Senior Principal Engineer - IT Systems Engineering

Kubernetes Platform Engineer

Position overview:

We are seeking a skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer with strong background in Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) to manage, configure, and support Kubernetes infrastructure in a dynamic, high-availability environment. The Engineer collaborates with Development, DevOps and other technology teams to ensure that the Kubernetes platform ecosystem is reliable, scalable and efficient.

The ideal candidate must possess hands-on experience in Kubernetes clusters operations management, and container orchestration, along with strong problem-solving skills. Experience in infrastructure platform management is required.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain platform services in Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Perform upgrades and patch management for Kubernetes and its associated components (not limited to API management system) are expected and required.
• Monitor and optimize Kubernetes resources, such as pods, nodes, and namespaces.
• Implement and enforce Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.
• Work with the security team to ensure container and cluster compliance with organizational policies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes infrastructure in a timely manner.
• Provide technical guidance and support to developers and DevOps teams.
• Maintain detailed documentation of Kubernetes configurations and operational processes.
• Maintain and support of Ci/CD pipelines are not part of the support scope of this position.

Preferred skills and experience:

•  At least 7 years of experience in managing and supporting Kubernetes clusters at platform operation layer, and its ecosystem.
• At least 4 years of infrastructure management and support, not limited to SSL certificate, Virtual IP.
• Proficiency in managing Kubernetes clusters using tools such as `kubectl`, Helm, or Kustomize.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of container technologies, including Docker.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS).
• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Knowledge of centralized logging systems like Fluentd, Logstash, or Loki.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go).
• Experience in supporting Public Cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Have a good understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, applications and districted systems.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in root cause analysis.
• Excellent team player with exceptional interpersonal skill and written communication skills.
• Working in global shift rotation is required and expected.
• Completion of CKA is required.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools. Managing and support of pipelines is an advantage, but will not be the responsibility for this position. This, however, helps to work with DevOps Engineer in issue resolution and solutioning.

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