Technology Lead – Kubernetes & Container Platform

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the administration, configuration, deployment, and support of Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Manage and maintain Kubernetes environments including Amazon EKS and OpenShift.
• Deploy, configure, and manage containerized applications across enterprise environments.
• Implement and support service mesh technologies such as Istio and Solo Gloo Mesh, including Ambient Mesh.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Harness.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Groovy, Shell, and other scripting technologies.
• Manage Kubernetes application deployments using Helm.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and Ansible.
• Configure and manage NGINX and related application/networking components.
• Work with AWS cloud services including Route 53 (R53), EFS, and EC2.
• Support container platform integrations with AWS and Azure environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes clusters, container workloads, networking, and deployments.
• Implement best practices for Kubernetes security, scalability, reliability, and high availability.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to improve container platform operations.
• Develop automation solutions to streamline deployment, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technology infrastructure, DevOps, cloud, or container platform environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration is required.
• Strong experience with Amazon EKS and/or OpenShift.
• Experience with container deployment and orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Istio Service Mesh.
• Experience with Solo Gloo Mesh / Ambient Mesh is highly desirable.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Jenkins or Harness.
• Experience with Groovy, Shell scripting, Helm, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Experience with NGINX and container networking.
• Working knowledge of AWS services, including Route 53, EFS, and EC2.
• Experience working with Azure cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively across development, infrastructure, DevOps, and engineering teams.