Apolis · 19 hours ago
Kubernetes Engineer
Sandy Springs, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$0/hr - $70/hr
5+ years expApolis is seeking a hands-on Kubernetes Engineer to build, operate, and evolve container platforms that power business-critical applications. The role involves designing and managing Kubernetes clusters, implementing GitOps workflows, and ensuring scalability, security, and observability of the platform.
ConsultingEnterprise ApplicationsEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureIT ManagementMobileSoftwareWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Plan, deploy, and manage highly available Kubernetes clusters (cloud-managed or self-managed), including multi-cluster architectures and multi-tenant isolation
Implement GitOps workflows (Argo CD/Flux), manage Helm charts, and curate golden/base images and templates for repeatable, secure app onboarding
Configure CNI (Calico/Cilium), Ingress/Service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), TLS, RBAC, and policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno). Integrate secrets management (e.g., Vault/KMS)
Tune autoscaling (HPA/VPA/KEDA, Cluster Autoscaler), right-size workloads, and optimize node pools and runtime parameters for throughput and cost
Manage persistent volumes and CSI drivers; support stateful workloads, backup/restore (Velero), and disaster recovery strategies
Build and maintain pipelines (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/Azure DevOps), IaC (Terraform), and reusable modules for cluster lifecycle (provisioning, upgrades, patching)
Establish end-to-end monitoring and tracing (Prometheus/Grafana/Alertmanager, OpenTelemetry), centralized logging (ELK/OpenSearch), SLO/SLI dashboards, and actionable alerts
Lead incident response and postmortems; drive reliability improvements, performance baselines, capacity planning, and upgrade playbooks
Enforce container and image security (Trivy, Aqua, Prisma Cloud), vulnerability remediation, admission controls, and compliance reporting
Partner with teams to containerize applications, troubleshoot deployments, and champion Kubernetes best practices and guardrails
Author runbooks, standards, and architecture diagrams; mentor peers and evangelize platform engineering practices
Qualification
Required
5–7 years overall in platform/DevOps/SRE roles with 3+ years operating Kubernetes in production
Proficiency with Docker/OCI, Helm, GitOps (Argo CD or Flux), and one or more service meshes (Istio/Linkerd)
Hands-on with at least one cloud: AWS (EKS), Azure (AKS), or Google Cloud (GKE); solid understanding of managed control planes and cloud networking
Strong Infrastructure as Code skills (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps)
Solid Linux fundamentals, container runtime internals, networking (L3/L4/L7), and security (RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno, secrets mgmt)
Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana/Alertmanager, OpenTelemetry) and centralized logging (ELK/OpenSearch)
Scripting in Python, Go, or Bash for automation and tooling
Demonstrated ownership of cluster upgrades, break/fix, performance tuning, and cost optimization
Clear, concise communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross‐functional teams in a customer-facing environment
Preferred
Certifications: CKA, CKAD, CKS
Experience with Kubernetes security tooling (e.g., Trivy, Aqua, Prisma Cloud), backup/restore (Velero), and policy-as-code frameworks
Knowledge of KEDA, Cilium eBPF, NVIDIA GPU Operator, Windows containers, or air-gapped/regulated environments
Exposure to OpenShift or hybrid/on-prem Kubernetes (kOps, Rancher)
Company
Apolis
Apolis is a IT consultancy that offers provides ERP solutions, hosting, assessment, web and mobile, IT staffing and IT workforce solutions.
501-1000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Amar Shokeen
President/ CEO
Rita Shokeen
COO
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