Cloud Native PaaS Platform Operations Staff Engineer

Lenovo; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking an experienced Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to support the administration, performance, and continuous improvement of our cloud-native infrastructure. You will manage Kubernetes environments, CI/CD pipelines, and automation systems to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in IT Operations/DevOps, 3+ years Kubernetes admin, and proficiency with Jira/Git/Jenkins/ArgoCD/Helm/Ansible, plus scripting in Python/Go/Shell.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Business Solutions, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related degree.
• 5+ years of IT Operations, Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily operations, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, including cluster deployment, upgrades, scaling, monitoring alarms, and log management.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the DevOps toolchain, including CI/CD processes, code repositories, and build tools.
• Monitor platform performance, perform performance tuning, and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Design and develop automated operations scripts, tools, and platforms to improve operational efficiency and automation levels.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

Automation scripting

CI/CD practices

Cloud platforms experience

Education

Bachelor7s degree in IT / CS / SE or related field

Tools

Jira

Git

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Helm

Ansible

Python

Go

Shell

Job description

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Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

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Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to support the administration, performance, and continuous improvement of our cloud-native infrastructure. This role is responsible for managing Kubernetes environments, maintaining DevOps platforms and CI/CD pipelines, monitoring system performance, and developing automation solutions that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily operations, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, including cluster deployment, upgrades, scaling, monitoring alarms, and log management.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the DevOps toolchain, including CI/CD processes, code repositories, and build tools.
• Monitor platform performance, perform performance tuning, and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Design and develop automated operations scripts, tools, and platforms to improve operational efficiency and automation levels.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Solutions, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related degree.
• 5+ years of IT Operations, Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is a plus

Kubernetes Container Platforms

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, cluster deployment, management, maintenance, troubleshooting, and tuning.
• familiar with various resource objects of K8s.
• Experience working with DevOps tools and platforms, including Jira, Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Helm, and Ansible etc.
• Knowledge of Linux system administration, troubleshooting, and network configuration.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, Go, or Shell, with the ability to develop and maintain automation solutions.

Monitoring Observability

• Experience with cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift) is preferred.
• Familiar with cloud-native monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.