Platform Engineer

Kotak Mahindra Bank; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kotak Mahindra Bank in Mumbai is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to support and operate VMware Kubernetes Services (VKS). The role emphasizes implementation, administration, and Day-2 operations of container platforms with a strong focus on enterprise Kubernetes expertise.

You will design and deploy resilient clusters, automate with Shell/Bash, Python, and Ansible, and contribute to DR readiness and incident management.

Qualifications

• 6–15 years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.
• Strong Kubernetes administration and engineering expertise.
• Proficient in Shell/Bash and Python scripting.
• Experience with Ansible for automation.
• Production support and ITIL operations.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer, and support VMware Kubernetes Services (VKS).
• Deploy, upgrade, scale, and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Design, deploy, and operate highly available clusters.
• Troubleshoot control plane, networking, storage, and ingress issues.
• Develop automation using Shell/Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Own Day-2 operations including incidents, changes, and RCAs.
• Participate in DR readiness planning, testing, and reporting.

Skills

Kubernetes administration/engineering

Shell/Bash scripting

Python scripting

Ansible automation

ITIL production support

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana,

ELK

Splunk

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Splunk

Job description

Experience: 6 to 15 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer to support, engineer, and operate VMware Kubernetes Services (VKS) environments. The role will primarily focus on implementation, administration, and operational support of VKS-based container platforms. Given that VKS is relatively new, strong enterprise Kubernetes expertise is the primary hiring criterion.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, administer, and support VMware Kubernetes Services (VKS).
• Perform Kubernetes cluster deployment, upgrades, patching, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Design, deploy, and operate highly available Kubernetes clusters.
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes control plane, networking, storage, ingress, certificates, and workload issues.
• Develop automation using Shell/Bash, Python, and Ansible roles/playbooks.
• Own Day-2 operations including incidents, changes, problems, service requests, vulnerability remediation (VACA closure), RCAs, and major/minor fixes.
• Participate in DR readiness assessments, planning, execution, validation, and reporting.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Kubernetes administration and engineering experience.
• Shell/Bash scripting and Python scripting.
• Ansible role development and automation.
• Production support and ITIL operations.
• Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk.

Preferred Profile

• 7+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.
• Strong Kubernetes-focused background with ability to quickly adapt to VKS.

Hiring Note This role is centered on VMware Kubernetes Services (VKS). Direct VKS experience is desirable but not mandatory. Candidates with deep Kubernetes administration, design, implementation, automation, and operational experience will be strongly preferred.