Senior Kubernetes Specialist (Shift Lead – Cloud Native Platform Operations)

ITOrizon; Tiruchirappalli, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Exposure to advanced technologies

Stable role supporting global systems

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Tamil Nadu is seeking a Kubernetes Operations Specialist to manage production environments and lead incident responses. Responsibilities include ensuring high availability and reliability of Kubernetes clusters, troubleshooting technical issues, and leading shift operations. The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on Kubernetes expert with excellent communication skills. Join us to work on enterprise-scale platforms and advance your career in Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Kubernetes expert with an operations mindset.
• Proven ability to handle production incidents and lead shifts.
• Calm, structured, and decisive under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Own Kubernetes cluster operations in production environments.
• Lead incident response and shift execution.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Incident management

Communication skills

Go (Golang) programming

Container security best practices

Tools

Docker

Helm

GitOps tools

Job description

Role Overview

As part of the Platform Operations team, you will:

• Own Kubernetes cluster operations in production environments
• Lead incident response and shift execution
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes Platform Administration

• Manage and support production Kubernetes clusters (cloud/hybrid)
• Perform:
  • Cluster installation, upgrades, patching, scaling
• Configure:
  • Namespaces, RBAC, network policies, resource quotas
• Ensure:
  • High availability, performance, and resilience
• Troubleshoot:
  • Cluster, node, and application-level issues

Containers & Runtime Technologies

• Work with:
  • Docker, containerd, CR‑O
• Troubleshoot:
  • Container lifecycle issues and runtime failures
• Enforce:
  • Container security best practices

CNCF Ecosystem & Service Mesh

• Hands‑on with:
  • Helm, operators, GitOps tools
  • Monitoring, logging, and security tools
• Strong experience with Istio:
  • Traffic management
  • mTLS, observability, policy enforcement
• Implement service mesh architectures

Programming & Automation

• Use Go (Golang) for:
  • Automation
  • Tooling
  • Kubernetes component
• Build automation for:
  • Operational workflows
  • Repetitive tasks
• Troubleshoot Go‑based services/controllers

Monitoring, Observability & Reliability

• Implement observability solutions:
  • Metrics, logs, traces
• Proactively detect and resolve issues
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Drive reliability and performance improvements

Production Support & ITSM

• Provide L2/L3 support for Kubernetes platforms
• Operate within ITSM processes:
  • Incident, Problem, Change Management
• Ensure:
  • SLA and OLA adherence
• Maintain:
  • SOPs, runbooks, documentation

Shift Lead Responsibilities

• Lead UK shift operations (3 PM – 1 AM IST)
• Coordinate team activities and workload
• Own:
  • Major incident management
  • Escalation and communication
• Ensure:
  • Smooth shift handovers
  • Operational discipline and compliance
  • Act as primary escalation point during shift

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong hands‑on Kubernetes expert with operations mindset
• Proven ability to handle production incidents and lead shifts
• Calm, structured, and decisive under pressure
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Comfortable working UK shift and global team environments

Why Join Us?

• Work on enterprise‑scale Kubernetes and cloud‑native platforms
• Exposure to advanced CNCF ecosystem & service mesh technologies
• Leadership opportunity through shift ownership
• Career growth into:
  • Platform Engineering
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
  • Infrastructure Leadership
• Stable role based in Trichy supporting global systems