Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer — AWS & GitOps

Rose International; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rose International seeks a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve a scalable Kubernetes platform supporting a shared enterprise AI offering. You will enable secure, reliable workloads across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, driving platform maturity and developer enablement.

The role emphasizes platform reliability, governance, and enterprise scalability with strong emphasis on security controls, observability, and automation.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience building and evolving production-grade Kubernetes platforms
• Proven ability to operate Kubernetes at scale with reliability, security, and lifecycle management
• Deep Linux, cluster networking, and storage architecture knowledge
• Hands-on IaC and release automation using Terraform and Helm
• Experience using GitOps tools like Argo CD or Flux for deployments
• Strong Kubernetes security experience: RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and cluster hardening

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of highly available Kubernetes platforms across hybrid environments
• Establish secure multi-tenant platform standards for governance and resource efficiency
• Develop GitOps-driven automation for provisioning, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning
• Define platform standards for deployment, observability, and service operations
• Embed security and compliance controls into the platform
• Build observability capabilities to accelerate issue detection and reliability management
• Collaborate with security teams to standardize deployment patterns and improve platform adoption
• Drive continuous improvement in automation, performance, and cost efficiency

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Platform engineering

Linux system knowledge

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Argo CD

Flux

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Rose International seeks a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve a scalable Kubernetes platform supporting a shared enterprise AI offering. You will enable secure, reliable workloads across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, driving platform maturity and developer enablement.

The role emphasizes platform reliability, governance, and enterprise scalability with strong emphasis on security controls, observability, and automation.