Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer — Hybrid Cloud AI, PTO

Diversified Services Network, Inc.; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Diversified Services Network, Inc. in Peoria, IL is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate scalable Kubernetes platforms across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes secure, GitOps-driven operations and platform reliability.

You will collaborate with security, infra, and application teams to establish enterprise patterns, drive automation, and support AI workloads at scale, with competitive benefits including PTO and 401k.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of experience building production-grade Kubernetes platforms.
• Deep Linux, networking, and storage expertise.
• Hands-on infrastructure as code and release automation (Terraform, Helm).
• Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and lifecycle management of highly available Kubernetes platforms.
• Establish secure, multi-tenant platform standards across teams.
• Build automated, GitOps-driven operations for provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning.
• Define platform standards for deployment, observability, and service operations.
• Embed security and compliance controls into the platform (IAM, secrets, policy).
• Develop observability capabilities to accelerate issue detection and improve reliability.
• Own the platform operating model including service objectives and scalability for AI workloads.
• Resolve complex platform issues across networking, storage, and runtime layers.
• Drive automation and cost-efficiency to increase platform value.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Linux administration

GitOps practices

Cloud platform experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Argo CD

Flux

Job description

Diversified Services Network, Inc. in Peoria, IL is seeking a Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate scalable Kubernetes platforms across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes secure, GitOps-driven operations and platform reliability.

You will collaborate with security, infra, and application teams to establish enterprise patterns, drive automation, and support AI workloads at scale, with competitive benefits including PTO and 401k.