Kubernetes Platform Engineer

For over a decade now, Open Nebula Systems has been building the open source technology that helps organizations around the world to manage their corporate data centers and build Enterprise Clouds with unique, innovative features. Born back in the day as an open source platform for Private Clouds, Open Nebula is a powerful, but easy-to-use, open source Cloud & Edge Computing Platform whose community includes nowadays leading companies and public agencies in a wide range of industry niches and countries.

If you want to join an established leader in the cloud infrastructure industry and the global open source community, keep reading, because you can now join exceptionally passionate, talented colleagues, and help world´s leading enterprises implement their next-generation edge and cloud strategies. We are hiring! Come join us in our distributed, fully-remote, international team, where we promote Creativity, Innovation, Collaboration, Open Communication and Iterative Work, and we´re seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to work in the development of the Open Nebula open-source cloud management platform and its Kubernetes and cloud integration ecosystem Since 2019, and thanks to the support from the European Commission, Open Nebula Systems is leading the edge computing innovation in Europe, investing heavily in research and development, and playing a key role in the key strategic initiatives of the European Union.

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The Open Nebula Systems team is looking for a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join the team. You will work on the development, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting of Kubernetes-based components and integrations across our open-source cloud management platform, with a strong focus on production-grade clusters, automation, and cloud infrastructure. We are looking for an engineer with hands-on Kubernetes experience who is comfortable both operating complex clusters and developing software around the Kubernetes ecosystem.

You will contribute to OneKS, CAPONE, and CSI, develop Kubernetes controllers and integrations, evaluate new solutions, and work across Linux, containers, virtualization, networking, storage, and infrastructure automation. Strong Go development skills are essential, while experience with Cluster API, RKE2, and AI workloads on Kubernetes will be highly valuable. As we are an international team, please submit your CV in English.

Develop and maintain features across OneKS, CAPONE, and the Open Nebula CSI integration. Troubleshoot Kubernetes and RKE2 clusters, including networking, storage, upgrades, and multi-layer infrastructure issues. Develop and maintain Kubernetes controllers, operators, and Cluster API integrations using Go. Evaluate and integrate new solutions running on Kubernetes, including AI-related platforms and workloads. Contribute to improvements and issues in adjacent components such as the Terraform Provider and Open Nebula appliances.

Automate and improve cluster lifecycle and platform integrations using tools such as Helm, Cluster API, Terraform, and Ansible. Write maintainable code, tests, and technical documentation, and collaborate closely with engineers across the Open Nebula stack.

Academic Background and Certifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering. Hands-on professional experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production or similarly complex environments. Professional experience developing software in Go. Experience working with Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management, ideally including Cluster API and RKE
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