Implementation And Maintenance Kubernetes Deployment Devops
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