Kubernetes Platform Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive

Medical coverage

Parental leaves

401K plan

Training reimbursement

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Kubernetes Platform Architect to define and operate enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms. You will lead architecture, lifecycle automation, security governance, and observability across multi-cluster environments.

Responsibilities include provisioning, upgrades, and decommissioning using Cluster API, implementing GitOps, and ensuring platform resilience and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Kubernetes platform architecture and lifecycle automation expertise.
• Strong proficiency with cluster provisioning, upgrades, and multi-cluster design.
• Experience implementing GitOps with Flux, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Security governance, RBAC, and secrets management proficiency.
• Observability and incident response using Prometheus and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Architect, govern, and operate enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
• Lead cluster provisioning, upgrades, scaling, and decommissioning.
• Establish GitOps practices for deployment automation.
• Drive platform security, RBAC, and policy enforcement.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize resources.
• Design backup, DR, and business continuity for Kubernetes.

Skills

Kubernetes architecture

Platform engineering

GitOps practices

Cloud infrastructure

Security governance

Observability

Disaster recovery

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Cluster API

Flux

Helm

Kustomize

Prometheus

Grafana

CSI drivers

Storage Classes

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 5+ years of hands on experience and deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, including control plane, worker nodes, API server, etcd, resource lifecycle management, and reconciliation patterns.
• 10+ years of Infrastructure, Cloud, or Platform Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Cluster API (CAPI) for Kubernetes cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, lifecycle management, and infrastructure automation.
• 7 + years of hands on experience and advanced knowledge of Kubernetes workload management including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and container lifecycle operations.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes networking including CNI, CoreDNS, Ingress Controllers, Gateway API, Load Balancers, Service Discovery, and Network Policies.
• Experience implementing GitOps-based deployment models using Flux, Helm, Kustomize, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes security, RBAC, Service Accounts, Secrets Management, certificate management, and policy enforcement frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and performance management.
• Experience with persistent storage technologies including CSI drivers, Storage Classes, PV/PVC administration, and stateful workload management.
• Proven experience implementing disaster recovery, backup/restore strategies, high availability architectures, and platform resilience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes clusters, nodes, networking, workloads, scheduling, storage, authentication, and infrastructure components.

Must-have Certification:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Nice to Have Experience:

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)

Nice To Have Certification

• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional / Associate

Roles & Responsibilities

The Kubernetes Platform Architect will serve as the technical leader responsible for defining and operating enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms. This role combines platform architecture, lifecycle automation, security governance, observability, and multi-cluster strategy to deliver a secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native ecosystem that accelerates application delivery and operational excellence.

• Architect, design, and govern enterprise Kubernetes platforms supporting mission-critical applications.
• Define Kubernetes reference architectures, platform standards, operational models, and lifecycle management processes.
• Lead cluster provisioning, upgrades, scaling, and decommissioning using Cluster API and automation frameworks.
• Design and implement secure, highly available, and scalable multi-cluster Kubernetes environments.
• Establish GitOps practices for configuration management, deployment automation, and platform consistency.
• Drive platform security initiatives including RBAC governance, secrets management, admission controls, policy enforcement, and compliance standards.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure platform health and operational excellence.
• Develop capacity planning, scheduling, workload placement, and resource optimization strategies.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex platform, networking, storage, security, and cluster availability issues.
• Design and validate backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams to onboard and support cloud-native applications.
• Establish governance, tenancy models, operational automation, and cost optimization practices across multiple Kubernetes clusters.
• Provide architectural leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to platform engineering and operations teams.
• Evaluate emerging Kubernetes ecosystem technologies and drive continuous platform modernization initiatives.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Product Strategy, Roadmap Development, and Cross-Functional Stakeholder Leadership
• Experience in driving continuous improvement including design, and standardization of process and methodologies.
• Experience assessing feasibility, complexity and scope of new capabilities and solutions.
• Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration and communication.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and collaboration with global business and product teams.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE