Danta Technologies · 1 day ago
Rancher & Kubernetes SME
Princeton, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$42/hr - $43/hr
6+ years expDanta Technologies is a company seeking a Rancher & Kubernetes SME based in Princeton, NJ. The role involves designing and implementing Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters, architecting high availability setups, and acting as the final escalation point for Kubernetes and Rancher incidents.
ConsultingIT InfrastructureMobile AppsStaffing AgencyWeb Development
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design and implement Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters (RKE, RKE2, K3s, EKS, AKS, GKE)
Architect high availability (HA) Rancher setups
Define multi-cluster and multi-tenant strategies using Rancher projects, namespaces, and RBAC
Integrate Kubernetes with VMware, Bare Metal, and Cloud platforms
Establish standardized cluster blueprints and reference architectures
Act as final escalation (L3) for Kubernetes and Rancher incidents
Diagnose and resolve Control plane failures etcd performance and corruption issues Pod scheduling and node pressure issues CNI (Calico / Cilium) networking problems CSI storage failures (Ceph, Longhorn, EBS, Azure Disk, NFS)
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and provide preventive recommendations
Install, upgrade, and maintain Rancher Server
Manage cluster lifecycles using Rancher UI & APIs
Implement and manage Rancher RBAC, Authentication (AD / LDAP / Azure AD / SSO) Global & cluster-level policies
Maintain Rancher backups, DR, and recovery procedures
Enforce Kubernetes security best practices like Pod Security Standards (PSS) Network policies and Secrets management
Integrate Kubernetes with CI/CD tools e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD
Enable GitOps workflows for application and cluster configuration
Support Helm chart development and lifecycle management
Assist development teams with Deployment strategies, Resource optimization
Troubleshooting application issues on Kubernetes
Qualification
Required
Design and implement Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters (RKE, RKE2, K3s, EKS, AKS, GKE)
Architect high availability (HA) Rancher setups
Define multi-cluster and multi-tenant strategies using Rancher projects, namespaces, and RBAC
Integrate Kubernetes with VMware, Bare Metal, and Cloud platforms
Establish standardized cluster blueprints and reference architectures
Act as final escalation (L3) for Kubernetes and Rancher incidents
Diagnose and resolve Control plane failures
etcd performance and corruption issues
Pod scheduling and node pressure issues
CNI (Calico / Cilium) networking problems
CSI storage failures (Ceph, Longhorn, EBS, Azure Disk, NFS)
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and provide preventive recommendations
Install, upgrade, and maintain Rancher Server
Manage cluster lifecycles using Rancher UI & APIs
Implement and manage Rancher RBAC, Authentication (AD / LDAP / Azure AD / SSO)
Global & cluster-level policies
Maintain Rancher backups, DR, and recovery procedures
Enforce Kubernetes security best practices like Pod Security Standards (PSS)
Network policies and Secrets management
Integrate Kubernetes with CI/CD tools e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD
Enable GitOps workflows for application and cluster configuration
Support Helm chart development and lifecycle management
Assist development teams with Deployment strategies, Resource optimization
Troubleshooting application issues on Kubernetes
6–10+ years in Linux / Infrastructure / Cloud
3–5+ years hands-on Kubernetes production experience
Strong expertise in Rancher (RKE / RKE2 / K3s)
Deep understanding of Kubernetes control plane
Deep understanding of etcd
Deep understanding of Networking (CNI)
Deep understanding of Storage (CSI)
Benefits
Healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision)
Major holidays
Paid sick leave as per state law
Company
Danta Technologies
Danta Technologies is a consulting and IT services firm that offers solutions for all levels of IT.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase