Platform Operations Lead – Kubernetes & Linux

Ascendion; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking an experienced Platform Operations Lead to own a production environment spanning Kubernetes, Linux/RHEL, middleware and infrastructure services. You will guide a team of 4–6 engineers while hands-on in operations, patching, hardening and lifecycle management.

Lead day-to-day operations for container platforms, manage incidents and drive RCAs, while coordinating with cross-functional teams on changes, capacity planning and DR/BC activities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of infrastructure/platform operations experience.
• Production experience with Kubernetes/container platforms.
• Experience with OS patching and security hardening.
• Experience managing production incidents, changes and RCAs.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (Nutanix/VMware/Azure Stack).
• Troubleshooting across networking, firewalls and load balancers.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations for Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of 4–6 infrastructure engineers.
• Manage production incidents, escalations and RCAs.
• Plan and execute infrastructure changes, patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities.
• Maintain RHEL/Linux environments, including patching and hardening.
• Install, configure and troubleshoot enterprise platform components and middleware.
• Collaborate across application, infra, network, security and customer teams.
• Maintain monitoring, logging and observability across the platform.
• Support capacity planning, performance optimization and service reliability.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity activities.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Leadership

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Monitoring & observability

Capacity planning

Security/compliance

Networking

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

Azure Stack

Job description

Platform Operations Lead - Kubernetes & Linux

We are looking for an experienced Platform Operations Lead to take ownership of a production environment spanning Kubernetes, Linux/RHEL, enterprise middleware and infrastructure services. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will guide a team of 4-6 infrastructure engineers while remaining directly involved in platform operations, troubleshooting, patching, hardening and lifecycle management.

Key responsibilities:

Lead day-to-day operations for Kubernetes and container platforms.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of 4-6 infrastructure engineers.

Manage production incidents, escalations and root-cause analysis.

Plan and execute infrastructure changes, patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities.

Maintain RHEL/Linux environments, including OS patching and security hardening.

Install, configure and troubleshoot enterprise platform components and middleware.

Work across application, infrastructure, network, security and customer teams to resolve complex issues.

Maintain monitoring, logging and observability across the platform environment.

Support capacity planning, performance optimisation and service reliability.

Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity activities.

About you

7+ years of relevant infrastructure, systems or platform operations experience.

Demonstrated experience supporting Kubernetes / container platforms in production.

Experience with OS patching, hardening and platform lifecycle management.

Experience managing production incidents, changes and RCA.

Working knowledge of Nutanix, VMware, Azure Stack or similar enterprise virtualisation/private-cloud platforms.

Practical troubleshooting experience across networking, firewalls and load balancers.

Experience providing technical direction, mentoring or coordination within infrastructure/platform teams.

Experience working in environments with formal security, compliance or change-control requirements.

Ascendion is a leader in AI-powered software engineering, helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with Global 2000 clients across North America, APAC, and Europe to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI™ (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth. Learn more at ascendion.com.

Ascendion is a leader in AI-powered software engineering, helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with Global 2000 clients across North America, APAC, and Europe to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI™ (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth. Learn more at ascendion.com.

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