Lead Cloud Infra Engineer - Kubernetes & GitOps

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Lead OCP & AWS Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate a hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platform in Irving, TX (Hybrid/Onsite). This role focuses on engineering excellence, reusable patterns, and GitOps-driven delivery.

You will lead infrastructure initiatives, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and collaborate with security and application teams to ensure secure, scalable solutions for developers across environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps experience.
• 2+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience.
• 3+ years with IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Tekton.
• 3+ years working with GitOps principles and tools (ArgoCD, GH Actions, RHACM).
• Experience with hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) and Linux.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and integrating automation.
• Solid networking and security/compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Platform engineering & architecture contributions for Kubernetes platforms.
• Build, operate, and standardize cluster operations, Helm charts, and deployment patterns.
• Develop reusable IaC modules and templates (Terraform/Ansible).
• Support hybrid cloud infrastructure following established guidelines.
• Move workloads from VMs to containerized environments.
• Implement GitOps workflows and self-service platform capabilities.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle tasks.
• Enhance observability with Prometheus, Grafana, logs, and tracing.
• Participate in on-call rotations and reliability improvements.
• Maintain cluster security, RBAC, and policy enforcement with security teams.
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge across teams.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

Scripting: Python/Bash/PowerShell

RESTful APIs

Security best practices

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Tekton

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

RHACM

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a Lead OCP & AWS Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate a hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platform in Irving, TX (Hybrid/Onsite). This role focuses on engineering excellence, reusable patterns, and GitOps-driven delivery.

You will lead infrastructure initiatives, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and collaborate with security and application teams to ensure secure, scalable solutions for developers across environments.