Senior Staff Engineer, Kubernetes Platform & Networking
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Data-driven signals on your job's competitivenessTier-1 brand and Bengaluru metro increase applicant density, but senior, niche Kubernetes/bare-metal skillset limits competition.
Deep bare-metal, data-plane and networking expertise makes skills less transferable across unrelated industries.
Multiple mandatory niche technical skills, production Kubernetes and bare-metal experience, and on-call incident leadership required.
Job Description
Structured overview of role & requirementsAbout This Role
Own and automate OS provisioning and Kubernetes cluster deployment across multiple metro locations, ensuring zero-touch consistency and fault tolerance.
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for software-defined data plane deployment with automated validation gates before production promotion.
Administer centralized management plane for multi-cluster fleet, oversee upgrades with zero downtime, run observability/alerting, and lead incident response including on-call duties.
Minimum Requirements
Strong experience with Linux/Ubuntu OS provisioning at scale using PXE/iPXE, cloud-init, and OS hardening.
Proficiency in deploying/managing bare-metal Kubernetes clusters (RKE2 or kubeadm), multi-cluster fleet management, and etcd operations.
Hands-on networking skills including VLANs, BGP, bonded NICs, SR-IOV, and troubleshooting across hardware and network layers.
Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Experienced engineer comfortable working across OS, hardware, Kubernetes, and networking layers with strong diagnostic and fault isolation skills.
Operates with high operational rigor in large-scale, multi-metro critical infrastructure with automation-first and GitOps-driven culture.
Proven track record in maintaining high availability platforms with zero-downtime rolling upgrades and incident management leadership.