Lead Kubernetes & GitOps Platform Engineer - Hybrid

NTT DATA Services, LLC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 9,700 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Health savings account

Life/AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, and operate our hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platforms. This role is based in a hybrid model with on-site requirements for Irving, TX or Charlotte, NC, to support Dallas-area clients.

In this hands-on position, you will drive scalable infrastructure patterns, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and enable GitOps‑driven delivery across environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps roles (or equivalent).
• 2+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience (cluster operations, deployment tooling, troubleshooting).
• 3+ years with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Tekton.
• 3+ years working with GitOps principles and tools (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, RHACM).
• Experience with container orchestration, hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), and Linux systems.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience designing or consuming RESTful APIs and integrating automation into platform workflows.
• Strong networking fundamentals, security best practices, and compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Kubernetes platforms, including cluster operations and deployment standards.
• Develop reusable infrastructure modules and templates using Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools.
• Support hybrid cloud infrastructure (Azure or GCP) following architectural guidelines.
• Contribute to workload migrations from VMs to containerized environments.
• Implement declarative, API-driven infrastructure patterns with GitOps workflows.

Skills

Kubernetes

Infrastructure engineering

GitOps

Python

Bash

PowerShell

REST APIs

Networking & security

Linux

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Tekton

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

RHACM

Helm

Job description

NTT DATA seeks a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, and operate our hybrid cloud and Kubernetes platforms. This role is based in a hybrid model with on-site requirements for Irving, TX or Charlotte, NC, to support Dallas-area clients.

In this hands-on position, you will drive scalable infrastructure patterns, modernize compute from VMs to containers, and enable GitOps‑driven delivery across environments.