Container Solutions Engineer

Senior Container Solutions Engineer

Location:

Onsite, Hyderabad

Client:
Global Pharmaceutical Enterprise

Level: Senior

Role Overview

A leading global pharmaceutical organization is investing heavily in advanced IT platforms to accelerate drug discovery, scientific computing, and global research collaboration. We are seeking a Senior Container Solutions Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes architecture and enterprise-scale container platform engineering.

This role requires expert-level capability in designing, securing, automating, and operating Kubernetes environments across hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities
1. Kubernetes Platform Architecture & Engineering

- Architect, design, and operate large-scale, production-grade Kubernetes clusters across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments
- Lead enterprise Kubernetes strategy, governance, and platform standardization
- Design high-availability, multi-tenant, and fault-tolerant container platforms
- Evaluate and implement Kubernetes distributions such as EKS, AKS, Open Shift, or GKE

2. Security & Compliance (Dev Sec Ops  Focus)

- Define and enforce Kubernetes security blueprints and policies
- Implement container runtime security, image scanning, RBAC, network policies, and secrets management
- Integrate vulnerability scanning and compliance tools into CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements

3. Automation & Infrastructure as Code

- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and/or Cloud Formation
- Automate cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and patching
- Build self-service capabilities for development teams
- Streamline release management through CI/CD integration

4. Observability & Reliability Engineering

- Define, measure, and improve SLOs, SLAs, and reliability metrics
- Implement monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or equivalent
- Drive incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis practices
- Optimize performance, scalability, and cost across environments

5. Cross-Functional Leadership

- Provide subject-matter expertise to architects, security teams, and Dev Ops engineers
- Contribute best practices and lessons learned to internal communities
- Mentor engineers and promote Kubernetes engineering standards

Mandatory Qualifications

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 5+ years of overall IT experience
- 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes engineering in enterprise production environments
- 3+ years of multi-cloud experience (AWS and/or Azure)
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, secure Kubernetes platforms
- Strong Linux/Unix system internals knowledge
- Deep hands-on experience with:
- Kubernetes, Docker
- EKS / AKS / Open Shift / GKE
- Terraform and/or Cloud Formation
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket)
- Container registries (ECR, ACR, Artifactory)
- Monitoring & observability stacks

Preferred Qualifications

- AWS and/or Azure cloud certifications
- Experience in regulated environments (Pharma, Healthcare, BFSI)
- Expertise in Kubernetes networking (CNI), service mesh, and ingress controllers
- Strong Dev Sec Ops  implementation experience
- Experience managing hybrid infrastructure across data centers and public cloud

Compensation & Benefits

- Work with a globally recognized pharmaceutical enterprise
- High-impact role within a strategic transformation initiative
- Annual performance bonus
- Health insurance
- Reimbursable benefits

Please submit your updated resume and a brief cover letter to  as part of the application process. Applications received via Linked In alone will not be considered.