Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes

Position Overview:

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will play a key role in building and managing Kubernetes platforms that support cloud-native applications and services. This position focuses on architecting and managing reliable, scalable, and secure Kubernetes-based platforms on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance while optimizing costs and automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes platform creation, Helm charts, Karpenter scaling, and Istio service mesh.

Key Responsibilities:

• Kubernetes Platform Creation:

  Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant Kubernetes platforms. Ensure clusters are optimized for production workloads, providing high resilience and operational efficiency.

• AWS Infrastructure Management:

  Build, manage, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, including EKS,ECS, S3, VPCs, RDS, IAM, and more. Implement best practices for cost management, scaling, and security within AWS.

• Helm Management:

  Utilize Helm to automate and streamline the deployment of applications and services to Kubernetes clusters. Create, maintain, and manage Helm charts for production-ready deployments.

• Karpenter Implementation:

  Implement and manage Karpenter to dynamically scale Kubernetes clusters in response to workload demands.

• Istio Service Mesh Management:

  Configure and manage Istio to provide service-to-service communication, security, and observability within the Kubernetes clusters. Enable fine-grained traffic management, service discovery, and policy enforcement.

• Platform Automation & Scaling:

  Automate the deployment, scaling, and management of infrastructure and applications. Work with CI/CD pipelines to ensure a seamless flow from development to production with minimal downtime.

• Incident Management & Troubleshooting:

  Respond to incidents, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues related to performance, availability, and security in a timely and effective manner.

• Security & Compliance:

  Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure with appropriate access controls, network security, and compliance frameworks.

• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:

  Create and maintain detailed documentation for Kubernetes platform setup, operational procedures, and best practices. Promote knowledge sharing across teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes/ K8s, Helm,Karpenter,Istio;
• 5+ years of Experience with

  infrastructure-as-code

  tools like

  Terraform

  ,

  Chef or Ansible

• 5+ years of Experience with

  serverless computing

  (AWS Lambda, API Gateway) and microservices architecture.
• Experience with

  multi-region

  cloud environments.
• Proven experience with

  AWS

  (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, IAM, etc.) and solid understanding of cloud-native architectures.
• Strong expertise in

  Kubernetes platform creation

  , management, and optimization (e.g., setting up highly available clusters, networking, and storage).
• Hands-on experience with

  Helm

  for Kubernetes application deployment and management.
• Practical experience with

  Karpenter

  for dynamic scaling of Kubernetes clusters and optimizing resource usage.Expertise in managing and securing

  Istio

  for service mesh, including traffic management, security, and observability features.
• Proficiency in

  CI/CD pipelines

  and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Terraform, Ansible, Spinnaker).Strong scripting and automation skills in

  Python

  ,

  Bash

  , or

  Go

  for infrastructure management and platform automation.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as

  Prometheus

  ,

  Grafana

  ,

  CloudWatch

  , and

  ELK Stack

  .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of

  security best practices

  for cloud platforms and Kubernetes (e.g., role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and compliance frameworks).
• Familiarity with

  Docker

  and containerization principles.

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  (or equivalent professional experience).

• Certifications (Preferred):

  CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer), or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are highly desirable.