Kubernetes Platform Admin

Job Title: Kubernetes Platform Architect/ Admin **Location: Plano TX 75024 (On-site)

Contract** Skills: Digital : Kubernetes

Experience Required: 10 & Above

Kubernetes Admin Do you have Kubernetes Admin experience in On prem environment or Nutanix environment?

Kubernetes Architecture Please describe your 5+ years of hands-on experience and expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting Kubernetes architectures.

Do you have

• Hands on experience and deep understanding of control plane, worker nodes, API server, etcd, resource lifecycle management, and reconciliation patterns?
• Strong experience in Kubernetes cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, lifecycle management, and infrastructure automation.
• Hands on experience and advanced knowledge of Kubernetes workload management including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and container lifecycle operations.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes networking including CNI, CoreDNS, Ingress Controllers, Gateway API, Load Balancers, Service Discovery, and Network Policies.

CKA Certification Are you a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)? If yes, please provide details and explain how you have applied Kubernetes administration best practices in your projects?

Platform Engineering Please describe your platform engineering experience with Kubernetes, including cluster design, administration, scaling, security, and automation. Note: We are looking for platform engineering experience rather than application development on Kubernetes.

AWS Cloud Experience (Nice To Have) Please provide examples of Kubernetes platforms you have built or managed in AWS environments, including the AWS services and tools used.

Must Have 5+ years of hands on experience and deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Platform engineering experience with Kubernetes and not application development on Kubernetes.

Cloud Experience Preference Is For AWS Over Other Cloud. **Is this remote or onsite position? Onsite

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Experience Range 10+ Years

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills** 5+ years of hands on experience and deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, including control plane, worker nodes, API server, etcd, resource lifecycle management, and reconciliation patterns.

10+ years of Infrastructure, Cloud, or Platform Engineering experience.

Strong experience with Cluster API (CAPI) for Kubernetes cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, lifecycle management, and infrastructure automation.

7 + years of hands on experience and advanced knowledge of Kubernetes workload management including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and container lifecycle operations.

Strong expertise in Kubernetes networking including CNI, CoreDNS, Ingress Controllers, Gateway API, Load Balancers, Service Discovery, and Network Policies.

Experience implementing GitOps-based deployment models using Flux, Helm, Kustomize, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.

Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes security, RBAC, Service Accounts, Secrets Management, certificate management, and policy enforcement frameworks.

Strong knowledge of observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and performance management.

Experience with persistent storage technologies including CSI drivers, Storage Classes, PV/PVC administration, and stateful workload management.

Proven experience implementing disaster recovery, backup/restore strategies, high availability architectures, and platform resilience.

Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes clusters, nodes, networking, workloads, scheduling, storage, authentication, and infrastructure components.

Must-have Certification: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Nice to Have Experience: Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)

Nice To Have Certification Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

AWS Solutions Architect Professional / Associate