Infrastructure Engineer – On-Prem Kubernetes Deployment

JR United Kingdom; Swindon; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to support on-premise Kubernetes deployments. This role involves working with multi-node RKE2 clusters, integrating open-source components, and requires strong communication skills. Candidates must have hands-on experience in production environments. This position is remote for UK-based individuals.

Qualifications

• Direct experience with Kubernetes in production environments is required.
• Experience with multi-node RKE2 clusters setup and management.
• Hands-on experience installing and configuring various open-source components.

Responsibilities

• Support live deployment and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters.
• Setup and configure multi-node RKE2 clusters, focusing on disaster recovery.
• Integrate open-source components into deployments with a full infrastructure control mindset.

Skills

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Open-source integration

RBAC

Helm and Kustomize

Clear communication

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

PostgreSQL

Rook Ceph

ActiveMQ Artemis

Keycloak

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Client:

Bright Purple

Location:

Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.08.2025

Expiry Date:

10.10.2025

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Job Description:

Remote working for UK-based candidates.

We’re hiring an Infrastructure Engineer to support a live on-premise deployment and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters using RKE2. This role is within a delivery-critical environment and requires direct experience with infrastructure as code, open-source integration, and hands-on cluster configuration.

You’ll be working on:

• Multi-node RKE2 clusters – setup, networking, RBAC, disaster recovery, and failover
• Installation and configuration of open-source components – including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alloy, PostgreSQL, Rook Ceph, ActiveMQ Artemis, and Keycloak
• Kubernetes native deployment tooling - Helm and Kustomize (creation and use required), plus exposure to FluxCD pipelines
• Service integration and lifecycle management - dashboards, databases, identity, messaging, and object storage
• On-premise delivery mindset – no cloud-native shortcuts, full infrastructure control from install to runtime
• Clear, confident communication – interfacing across technical teams to ensure stable deployments and smooth handover

This role is suitable for Infrastructure Engineers who have shipped, configured, and supported Kubernetes inside real production environments.