Senior Cloud Engineer: Containers & Kubernetes

Viasat; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer (Containers Focus) to oversee Kubernetes-based platform operations, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC-driven automation. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, incident response, and security compliance in a 60%+ onsite Carlsbad, CA environment.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of cloud and container experience, strong Python/Ansible/Terraform skills, and a track record of building scalable cloud-native services with monitoring and logging

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher).
• Strong proficiency with Ansible, Python, Terraform, GitLab runners.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).
• Ability to work onsite at Viasat Carlsbad, CA office in a 60%+ onsite schedule.
• Security, data governance, and compliance best practices.
• Experience migrating workloads to the cloud and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure as code and automation scripts to streamline deployment, monitoring, and management.
• Operate and improve Kubernetes/Rancher/OpenShift platforms for reliability and performance.
• Implement security controls and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident problem solving.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Automate cluster configuration, pipelines, and OpenShift deployments to reduce disruption.

Skills

Public Cloud

Kubernetes

Rancher

Monitoring

CI/CD

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

Windows

Tools

GitLab

ArgoCD

AWX

Vault

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer (Containers Focus) to oversee Kubernetes-based platform operations, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC-driven automation. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, incident response, and security compliance in a 60%+ onsite Carlsbad, CA environment.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of cloud and container experience, strong Python/Ansible/Terraform skills, and a track record of building scalable cloud-native services with monitoring and logging