Senior Kubernetes Cloud Platform Engineer

KData Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KData Inc. in Toronto is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to support enterprise cloud environments and application teams.

The role combines hands-on Kubernetes engineering with IaC, automation, and GitHub-based workflows. The ideal candidate will diagnose complex Kubernetes and container-platform issues, develop reusable cloud platform components, and collaborate with client teams to meet externally driven delivery priorities.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on Kubernetes expertise; able to debug complex platform issues.
• Terraform and infrastructure-as-code experience.
• Strong GitHub usage for source control and collaboration.
• Understanding of cloud networking in Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Proven troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work with application/client teams to resolve problems independently.

Responsibilities

• Operate, troubleshoot and scale enterprise Kubernetes platform capabilities.
• Diagnose complex Kubernetes issues across clusters and workloads.
• Support application teams deploying workloads on shared cloud platforms.
• Investigate Kubernetes-related support requests and drive resolutions.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and IaC patterns.
• Work within GitHub-based repositories and CI/CD workflows.
• Develop automation and tooling using Python; Go is a plus.
• Understand interactions between Kubernetes, cloud networking and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal teams and client teams on delivery priorities.
• Contribute to reliability and maintainability of shared cloud services.

Skills

Kubernetes depth

Terraform IaC

GitHub usage

Cloud networking

Troubleshooting

Client collaboration

Tools

Go

GitHub Actions

Job description

KData Inc. in Toronto is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to support enterprise cloud environments and application teams.

The role combines hands-on Kubernetes engineering with IaC, automation, and GitHub-based workflows. The ideal candidate will diagnose complex Kubernetes and container-platform issues, develop reusable cloud platform components, and collaborate with client teams to meet externally driven delivery priorities.