About Position:

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Native Engineer (Kubernetes Platform) to lead the design, provisioning, and operational excellence of Kubernetes platforms across both lightweight and enterprise-grade environments.

This role is critical in building secure, scalable, and production-ready platform foundations that enable modern cloud-native application delivery at scale.

Role: Cloud Native Engineer (Kubernetes Platform)
Location: Pune & Bangalore
Experience: 15yr+
Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

Kubernetes Platform Ownership

Design, provision, and manage Kubernetes clusters across:
Freebird (k3s) for lightweight environments
Managed Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS) for production workloads
Architect multi-cluster and multi-environment (dev/stage/prod) strategies
Own end-to-end cluster lifecycle management (provisioning, upgrades, decommissioning)

Compute & Node Management

Design node pools with autoscaling, taints/tolerations, and spot vs on-demand strategies
Optimize cost, performance, and workload isolation
Align workload scheduling with defined SLAs

Networking & Traffic Management

Implement and manage Ingress Controllers (NGINX, ALB, or equivalent)
Define service exposure patterns (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer)
Enforce network policies for secure pod-to-pod and external traffic
Configure TLS termination and advanced routing strategies

Security & Compliance

Implement Pod Security Standards and admission controls
Design RBAC and namespace isolation policies
Ensure cluster hardening and runtime security best practices
Align with enterprise security frameworks and tools

Certificate & Identity Management

Manage cert-manager for automated certificate lifecycle
Handle TLS provisioning, renewal, and domain management
Integrate with external CAs (e.g., Lets Encrypt, enterprise CA)

Service Mesh & Advanced Networking

Deploy and manage service mesh platforms (Istio, Linkerd)
Enable mTLS for secure service-to-service communication
Support canary releases, A/B routing, and traffic shaping
Improve observability via metrics, logging, and tracing

Platform Reliability & Operations

Ensure high availability, scalability, and resilience of clusters
Troubleshoot cluster-level issues (networking, scheduling, performance)
Define and enforce SLOs/SLAs

Collaboration & Enablement

Work closely with DevOps and Platform Engineering teams for CI/CD integration
Align with IaC practices (Terraform-based provisioning)
Mentor application teams on Kubernetes best practices and optimization

Expertise You'll Bring:

15+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or SRE roles
Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster provisioning, scaling, and troubleshooting
Strong experience across self-managed (k3s/k8s) and managed cloud Kubernetes platforms
Advanced understanding of:
Kubernetes networking, DNS, ingress/egress
Network policies and service exposure
TLS, certificates, and runtime security
Proven experience with service mesh implementations (Istio / Linkerd)
Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar tools)
Strong scripting/programming skills (Go, Python, or Bash preferred)
Exposure to observability ecosystems (Prometheus, Grafana, logging frameworks) is a plus
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package
Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
Annual health check-ups
Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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