We are seeking a Senior Kubernetes Engineer to join our global infrastructure team and help scale, automate, and secure our container orchestration environments across on-premises and public cloud platforms. As a Kubernetes specialist, you’ll work closely with DevOps, SRE, and security teams to deliver reliable, self-service, and production-ready Kubernetes clusters that power mission-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Cluster Management
- Deploy, manage, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters using tools like kubeadm, EKS, AKS, GKE, or Rancher
- Implement robust RBAC, network policies, ingress controllers, and security
- Design and operate multi-cluster and multi-tenant Kubernetes environments using tools such as Rancher, Fleet, or Spectro Cloud Palette for centralized governance and policy enforcement
- Implement tenant isolation, resource quotas, and compliance controls across staging and production clusters
Automation & IaC
- Automate cluster provisioning and application deployment pipelines using Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD
- Build reusable modules for consistent infrastructure delivery across staging and production
- Implement Kubernetes Operator patterns and custom controllers (CRDs) to automate operational tasks
CI/CD Integration
- Integrate Kubernetes with modern CI/CD workflows for rapid, safe application delivery
- Support GitOps practices and continuous deployment automation
- Optimize CI/CD pipelines for multi-environment deployments, progressive delivery, and rollback safety (e.g., canary or blue-green strategies)
Monitoring, Logging & Troubleshooting
- Implement observability for Kubernetes using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd/Fluent Bit
- Troubleshoot performance issues, failed pods, memory leaks, and cluster degradation events
- Develop resiliency and chaos testing frameworks to validate reliability and failover readiness
Cloud & Hybrid Deployments
- Operate Kubernetes workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid/on-prem environments
- Use tools like Velero, Kasten, or Stash for backup/restore strategies in Kubernetes
- Manage container storage platforms such as Portworx, OpenEBS, or EBS CSI drivers for persistent workloads
- Implement disaster recovery runbooks, cross-region replication, and automated failover
Security & Compliance
- Implement admission control policies, image scanning, and runtime security with tools like Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, Aqua, or Falco
- Enforce CIS Benchmarks, RBAC least privilege, and compliance posture checks using tools like Kubescape or Kube-bench
- Integrate secrets management via Vault, External Secrets Operator, or cloud-native secret stores
Collaboration & Support
- Partner with application developers, SREs, and security teams to implement best practices
- Serve as a technical advisor on cloud-native architectures and containerization
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a Kubernetes Center of Excellence
- Lead architecture reviews, documentation, and standards development for platform operations
- Collaborate during infrastructure audits and production rollouts to ensure compliance and readiness
Required Qualifications:
- 8 years of professional technical experience or 6 years plus a Master’s degree
- Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
- Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack.
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
- Open-source contributions in Kubernetes-related projects
- Spectro cloud, Incus, Cloud 9 etc…
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking internals, CNI plugins, and eBPF tools (e.g., Cilium)
- Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash scripting for automation and tooling
- Experience integrating Kubernetes with enterprise identity providers (OIDC, LDAP, or SSO)
Must have at least one of the following certifications:
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Highly preferred
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.
Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive.
The company also provides generous employee benefits including:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
About InterSystems
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com.
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