Kubernetes Platform Engineer â Intermediate (9982)

Extreme Networks; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Toronto is seeking an Intermediate Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join its platform engineering team. You'll contribute to the delivery of the Edge Kubernetes Platform, working closely with senior engineers to deploy and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with Kubernetes experience looking to deepen their expertise in platform engineering on mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps or platform engineering.
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes (preferably upstream or RKE2).
• Working knowledge of Rancher Helm and GitOps tools (Fleet, ArgoCD, or similar).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker), Linux systems, and basic CI/CD practices.
• Good understanding of networking security basics and infrastructure operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Eagerness to learn advanced Kubernetes practices and grow into senior-level responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with deployment and configuration of Kubernetes clusters in connected and air-gapped environments.
• Support operations of the Rancher Gov stack for multi-cluster management.
• Contribute to GitOps pipelines using Fleet and ArgoCD for automation.
• Help package and distribute workloads using OCI bundles and Helm charts.
• Implement security best practices in collaboration with senior engineers.
• Participate in cluster upgrades, patching, and monitoring for stability and performance.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and escalate complex problems to senior engineers.
• Document processes, playbooks, and configuration details for repeatability.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

Rancher

Docker

Linux systems

Networking security

CI/CD practices

Job description

We are seeking an Intermediate Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our platform engineering team and contribute to the delivery of our Edge Kubernetes Platform which supports both connected and air-gapped environments. In this role you will work closely with senior engineers to deploy operate and optimize Kubernetes-based infrastructure gaining exposure to advanced topics like GitOps Rancher Gov stack and secure workload orchestration.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer with solid Kubernetes experience who wants to deepen expertise in platform engineering while working on enterprise-scale mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with deployment and configuration of Kubernetes clusters (upstream RKE2) in connected and air-gapped environments.
• Support operations of the Rancher Gov stack for multi-cluster management.
• Contribute to GitOps pipelines using Fleet and ArgoCD to enable automation and consistency.
• Help package and distribute workloads using OCI bundles and Helm charts.
• Implement security best practices in collaboration with senior engineers (e.g. network segmentation access control).
• Participate in cluster upgrades patching and monitoring for stability and performance.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and escalate complex problems to senior engineers when needed.
• Document processes playbooks and configuration details for repeatability.

Qualifications

• Years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps or platform engineering.
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes (preferably upstream or RKE2).
• Working knowledge of Rancher Helm and GitOps tools (Fleet ArgoCD or similar).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) Linux systems and basic CI / CD practices.
• Good understanding of networking security basics and infrastructure operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Eagerness to learn advanced Kubernetes practices and grow into senior-level responsibilities.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to edge or air-gapped environments in regulated industries.
• Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus Grafana Loki ELK).
• Familiarity with service meshes such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Contributions to open-source Kubernetes or DevOps projects.

Key Skills

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