InterSystems
PrincipalCloudKubernetesEngineer
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“Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer at InterSystems. Skills: Kubernetes, Cloud-native strategy, Platform engineering, Infrastructure automation. Define Kubernetes platform roadmap. Define cloud-native strategy”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years infrastructure experience, 7+ years Kubernetes experience, Enterprise scale Kubernetes platforms, AWS, Azure, or GCP experience, Advanced GitOps methodologies, Expert-level Terraform experience, Kubernetes internals knowledge, Service mesh technologies experience, Kubernetes networking expertise, eBPF technologies experience, Go, Python, or similar programming, Platform automation experience, Enterprise identity integration experience
Nice to Have
Rancher experience, Spectro Cloud Palette experience, Crossplane experience, Backstage experience, Platform engineering solutions experience, Internal Developer Platforms design, OpenTelemetry experience, Distributed tracing architectures experience, Software supply chain security controls implementation, Regulated environments management, Highly compliant environments management, Kubernetes open-source community participation, CNCF open-source community participation, Present architecture guidance to executives, Present architecture guidance to stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Define Kubernetes platform roadmap
Define cloud-native strategy
Architect multi-cluster platforms
Architect multi-region platforms
Architect multi-cloud platforms
Support enterprise-scale workloads
Establish platform engineering standards
Establish reference architectures
Establish operational best practices
Evaluate emerging technologies
Provide technical guidance
Drive platform modernization
Lead technical decision-making
Design enterprise Kubernetes platforms
Deploy enterprise Kubernetes platforms
Operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms
Define cluster lifecycle management
Decommission clusters
Architect multi-tenant environments
Implement isolation controls
Implement governance controls
Implement compliance controls
Design Kubernetes networking
Establish cluster security baselines
Establish platform governance standards
Lead Infrastructure as Code adoption
Lead GitOps methodologies adoption
Develop reusable Terraform modules
Develop reusable Helm charts
Develop platform automation frameworks
Design self-service provisioning
Implement Kubernetes Operators
Implement controllers
Implement automation frameworks
Eliminate operational toil
Define platform engineering patterns
Enable rapid infrastructure delivery
Enable consistent infrastructure delivery
Architect Kubernetes solutions
Design resilient architectures
Design disaster recovery architectures
Lead cloud infrastructure modernization
Lead workload migrations
Define backup strategies
Define recovery strategies
Define business continuity strategies
Define platform resiliency strategies
Establish storage architectures
Define enterprise observability standards
Define platform reliability objectives
Establish error budgets
Architect monitoring solutions
Architect logging solutions
Architect tracing solutions
Architect alerting solutions
Lead root cause analysis
Drive systemic improvements
Develop resiliency testing programs
Develop chaos engineering programs
Develop disaster recovery validation programs
Establish Kubernetes security architecture
Establish cloud security standards
Lead policy-as-code implementation
Define workload identity strategies
Define secrets management strategies
Define zero-trust platform strategies
Satisfy regulatory requirements
Satisfy audit requirements
Satisfy compliance requirements
Drive secure software supply chain initiatives
Implement image signing
Implement SBOM validation
Implement runtime protection
Serve as subject matter expert
Lead architecture reviews
Provide technical guidance
Mentor senior engineers
Influence engineering excellence
Drive cross-functional initiatives
Contribute to technology strategy
Contribute to infrastructure planning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Across infrastructure teams; Across application development teams; Across security teams; Across operations teams; With engineering teams; With platform engineering; With DevOps; With SRE; With security teams; With application teams
Communication Scope
Technical guidance; Architecture reviews; Executive presentations; Technical stakeholder presentations
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Platform modernization
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer to join our global infrastructure team to lead the architecture, strategy, and evolution of our cloud-native platform across public cloud and on-premises environments. This role serves as the organization's technical authority for Kubernetes, platform engineering, automation, and cloud infrastructure, driving platform scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience. The Principal Engineer will work across infrastructure, application development, security, and operations teams to establish standards, guide architecture decisions, and deliver highly automated self-service platforms supporting mission-critical workloads. Key Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Strategy Define and maintain the Kubernetes platform roadmap and cloud-native strategy. Architect multi-cluster, multi-region, and multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms supporting enterprise-scale workloads. Establish platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and operational best practices. Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical guidance on platform modernization initiatives. Lead technical decision-making for container orchestration, platform automation, and cloud infrastructure investments. Kubernetes Platform Engineering Design, deploy, and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms using EKS, AKS, GKE, Rancher, Spectro Cloud Palette, or equivalent technologies. Define cluster lifecycle management processes including provisioning, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning. Architect multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with strong isolation, governance, and compliance controls. Design Kubernetes networking architectures leveraging Cilium, Calico, service mesh technologies, and eBPF-based observability. Establish cluster security baselines and platform governance standards. Infrastructure Automation & Platform as Code Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies across engineering teams. Develop reusabl
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