System Administrator with Kubernetes

As a System Administrator with strong Kubernetes expertise, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of the infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. Your responsibilities will include:

• **Kubernetes Operations:**
• Deploy, configure, upgrade, and maintain Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud).
• Manage workloads, namespaces, RBAC, storage classes, ingress controllers, and monitoring within Kubernetes.
• Implement GitOps or CI/CD workflows for Kubernetes resource deployment.
• **Systems Administration:**
• Administer Linux servers, including package management, patching, and performance tuning.
• Manage storage (e.g., Ceph, NFS, cloud block/file stores) and networking for production systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system, networking, and application issues at both the OS and container orchestration layers.
• **Automation & Tooling:**
• Build and maintain automation scripts and tooling (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Monitor systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix; set up alerts and dashboards.
• Automate backup, disaster recovery, and capacity planning tasks.
• **Security & Compliance:**
• Implement Kubernetes best practices for cluster security, secrets management, and network policies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, audits, and industry security standards.
• **Collaboration:**
• Work closely with DevOps, developers, and network/security teams for reliable application delivery.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed.

**Qualifications Required:**

• 3+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience.
• 2+ years managing Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Proficiency with Docker, containerd, and Helm charts.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure automation tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid deployments.
• Familiarity with Ceph, RadosGW, or other distributed storage.
• Knowledge of service mesh, MetalLB, or Kubernetes GPU workloads.
• Experience in monitoring/alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix.
• Scripting/programming knowledge in Python, Go, or Bash.

In addition to the technical qualifications, soft skills such as strong analytical abilities, excellent communication, effective time management, and a collaborative mindset are essential for success in this role.

If you join us, you can expect a competitive salary and benefits package, the opportunity to work with cutting-edge infrastructure technologies, a growth-oriented engineering culture, and exposure to both enterprise-grade and cloud-native environments. As a System Administrator with strong Kubernetes expertise, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of the infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. Your responsibilities will include:

• **Kubernetes Operations:**
• Deploy, configure, upgrade, and maintain Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud).
• Manage workloads, namespaces, RBAC, storage classes, ingress controllers, and monitoring within Kubernetes.
• Implement GitOps or CI/CD workflows for Kubernetes resource deployment.
• **Systems Administration:**
• Administer Linux servers, including package management, patching, and performance tuning.
• Manage storage (e.g., Ceph, NFS, cloud block/file stores) and networking for production systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system, networking, and application issues at both the OS and container orchestration layers.
• **Automation & Tooling:**
• Build and maintain automation scripts and tooling (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Monitor systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix; set up alerts and dashboards.
• Automate backup, disaster recovery, and capacity planning tasks.
• **Security & Compliance:**
• Implement Kubernetes best practices for cluster security, secrets management, and network policies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, audits, and industry security standards.
• **Collaboration:**
• Work closely with DevOps, developers, and network/security teams for reliable application delivery.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed.

**Qualifications Required:**

• 3+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience.
• 2+ years managing Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Proficiency with Docker, containerd, and Helm charts.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure automation tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid deployments.
• Familiarity with Ceph, RadosGW, or other distributed storage.
• Knowledge of service mesh, MetalLB, or Kubernetes GPU workloads.
• Experience in monitoring/alerting with Prome