Job Description
Senior Lead Kubernetes & DevSecOps Engineer
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Kubernetes & Container Platforms (Primary Skill)
- Kubernetes Administration & Operations
- AWS EKS
- Azure AKS
- Helm Charts
- Kubernetes Networking
- Ingress Controllers
- Service Discovery
- RBAC & Security Policies
- Network Policies
- HPA/VPA Autoscaling
- Multi-Cluster Management
- Cluster Upgrades & Maintenance
- Performance Optimization
- Production Troubleshooting
DevSecOps & Automation
- GitLab CI/CD
- Docker
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD Pipeline Design & Governance
- SAST / DAST
- Container Security Scanning
- Release Automation
- Container Registries (ECR / ACR)
Monitoring & Observability
Cloud Platforms AWS
Azure
Security & Secrets Management
- HashiCorp Vault
- AWS Secrets Manager
- Azure Key Vault
- Certificate Management
- Kubernetes Security Hardening
Application Technologies (Secondary Skill)
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Microservices Architecture
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- Maven
PREFERRED SKILLS
- ArgoCD / GitOps
- Istio Service Mesh
- SonarQube, Fossa, Wiz CLI scans
- Nexus / Artifactory
- Cassandra
- Elasticsearch
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Platform Engineering
- CKA / CKAD Certifications
ROLE OVERVIEW
- We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead Kubernetes & DevSecOps Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, CI/CD Automation, Security, Observability, and Production Support across AWS and Azure environments.
- This is primarily a Kubernetes and DevSecOps-focused role. The ideal candidate should have extensive hands-on experience managing enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms on AWS EKS and Azure AKS. Knowledge of Java Spring Boot Microservices and GraphQL is required to effectively support cloud-native application teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes platforms on OnPrem, AWS EKS and Azure AKS.
- Own Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management, including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
- Build and maintain enterprise-grade GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Automate infrastructure and deployment processes using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Implement containerization s tandards and deployment strategies including Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Deployments.
- Drive platform reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
- Lead production support, incident management, root cause analysis, and platform optimization initiatives.
- Implement Kubernetes security controls, RBAC, network policies, secret management, and certificate management.
- Support deployment and operations of Java Spring Boot Microservices and GraphQL services.
- Mentor engineering teams and promote Platform Engineering and SRE best practices.
Salary Range- $110,000-$120,000 a year #LI-SP3 #LI-VX1
Location
Dallas, TX
Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Engineer
ID
437805
Skills
Cloud DevOps
Salary Range
$110,000 - $120,000
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