Senior Kubernetes Engineer (Day-Rate Contract)
Our client, a leading organization based in Dublin, seeks an experienced Senior Kubernetes Engineer to join their cloud infrastructure team on a day-rate contract basis with the potential for a permanent position. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in optimizing and maintaining their container orchestration platform while implementing best practices for scalability and security.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments.
* Lead container orchestration initiatives and establish deployment strategies.
* Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
* Optimize cluster performance, security, and reliability.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development teams.
* Troubleshoot complex issues across the container ecosystem.
Required Skills & Experience:
* 5+ years of experience with container orchestration, with deep expertise in Kubernetes.
* Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
* Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
* Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
* Strong knowledge of networking, security, and monitoring in containerized environments.
* Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
* Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
Nice to Have:
* Experience with multi-cluster management and federation.
* Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools.
* Security certifications (CKS, CCSP).
* Experience with cloud-native observability tools.
* Background in performance tuning and optimization.
Interested candidates should include their daily rate expectations and earliest available start date when applying.