Senior Rancher Platform Engineer - Remote​/Telecommute

Senior Rancher Platform Engineer

Pay Range: $65hr - $70hr

We are seeking a Senior Rancher Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience in designing, building, and operating Rancher-managed Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will act as a Subject Matter Expert, providing technical leadership, architectural guidance, and operational best practices across multi-cluster, hybrid, and on-prem environments. This role requires a detail-oriented professional capable of managing complex Kubernetes ecosystems and ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

• Design, deploy, and operate Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters across on-prem and hybrid environments.
• Architect and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure Kubernetes platforms using industry best practices.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and decommission Kubernetes clusters using Rancher tools and automation workflows.
• Implement multi-cluster governance using projects, name spaces, RBAC, and global policies.
• Integrate Kubernetes platforms with enterprise identity providers and authentication systems.
• Manage and troubleshoot control plane, etcd, node, networking, and storage issues in production clusters.
• Perform root cause analysis for platform incidents and implement preventive improvements.
• Implement and maintain observability solutions including monitoring and centralized logging.
• Support application onboarding, deployments, and standardized platform patterns for development teams.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure compliance and platform security.
• Provide technical leadership, troubleshooting support, and architectural recommendations.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and operational standards.
• Support container platform integrations and interoperability across environments.

• Strong hands-on expertise with Rancher managing Kubernetes clusters using RKE and RKE
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• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, internals, and day-to-day operations.
• Proven experience managing high availability control planes and etcd.
• Experience handling node lifecycle including provisioning, scaling, replacement, and decommissioning.
• Expertise in Kubernetes upgrades and patching with minimal downtime.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking including CNI, ingress controllers, and load balancing.
• Strong knowledge of persistent storage and CSI drivers.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and Git Ops workflows.
• Experience supporting mixed Linux and Windows Kubernetes worker nodes.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in production environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.

• Experience with Open Shift environments and platform integrations.
• Exposure to enterprise environments such as banking, healthcare, or pharmaceutical industries.

• Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Rancher platform management.
• Cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
• CI/CD and Git Ops practices.
• Monitoring, logging, and observability.
• System troubleshooting and performance optimization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Equivalent practical experience in platform engineering or Dev Ops environments.