Kubernetes

Zensar Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar Technologies, Bengaluru-based, is seeking a Platform/SRE engineer to strengthen enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure. The role emphasizes hands-on administration, automation, and end-to-end troubleshooting across hardware, OS, storage, network, and containers to support mission-critical workloads.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with RHEL, Kubernetes storage, IaC (Terraform), GitOps (Argo CD), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling (Prometheus,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on RHEL/Linux admin and troubleshooting in enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of Linux storage, LVM, filesystems, RAID, hardware, and performance troubleshooting.
• Networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing, SSH, TLS/SSL, certificates, and PKI.
• Experience with Pure Storage integration with Kubernetes (CSI, PVs, storage classes, dynamic provisioning).
• Shell/Bash, Python, and Ansible scripting experience.
• Terraform and IaC for automated provisioning.
• Helm, Argo CD, GitOps for Kubernetes deployments.
• Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines and environment promotion.
• Docker and Podman containers, images, registries, networking, storage, runtime troubleshooting.
• Observability with Prometheus and Grafana.
• Designing and operating highly available, scalable PaaS environments.
• Supporting data ingestion/ETL and high-throughput workloads.
• End-to-end troubleshooting from hardware to applications.
• LLDP for hardware network identification and TCPDUMP for network troubleshooting.
• Knowledge equivalent to CCENT/Network+ for server networking (NIC bonding, LACP).

Skills

RHEL/Linux admin

Linux storage

Networking basics

Kubernetes storage (CSI)

Automation scripting

Terraform IaC

Helm Argo CD GitOps

Git/GitHub CI/CD

Docker Podman

Observability Prometheus Grafana

PaaS platforms

Data ingestion/ETL platforms

End-to-end troubleshooting

LLDP/TCPDUMP network troubleshooting

Networking CCENT/Network+

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Prometheus

Grafana

Argo CD

GitHub

Job description

• Strong hands-on RHEL/Linux administration and troubleshooting experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux storage, LVM, filesystems, RAID, server hardware, and system performance troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of networking, TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing, SSH, TLS/SSL, certificates, and PKI.
• Experience with enterprise storage and Pure Storage integration with Kubernetes, including CSI, persistent volumes, storage classes, and dynamic provisioning.
• Hands-on automation and scripting experience using Shell/Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automated and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with Helm, Argo CD, and GitOps for Kubernetes application and platform deployments.
• Strong working knowledge of Git/GitHub and CI/CD pipelines, including version control, automated deployments, and environment promotion.
• Experience with container technologies including Docker and Podman, container images, registries, networking, storage, and runtime troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Experience designing and operating highly available, scalable, resilient Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments supporting mission-critical workloads.
• Experience supporting platforms for large-scale data ingestion, ETL, distributed data processing, and high-throughput workloads.
• Strong end-to-end troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across hardware → storage → OS → network → containers → Kubernetes → platform services → applications
• Experience with using LLDP for hardware network-layer identification and TCPDUMP for network troubleshooting
• Strong knowledge equivalent to CCENT / Network+ for Server network configurations / validations, inclusive of NIC Bonding and LACP requirements

At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: “Together, we shape experiences for better futures”. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is “ONE with Client” - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: “One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus”.

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We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.