Kubernetes Platform Engineer

• Manage Kubernetes clusters in production, including operations, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting
• Handle Kubernetes provisioning and lifecycle management using Rancher RKE2
• Administer and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure (IAM, VPC, EC2, EKS, Load Balancers, Route 53, CloudWatch)
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and scalability of containerized environments
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions
• Monitor systems using observability tools (metrics, logs, alerts) and handle incident management
• Perform root-cause analysis and drive post-incident improvements
• Maintain documentation such as architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and onboarding guides
• Support Kubernetes networking including ingress, DNS, TLS, routing, and firewall configurations
• Drive automation and infrastructure improvements using scripting and tools like Terraform, * Exposure to modern DevOps, SRE, and GitOps practices
• Collaborative engineering culture with cross-functional teams
• Challenging projects involving production-grade infrastructure and automation
• Flexibility with a hybrid work model (minimum 2 days onsite per week in Belgium)
• Access to advanced tooling across cloud, CI/CD, and observability stacks

• Experience in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps/SRE roles
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes production operations and cluster management
• Expertise in Rancher RKE2 or similar Kubernetes distributions
• Solid experience working with AWS cloud services (IAM, EC2, EKS, networking, monitoring)
• Strong Linux administration skills including system hardening and troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, and load balancing
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like GitHub
• Proven experience in monitoring, alerting, and incident management
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
• Familiarity with GitOps tools such as Argo CD, Flux, Helm, and Kustomize
• Exposure to security tools like OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, and image scanning tools
• Certifications such as CKA, CKAD, CKS, or AWS certifications (preferred)

You should possess the ability to:

• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and resolve production issues efficiently
• Design and maintain scalable, resilient Kubernetes environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows
• Manage and optimize cloud networking, security, and access controls
• Implement and maintain observability strategies across systems
• Handle incident response with structured root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across DevOps, platform, and application teams
• Work independently with minimal supervision in complex environments
• Maintain high-quality documentation for operational excellence
• Apply SRE principles including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
• Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and security