Kubernetes Engineer Lead Job Miami area,Florida USA,IT/Tech

Kubernetes Engineer Lead

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented team.

Experience Required

8+ years in Platform Engineering, Dev Ops, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineering
Extensive experience managing enterprise production Kubernetes environments
Experience supporting mission-critical, highly available platforms
Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) background

Primary Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage enterprise Kubernetes platforms
Administer EKS Anywhere throughout the complete cluster lifecycle
Implement Git Ops using ArgoCD and Helm
Build platform automation and self-service capabilities
Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Implement monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing
Manage Kubernetes security, secrets, and policy enforcement
Support AWS cloud infrastructure modernization
Improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
Develop AI-assisted operational automation tools

Mandatory Technical Skills

Kubernetes Platform

Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
EKS Anywhere
Cluster API (CAPI)
eksctl-anywhere
Bootstrap Cluster
Management Cluster
Workload Cluster
Cluster lifecycle management
Node replacement
Worker node scaling
Cluster troubleshooting

Networking & Storage

kube-vip
HAProxy
Load Balancer Services
Storage Class
Persistent Volumes (PV)
Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)

Git Ops & Deployment

ArgoCD
Git Ops
Helm
Application Sets
App of Apps Pattern
Sync Policies
Cluster Generator
Matrix Generator
Repository Management

Infrastructure Automation

Terraform
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
AWS Cloud
CI/CD Pipelines

Programming

Go
Python
Bash

Operating Systems

Linux Administration

Observability

Open Telemetry
Datadog
Splunk
Prometheus

Security

Hashi Corp Vault
Vault Integration
Sealed Secrets
Trust Manager
Image Security
Policy Enforcement

Rafay Platform

Organization Administration
Cluster Blueprints
Fleet Management
Environment Manager
Multi-Cluster Management
Namespace Management
Blueprint Versioning
Policy Management

Harness

Projects
Organizations
Connectors
Secrets
Environments
Infrastructure Definitions
Services
Templates
Repository Management
Cluster Integration

Preferred Skills

Kubernetes Operators and Controllers development
Event-driven automation
Serverless technologies
AI-assisted operations
Platform engineering best practices
Capacity planning
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Incident Management
Performance tuning
Enterprise governance

Nice-to-Have

Multi-account AWS architecture
Internal developer platforms
Self-service platform engineering
Cloud-native architecture
Platform modernization initiatives

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a senior Platform Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes, EKS Anywhere, AWS, Terraform, ArgoCD, Helm, Hashi Corp Vault, and enterprise platform automation. Experience with Rafay and Harness is highly desirable, along with strong knowledge of Git Ops, observability, Linux administration, and cloud-native engineering. Candidates who have built internal developer platforms, automated Kubernetes operations, and managed large-scale production clusters will be the strongest fit.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.