Kubernetes Engineer

Experience: 7+ yrs

Location: Hyderabad

Job Type: full-time

The Kubernetes Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing microservices platforms driven by service mesh, utilizing Istio on both ** Amazon EKS** and ** Oracle OKE **. This position is perfect for individuals who excel at the crossroads of platform engineering, cloud-native networking, and service mesh observability. You will focus on creating resilient, secure, and scalable Kubernetes environments while supporting teams in adopting advanced traffic management and zero-trust security models.

Requirements

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes Platform Engineering

• Deploy, operate, and scale Kubernetes clusters using AWS EKS and ** Oracle OKE **.
• Automate cluster lifecycle management with tools such as Terraform, Helm, GitLab (ArgoCD/Flux), or equivalent technologies.
• Enhance cluster performance by optimizing autoscaling, node pools, and workload scheduling.

Istio Service Mesh Architecture

• Design and develop Istio service mesh solutions across multi-cluster and multi-cloud environments.

• Set up traffic management capabilities, including:

  • Canary releases
  • Blue/green deployments
  • Traffic splitting
  • Fault injection
  • Circuit breaking

• Implement mTLS, enforce zero-trust networking, and apply security policies.

• Manage configurations for Istio ingress/egress gateways and Envoy proxies.

Cloud-Native Networking & Security

• Establish network policies, service discovery mechanisms, and secure communication protocols.
• Integrate Istio with identity providers such as OIDC, OAuth2, and SPIFFE/SPIRE.
• Work with networking components in AWS and OCI, including VPCs, subnets, load balancers, security lists, and NSGs.

Observability & Reliability

• Develop comprehensive observability solutions using:

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Kiali
  • Jaeger/Zipkin
  • CloudWatch / OCI Monitoring

• Diagnose mesh-related issues such as latency, routing failures, and sidecar performance problems.

• Define and monitor SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets.

Automation & DevOps Integration

• Integrate Istio and Kubernetes with CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate mesh configurations and cluster management using scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Go.
• Enable platform self-service features to support development teams.

📚 Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of solid experience in Kubernetes platform engineering.
• Hands-on production experience with **Istio **.
• Strong expertise in architecture and operations of EKS and ** OKE** clusters.
• Deep understanding of Envoy proxy behavior and service mesh design patterns.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Helm, GitOps tools, and YAML-based configuration management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud networking concepts including VPC, CNI plugins, ingress/egress, and load balancers.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, and Jaeger.
• Strong scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or Go.

🎯 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-cluster or multi-mesh deployments.

• Familiarity with AWS App Mesh or OCI Service Mesh (advantageous).

• Knowledge of SPIFFE/SPIRE identity frameworks.

• Experience with container security tools like Falco, Trivy, Aqua, or Prisma.

• Relevant certifications, including:

  • CKA / CKAD / CKS
  • AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer
  • OCI Architect