Lead Platform Engineer

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Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Kubernetes to join our team. The successful candidatewill be responsible for designing, deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters and associated tools both on-premises and inAWS cloud. You will work collaboratively with other engineers and stakeholders to ensure high-availability, reliability, scalabilityand security of our Kubernetes platform.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on-premises and in AWS cloud using industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code to automate deployment, scaling, and management of Kubernetes clusters usingGitOps practices.
• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure seamless integration of the Kubernetes platform with theirapplications.
• Continuously monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and security of the Kubernetes platform.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the team and stakeholders in the areas of Kubernetesarchitecture, deployment and management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues related to the Kubernetes platform.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in Kubernetes technology to ensure the platform is optimised forperformance, cost-effectiveness, and security.
• The ability to own your deliverable from end-to-end with minimal guidance on the process and best practice.
• Guide team members through both technical and behavioral aspects of the job.
• Provide 1-on-1 mentorship with juniors and intermediates in the area.
• Facilitate a thoughtful and inclusive environment for all fellows to learn and grow in their technical skills to achieve greatresults.
• Support, guide and assist in troubleshooting application teams issues as part of support duties on a rotational basis.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer science or Informatics would be preferable but Candidates with suitable and relevantexperience will be acknowledged.
• At least 3 years of experience in designing, deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management.
• Experience in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with AWS services and best practices for Kubernetes deployment in AWS.
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices in Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Ideal Certifications and experience:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS).
• Terraform Associate
• AWS certified cloud practitioner or AWS Associate level certifications.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Experience with GoLang ( the Kubernetes operator model is highly desirable)
• Experience with Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, Flux or related deployment tools.
• Experience with GitOps

What would make you a good fit?

• Expand your Kubernetes knowledge
• Want experience with DevOps tooling
• Have a light-hearted sense of humour
• Enjoy learning new technologies
• Can deal with the large cognitive load that platform engineering presents
• Love problem solving
• Want to solve technical problems for technical peers instead business problems for business
• owners
• Have a positive can-do attitude with matching enthusiasm
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Can work within a team and communicate effectively.
• Able to work within an autonomous self-organising team.
• Do you have any standards or ways of working you could contribute that the team currently
• does not have?

Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology