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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Kubernetes Engineer - **Company:** ALIS Software - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Fault Tolerance, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Node.Js, Role-Based Access Control, Prometheus, Datadog, Scripting, Load Balancing, Istio, System Availability, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Dynatrace - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/620f8b08-0c83-403b-bc9e-cade3918c165 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. * 7+ years of overall IT Infrastructure, Cloud, or Platform Engineering experience. * 4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes cluster administration in production environments. * Strong experience designing, building, and operating Amazon EKS clusters end-to-end. * Deep knowledge of Kubernetes networking - VPC CNI, ingress, and DNS. * Hands-on experience with Karpenter or Cluster Autoscaler for dynamic node provisioning. * Strong Terraform experience for EKS and AWS infrastructure provisioning. * Experience with Kubernetes RBAC and IRSA for role and permission management. * Hands-on experience building Dynatrace dashboards and configuring monitors and alerts. * Experience with CI/CD systems and GitOps tooling for workload delivery. * Linux administration and AWS core services - VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, ECR. Preferred Skills * AWS certifications - Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or equivalent. * CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) certification. * Scripting proficiency in Python and/or Bash for operational automation. * Experience with Helm or Kustomize for workload delivery. * Additional observability tooling - Prometheus, Grafana. * Multi-cloud or hybrid cluster experience (AKS, GKE alongside EKS). ## Description * Design, provision, and manage production-grade Amazon EKS clusters across development, test, and production environments using Infrastructure as Code. * Architect multi-cluster, multi-AZ Kubernetes environments with high availability, fault tolerance, and workload isolation. * Manage full cluster lifecycle - provisioning, version upgrades, node group management, add-on lifecycle, and decommissioning. * Design and implement Kubernetes networking - VPC CNI configuration, ingress controllers (AWS Load Balancer Controller), service mesh, and DNS. * Implement and manage cluster autoscaling strategies using Karpenter and/or Cluster Autoscaler, including Spot/On-Demand node pool design and cost optimization. * Manage role-based access control (RBAC) - create and maintain Roles, ClusterRoles, RoleBindings, and ClusterRoleBindings across namespaces and teams. * Implement IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts) to assign AWS permissions to workloads without node-level credentials. * Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for all cluster and supporting AWS infrastructure - VPC, IAM, ECR, and EKS. * Define and enforce resource governance - ResourceQuotas, LimitRanges, PodDisruptionBudgets, and PriorityClasses across namespaces and teams. * Design and manage persistent storage - EBS CSI and EFS CSI drivers, StorageClass configuration, and backup strategies. * Build and maintain Dynatrace dashboards to provide operational visibility into cluster health, workload performance, and infrastructure metrics. * Configure Dynatrace monitors and alerts for proactive issue detection across Kubernetes infrastructure. * Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and Application teams to onboard workloads, define cluster standards, and resolve platform-level incidents. * Perform root cause analysis and resolve production incidents related to cluster infrastructure, scheduling, networking, and storage. ## Related Videos - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [The OpenTelemetry mistakes I keep seeing (and how to stop making them)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100158-the-opentelemetry-mistakes-i-keep-seeing-and-how-to-stop-making-them) - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023)