Senior Kubernetes Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Kubernetes Engineer, you will manage, monitor, and maintain mission-critical Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS across DTAP environments. You will collaborate with internal and client teams to ensure the stability, security, and scalability of infrastructure while driving automation and incident response. The role focuses on maintaining high availability and continuous improvement of systems to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and client engineering teams to execute Kubernetes initiatives.
• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS across all DTAP environments.
• Monitor cluster health and performance to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Execute change management including upgrades, scaling, and configuration changes.
• Develop and optimize monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting or Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations and processes.
• Apply security best practices to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.

Required skills

• Kubernetes
• Amazon EKS
• AWS
• Infrastructure as Code
• Git
• GitOps
• CI/CD
• IAM
• RBAC
• VPC

Nice to have

• Karpenter
• Cilium
• Kyverno
• External Secrets Operator
• Kubernetes Operators
• Datadog
• Grafana
• Bash
• Go
• Python

About the Company

Schuberg Philis specializes in mission-critical IT, working closely with clients to ensure their most vital systems remain secure and operational. The company employs T-shaped professionals who combine deep expertise with broad skills to achieve high customer satisfaction.