Kubernetes Platform Engineer - Multi-Cloud & DevSecOps

Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Paid time off

Employee discount

Professional development

Wellness centers

401(k) & Profit sharing

Life insurance

Job summary

Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is seeking an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate enterprise-scale cloud and container platforms in Tampa, FL. You will lead the architecture and implementation of Kubernetes across Azure and Google Cloud while embedding DevSecOps throughout the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate combines deep Kubernetes and cloud expertise with a strong security mindset, leveraging IaC and automation to deliver scalable, resilient platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or DevOps experience.
• Deep hands-on Kubernetes administration, architecture and troubleshooting.
• Strong experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Designing and operating large-scale Kubernetes environments.
• IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• GitOps methodologies with ArgoCD, Flux or similar.
• DevSecOps practices integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Container security, image scanning and policy-as-code frameworks.
• Kubernetes security: RBAC, network policies, secrets management.
• Experience with Istio or similar service mesh.
• Scripting/development skills (Go, Python, Bash).
• Enterprise authentication/identity platforms knowledge.
• Kubernetes certifications preferred; security certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms across Azure and Google Cloud.
• Architect highly available, scalable, and resilient containerized infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain custom Kubernetes operators, controllers, and platform automation.
• Create and optimize CI/CD and GitOps workflows for deployments.
• Build and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform and related technologies.
• Implement platform security controls and DevSecOps across Kubernetes and cloud.
• Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and policy enforcement into pipelines.
• Design and implement centralized identity, access management, and secrets management.
• Develop automation for cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, patching, upgrades.
• Implement observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting across the platform.
• Design and support multi-cluster and multi-cloud deployment strategies.
• Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes, cloud, networking, and platform issues.
• Partner with app teams to improve reliability, performance, and deployment automation.
• Create architecture, operational, and security documentation.
• Lead disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity for platform services.
• Mentor team members on Kubernetes, cloud architecture, automation and security.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

Platform engineering

Cloud engineering

DevSecOps practices

Infrastructure as Code

GitOps workflows

Security in CI/CD

Observability

Disaster recovery planning

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD/CKS)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ArgoCD

Flux

Istio

Cloud platforms

Job description

Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is seeking an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate enterprise-scale cloud and container platforms in Tampa, FL. You will lead the architecture and implementation of Kubernetes across Azure and Google Cloud while embedding DevSecOps throughout the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate combines deep Kubernetes and cloud expertise with a strong security mindset, leveraging IaC and automation to deliver scalable, resilient platforms.