AWS EKS Engineer

Infosys; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys in Bengaluru is seeking an EKS Engineer to design, build, and operate production-grade AWS EKS clusters. You will design networking, implement multi- tenancy, and automate provisioning with Terraform while enabling GitOps with Argo CD. You will collaborate across Platform, DevOps, and SRE squads to ensure reliability.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on EKS, Kubernetes architecture expertise, and cloud security practices, including IAM/RBAC and IRSA, to secure cluster environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS EKS cluster build and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components.
• Experience with Terraform and IaC for cluster provisioning.
• Familiarity with Argo CD / GitOps workflows and CI/CD
• Knowledge of EKS security hardening and IAM roles (IRSA).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage AWS EKS clusters for production-grade environments.
• Design & implement cluster networking (VPC, CNI, ingress/egress).
• Implement multi-tenancy models (namespace-based or hybrid).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Implement GitOps-based deployments with Argo CD.
• Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and SRE teams for scalable architecture.
• Ensure observability, reliability, and performance of the platform.

Skills

AWS EKS

Kubernetes

AWS Infra (VPC, IAM, EC2, LB)

Networking concepts

Storage integration

Terraform

Argo CD / GitOps

EKS security hardening

EKS storage CSI drivers

Multi-tenancy

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

Calico

Cilium

Job description

EKS Engineer Must-Have Skills (Critical Expertise)

• Hands-on experience in AWS EKS cluster build and lifecycle management
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and components
• Solid experience in AWS infrastructure (VPC, IAM, EC2, Load Balancers)
• Working knowledge of: o Kubernetes networking concepts o Storage integration in Kubernetes environments o Cluster security fundamentals
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Hands-on exposure to Argo CD / GitOps frameworks
• Advanced EKS Security Hardening practices
• Experience with Kubernetes multi-tenancy models Ability to drive cross-team alignment and train Additional: EKS storage (EBS/EFS CSI drivers) EKS security hardening (IRSA, pod security) EKS multi-tenancy Argo CD / GitOps

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage AWS EKS clusters for production-grade environments
• Design & Implement cluster networking (VPC, CNI, ingress/egress, service mesh exposure)
• Design and implement EKS networking architecture, supporting multiple networking plugins (e.g., VPC CNI, Calico, Cilium)
• Design and implement of multi-plugin storage architecture, including EBS, EFS, and CSI-based solutions
• Design and implement Kubernetes multi-tenancy models (namespace-based, cluster-based, or hybrid)
• Design and enforce EKS security hardening standards, including: o IAM, IRSA, RBAC, and zero-trust principles o Network policies and pod-level security o Compliance and vulnerability management
• Enable multi-tenant Kubernetes environments with proper isolation and governance
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
• Implement GitOps-based deployments using Argo CD or similar tools
• Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and SRE teams for scalable and resilient architecture
• Ensure observability, reliability, and performance of the platform