Systems Engineer - 11 Month Contract

RECRUITERS; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITERS is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join its Kubernetes Engineering team in Ireland. You will scale, secure and automate a large-scale multi-cloud Kubernetes platform that supports critical services globally.

Join a team that values operational excellence, automation, and modern infrastructure practices while working across Linux, networking, and storage domains to improve platform resilience and developer experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments.
• 5+ years of Linux Systems Engineering experience.
• Strong Kubernetes administration, including workload management and control plane configuration.
• Strong Linux networking, container networking and virtualisation experience.
• Hands on experience with Terraform, Helm, FluxCD and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with production Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices.
• Strong automation skills using Golang, Python or Bash, Golang is preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise scale Kubernetes platforms and solving real production incidents.
• Strong understanding of load balancing, TCP, HTTP and storage technologies.
• Ability to work across infrastructure and software engineering with an automation first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage and enhance a global production Kubernetes platform running across bare metal, virtual machines and public cloud.
• Deliver Kubernetes and operating system upgrades, security patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Build and improve Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm and GitOps workflows.
• Develop automation and tooling using Golang, Python, Bash and Ansible.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support infrastructure deployments and testing.
• Support production workloads, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and improve platform reliability.
• Enhance monitoring, observability and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Deploy and support networking and storage solutions for Kubernetes workloads.
• Leverage AI driven tools and automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce incident resolution times.
• Collaborate with engineers to continuously improve platform scalability, resilience and developer experience.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

Terraform

Helm

FluxCD

CI/CD pipelines

GitOps

Golang

Python

Bash

Ansible

ArgoCD

AWS

Azure

GCP

CKA

RHCE

LFCS

NVMe over TCP

Job description

Our client, a global technology organisation, is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join its Kubernetes Engineering team. This is an opportunity to work on a large scale, enterprise Kubernetes platform supporting critical services across a global environment.

You'll play a key role in scaling, securing and automating a rapidly growing multi cloud platform while working alongside highly experienced engineers who value operational excellence, automation and modern infrastructure practices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and enhance a global production Kubernetes platform running across bare metal, virtual machines and public cloud.
• Deliver Kubernetes and operating system upgrades, security patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Build and improve Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm and GitOps workflows.
• Develop automation and tooling using Golang, Python, Bash and Ansible.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support infrastructure deployments and testing.
• Support production workloads, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and improve platform reliability.
• Enhance monitoring, observability and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Deploy and support networking and storage solutions for Kubernetes workloads.
• Leverage AI driven tools and automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce incident resolution times.
• Collaborate with engineers to continuously improve platform scalability, resilience and developer experience.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of hands on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments.
• 5+ years of Linux Systems Engineering experience.
• Strong Kubernetes administration, including workload management and control plane configuration.
• Strong Linux networking, container networking and virtualisation experience.
• Hands on experience with Terraform, Helm, FluxCD and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with production Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices.
• Strong automation skills using Golang, Python or Bash, Golang is preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise scale Kubernetes platforms and solving real production incidents.
• Strong understanding of load balancing, TCP, HTTP and storage technologies.
• Ability to work across infrastructure and software engineering with an automation first mindset.

Nice to Have

• ArgoCD experience.
• NVMe over TCP knowledge.
• CKA, RHCE, LFCS or public cloud certifications.
• Experience across AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Third level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.