Lead Engineer - Managed Kubernete

Target Corp; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Target India is seeking a Lead Engineer to anchor the engineering team, owning the application architecture for cloud-native, Kubernetes-based platforms. You will drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development and reliability, acting as a force multiplier across teams.

The role emphasizes Go-based development, Kubernetes platform leadership, GitOps practices, and deep expertise in cloud-native tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong Go (Golang) development experience.
• Hands-on in Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native infra.
• Proficiency with GitOps workflows and tooling (ArgoCD/Flux).
• Solid observability knowledge (monitoring/logging/tracing).
• Experience with Talos Linux and Linux administration.
• Strong networking understanding in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with GCP and managing GKE clusters.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-based platform services.
• Develop platform tooling and automation using Go.
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows for deployments.
• Enhance platform observability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Manage and optimize GKE clusters and associated cloud infra.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enable scalable cloud-native solutions.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

GitOps

Observability

Talos Linux

Linux

Networking

GCP

GKE

Tools

ArgoCD

Flux

Terraform

Job description

## Lead Engineer - Target IndiaApplylocations: Bangalore,Indiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0000443188**About us:**Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.As a lead engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier”. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.Kubernetes Platform EngineerWe are looking for a Kubernetes Platform Lead Engineer with strong experience in cloud-native infrastructure, platform engineering, and Kubernetes ecosystem technologies.Required Skills* Strong development experience in **Go (Golang)*** Hands-on experience building and operating **Kubernetes-based platforms*** Experience with **GitOps** tools and practices (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux)* Strong understanding of **Observability** frameworks, including monitoring, logging, and tracing* Experience with **Talos Linux** and Linux system administration* Solid understanding of **networking concepts**, including Kubernetes networking and service connectivity* Experience with **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** and managing **Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)** clusters* Ability to troubleshoot and optimize distributed systems in production environments**Preferred Qualifications*** **Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)*** **Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)** and/or **Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)*** Experience with platform automation, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native security best practices**Responsibilities*** Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-based platform services* Develop platform tooling and automation using Go* Implement and manage GitOps workflows for application and infrastructure deployment* Enhance platform observability, reliability, and operational excellence* Manage and optimize GKE clusters and supporting cloud infrastructure* Collaborate with engineering teams to enable scalable and secure cloud-native solutions###### About UsTarget is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.We'll contact you if you're selected for next steps. In the meantime, follow us at A Bullseye View for the latest news.**Our Benefits**We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.