(SB)_Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert

Brevco Services; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NCIA is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert to join our IT services team in Brussels. This contract role responsibilities include maintaining cluster operations, performing upgrades and patching, documenting activities, and ensuring performance SLA compliance.

Ideal candidates have a University Degree with 3+ years Kubernetes ops experience, hands-on SUSE RKE2 distributions, and skills in monitoring, logging, ingress, CNI, and backup tooling, preferably in an

Qualifications

• University Degree + 3 years relevant experience, or equivalent.
• 3+ years hands on Kubernetes operations experience.
• Experience with SUSE RKE2 Kubernetes distributions.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, repositories, ingress, CNI, and backup tooling.

Responsabilités

• Maintain cluster operations, perform upgrades and patching, and ensure proper documentation.
• Provide knowledge transfer and ensure compliance with defined performance SLA and procedures.
• Participate in weekly status update meetings and planning; work on-site or via electronic means per Team Leader instructions.
• Operate and maintain Kubernetes tooling including Prometheus & Grafana, Logging stack, NGINX ingress, Cilium CNI, Harbor/SUSE registry, ArgoCD GitOps, Metrics server, Cert manager, and Zabbix hooks.

Connaissances

Kubernetes operations

Monitoring

Logging

Ingress

CNI

Backup tooling

Formation

University degree + 3 years relevant experience

Outils

SUSE RKE2 Kubernetes distributions

Description du poste

(SB)_Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert

IT Services

Type: Contract

Country: Belgium

City: Brussels

Security: Needed

Company: NCIA

Essential Qualifications/Experience

• University Degree + 3 years relevant experience, or equivalent
• 3+ years hands on Kubernetes operations experience
Experience with SUSE RKE2 Kubernetes distributions
• Experience with monitoring, logging, repositories, ingress, CNI, and backup tooling

Desirable Qualifications/Experience

• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT

DUTIES/ROLE

• The Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert will report to the Head of Processing and Storage Section
• Deliver monthly artifacts, maintain cluster operations, perform upgrades and patching, maintain documentation, provide knowledge transfer, ensure compliance with defined performance SLA and internal procedures
• Participate in weekly status update meetings, activity planning and other meetings as instructed, physically in the office, or in person via electronic means using Conference Call capabilities, according to the Team Leaders instructions
• Tooling stack (inside the cluster):
• The Kubernetes Platform Operations and Maintenance Expert operate and maintain the following Kubernetes native tooling: Prometheus & Grafana, Logging stack, NGINX or ingress, Cilium CNI, Backup tooling, On prem registry (e.g. Harbor/SUSE), ArgoCD GitOps, Metrics server, Cert manager, Zabbix integration hooks
• Out of Scope: Underlying VMs, storage, and network infrastructure (NCIA responsibility), disaster Recovery tests (NCIA responsibility, Service Contractor provides performance artifacts), application development or debugging; any activity outside the Kubernetes clusters

Job requirements

All the mandatory requirements have to be met in order to apply.

• University Degree + 3 years relevant experience, or equivalent (Mandatory)
• 3+ years hands on Kubernetes operations experience (Mandatory)
• Experience with SUSE RKE2 Kubernetes distributions (Mandatory)
• Experience with monitoring, logging, repositories, ingress, CNI, and backup tooling (Mandatory)
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT (Nice to have)