Senior Kubernetes (EKS) & Helm Platform Engineer
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We are seeking a highly skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer with deep expertise in Amazon EKS and Helm to support and scale mission-critical cloud-native platforms within a regulated financial services environment. This role will focus on designing, deploying, and optimizing containerized workloads while ensuring security, compliance, scalability, and operational excellence across enterprise-grade systems. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in cloud-native architecture, DevOps automation, and platform engineering, with a proven track record in highly regulated industries such as banking, mortgage, or financial services., * Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters on AWS (EKS) for enterprise-scale applications
- Develop and maintain Helm charts for standardized, reusable, and version-controlled application deployments
- Implement secure, compliant, and highly available container orchestration solutions
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes workloads using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
- Partner with application, security, and infrastructure teams to enable cloud-native transformation
- Manage cluster lifecycle, upgrades, scaling, and performance tuning
- Implement observability frameworks (logging, monitoring, tracing) using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog
- Enforce security best practices including RBAC, IAM roles, network policies, and secrets management
- Support infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
- Troubleshoot complex production issues across distributed systems and microservices, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Quality Control Engineer (QCE) to execute and support the Integrated Project Quality (IPQ) Program in the delivery of data centers. Th…
- 1 month ago
Requirements
to join our team. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, CirrusLabs (http://www.cirruslabs.io) is a great place to grow your career., * 7+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / Platform Engineering
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, specifically Amazon EKS
- Strong expertise in Helm (chart development, templating, release management)
- Deep understanding of containerization (Docker) and microservices architecture
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ECR, CloudWatch)
- Strong experience with CI/CD tools and GitOps practices
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Knowledge of networking concepts (ingress controllers, service mesh, load balancing)
- Experience implementing security and compliance controls in regulated environments, * Experience in financial services, mortgage, or banking environments
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST, FedRAMP)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Exposure to GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
- Experience with policy enforcement tools (OPA, Kyverno)
- AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
Key Competencies
- Strong problem-solving skills in distributed systems and cloud platforms
- Ability to work in highly regulated, security-first environments
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
- Ownership mindset with a focus on platform reliability and scalability
What Success Looks Like
- Stable, secure, and scalable Kubernetes platform in AWS
- Standardized and reusable Helm-based deployment framework
- Improved deployment velocity through automation and CI/CD
- Strong alignment with enterprise security and compliance requirements