Sr. Kubernetes Engineer
Eli Lilly and Company (company site, opens in a new tab)4–7 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 20–35 LPA
Posted 17h ago
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About This Role
- Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-based hosting platform across multiple clouds, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, networking, scaling, and decommissioning.
- Develop and maintain custom Kubernetes controllers and operators in Go, author automation tools in Go or Python, and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize.
- Own and evolve CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, implement autoscaling strategies, and partner with application teams for onboarding and go-live support.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 4-7 years of experience in Platform or DevOps engineering with production Kubernetes operations.
- Strong hands-on experience with managed Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS, ROSA, or ARO), Kubernetes internals, and extension points.
- Proficiency in Go programming for Kubernetes controllers and operators; knowledge of CI/CD and GitOps tools; working knowledge of AWS/Azure networking and IAM.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Demonstrates deep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise including scheduling, networking, storage, RBAC, API machinery, and troubleshooting in production.
- Experienced in building production-quality Go code for Kubernetes platforms with strong software engineering practices.
- Able to operate and evolve cloud-based Kubernetes platforms using CI/CD and GitOps pipelines with a security-first mindset and observability tooling.