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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Engineer - Kubernetes - **Company:** State Street - **Location:** Burlington, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $157,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Foundry, Information Systems, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Data Security, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Github, OSI Models, Key Management, Network Layer, Log Analysis, Octopus Deploy, Performance Tuning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Reliability Engineering, Azure Active Directory, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Azure AKS, Api Design, Terraform, Dynatrace, Azure Resource Manager, Microservices - **Published:** October 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/cloud-platform-engineer-kubernetes-burlington-nc--e6874a82-2aa5-4a0d-a607-e8ac0c6de0e0 ## About the Role Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Problem Solving Skills, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Software Engineering, Production Systems, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Testing, Continuous Integration, Experience & Technical Skills * Minimum 10 years of experience in cloud engineering organization, with platform engineering experience, or solution architecture roles. * Extensive experience with Kubernetes, containers, and distributed systems * Strong expertise in Azure (AKS), with exposure to multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) and cloud-native architectures. * Hands-on experience with DevOps Platform Tooling (i.e) ArgoCD, Terraform, Azure Devops, scripting * Operational experience with observability tools Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry * Experience influencing or owning platform/product roadmaps in partnership with Product Management. * Solid background in cloud native engineering concepts, performance optimization, security, and governance. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field Soft Skills & Leadership Capabilities * Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and client levels. * Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams. * Emphasizes ownership, platform standards, and cross-team collaboration * Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Proven ability to mentor, coach, and inspire high-performing technical teams. Preferred Qualifications * Financial Services industry experience is strongly preferred. * Experience supporting regulated environments with strong data security, compliance, and governance requirements. * Prior experience in customer-facing or consulting roles is a plus. ## Description Charles River Development is looking for an experienced Cloud Native Platform Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, building and maintaining tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations as well as troubleshooting and resolving issues in our development, test, and production environments. Our ideal candidate is proficient with Kubernetes, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms. They should also be familiar with the software development lifecycle and have a deep understanding of modern DevOps tools and practices. The successful candidate will partner closely with internal engineering teams, architects, product leaders, and external clients to ensure platform solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with both business objectives and emerging technology trends., Azure Kubernetes Platform Strategy * Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms supporting mission-critical workloads * Manage multi-cluster and multi-region AKS deployments with high availability and disaster recovery strategies * Own platform lifecycle management including version upgrades, patching, node pool management, and cluster hardening * Define and enforce standardized AKS architecture patterns across environments (dev, non-prod, prod) Cloud-Native Infrastructure & Workload Enablement * Partner with application teams to onboard and modernize workloads into containerized, cloud-native architectures * Enable scalable, resilient deployments using microservices, API-first, and event-driven patterns * Support integration across enterprise systems (including hybrid/on-prem connectivity where required) Automation, GitOps & Deployment Engineering * Implement GitOps-based deployment models using tools like ArgoCD for consistent and auditable releases * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions for Kubernetes workloads * Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform (preferred) for Azure resources and AKS provisioning * Automate operational workflows including cluster provisioning, scaling, and recovery Observability, Monitoring & Reliability Engineering * Design and maintain platform observability frameworks using: * Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Elasticsearch * Azure Monitor, Log Analytics * OpenTelemetry (where applicable) * Ensure proactive monitoring of cluster health, application performance, and infrastructure metrics * Drive incident management practices, root cause analysis (RCA), and continuous reliability improvements * Define and enforce SLOs, SLIs, and platform health KPIs Security, Networking & Compliance (Azure-focused) * Implement secure AKS architectures including: * Azure CNI / networking models * Private clusters, network policies * Identity (Managed Identity, Azure AD integration) * Enforce container security and runtime protection (image scanning, policy enforcement) * Integrate with Azure Key Vault for secrets management * Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards Cross-Functional Leadership * Lead complex troubleshooting across Kubernetes, Azure infrastructure, and network layers * Drive cost optimization and capacity management (FinOps practices) for AKS and Azure resources * Serve as a bridge between Cloud Platform Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Business teams. * Provide thought leadership on cloud native platforms, operating models, and platform governance.