ABN - Kubernetes DevOps Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to manage, secure, and optimize Kubernetes-based development and production environments. You’ll play a key role in maintaining cluster health, remediating vulnerabilities (CVEs), and improving CI/CD pipelines for reliable cloud-native workloads. This role suits an engineer who enjoys automation, operational excellence, and working closely with development teams to ensure seamless deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and upgrade Kubernetes clusters and associated infrastructure.

• Monitor and resolve vulnerabilities (CVEs) in container base images and dependencies.

• Rebuild and redeploy container images as part of regular platform maintenance.

• Enhance and maintain CI/CD workflows for Kubernetes workloads (e.g., GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins).

• Automate compliance and security checks across clusters and pipelines.

• Collaborate with development teams to align platform updates with application lifecycle requirements.

• Troubleshoot production workload issues, ensuring performance and reliability.

• Maintain up-to-date runbooks and documentation for operational procedures.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and operations.

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, and deployment strategies.

• Experience with container image management (Docker, BuildKit, etc.).

• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Concourse).

• Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Helm, Kustomize, Terraform).

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Administrator (CKA).

• Familiarity with Kubernetes security best practices (Pod Security, Network Policies).

• Experience with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd).

• Exposure to major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OpenStack).

• Contributions to open-source or upstream Kubernetes projects.