Kubernetes Tech Lead

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking an experienced Platform/Infrastructure Engineering leader and hands-on engineer with 8+ years of experience in Platform, SRE or DevOps roles. The ideal candidate will own designing, scaling, and operating Kubernetes platforms in production environments, with strong AWS or hybrid cloud, Terraform/IaC expertise, and robust CI/CD and GitOps practices.

The role requires deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, security, and lifecycle management, plus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or Kubernetes Engineering experience.
• Deep hands-on experience building, scaling, and operating Kubernetes platforms in production.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, security, and cluster lifecycle management.
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale, highly available production environments.
• Strong AWS and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure experience.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise.
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and platform automation.
• Strong programming or scripting skills in Go, Python, Bash, or Java.
• Advanced Linux systems administration experience.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, alerting, and incident management.
• Proven track record improving platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience.
• Experience building internal platform tooling and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive platform strategy.
• Hands-on engineer who remains actively involved in architecture, development, and operations rather than just people management.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Financial services or fintech experience preferred.

Skills

Platform engineering

SRE

DevOps

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Go

Python

Bash

Java

Linux administration

Monitoring/observability

Incident management

Platform automation

Terraform

IaC

GitOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

GitOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Salary: USD200000 - USD500000 per year

• Must be based in the Continental United States
• 8+ years of Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or Kubernetes Engineering experience
• Deep hands-on experience building, scaling, and operating Kubernetes platforms in production
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage, security, and cluster lifecycle management
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale, highly available production environments
• Strong AWS and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure experience
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and platform automation
• Strong programming or scripting skills in Go, Python, Bash, or Java
• Advanced Linux systems administration experience
• Experience with monitoring, observability, alerting, and incident management
• Proven track record improving platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience
• Experience building internal platform tooling and self-service capabilities for engineering teams
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive platform strategy
• Hands-on engineer who remains actively involved in architecture, development, and operations rather than just people management
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Financial services or fintech experience preferred