Kubernetes Systems Engineer
Job in
Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78716, USA
Listed on 2026-02-17
Listing for:
LanceSoft Inc
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing, SRE/Site Reliability, Network Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Austin, TX - Hybrid Role
We are seeking an experienced On-Prem Kubernetes Systems Engineer to manage and support our self-hosted Kubernetes infrastructure. This role will involve maintaining cluster health, troubleshooting both application and infrastructure-level issues, and developing new features and automation to improve the performance and reliability of services running in the Kubernetes environment.
Top 3-5 Must Have Skills for this role:- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues involving networking, pod scheduling, node health, and persistent volumes.
- Proficient with Helm, ArgoCD, and Git Ops pipelines for cluster and application lifecycle management.
- Strong ability to collaborate with mid-level engineers, perform code and configuration reviews, and guide technical decisions.
- Deploy, maintain, and scale on-premises Kubernetes clusters.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the full stack—containers, pods, nodes, networking, and storage.
- Collaborate with application developers to identify and fix deployment and runtime issues.
- Develop tools, operators, and automation to streamline workflows and cluster operations.
- Monitor cluster performance and resource usage; implement enhancements to improve reliability and scalability.
- Write and maintain Helm charts, manifests, and CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes-based applications.
- Stay current with Kubernetes ecosystem trends and recommend improvements.
- Document infrastructure components, design decisions, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Proven experience managing on-prem Kubernetes clusters (Kubeadm, RKE, etc.).
- Proficiency in container technologies like Docker and containerd.
- Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and storage as they relate to Kubernetes.
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Git Lab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, FluxCD).
- Experience writing Helm charts, Kustomize, or other templating tools.
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across application and infrastructure layers.
- Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go preferred).
- Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik), or internal DNS.
- Familiarity with Git Ops and Infrastructure as Code principles.
- Exposure to secure Kubernetes practices (RBAC, Pod Security Policies , Network Policies).
- Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery configurations.
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