Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer – On-Prem & CI/CD

Samsung Electronics; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 106,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance & 401(k) matching

Onsite cafe and gym facilities

Paid parental leave

Paid time off + holidays

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an experienced Data Intelligence professional to architect, deploy, and manage a multi-platform Kubernetes strategy across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will lead the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and secure, scalable hosting, collaborating with international teams.

The role requires deep architectural planning and hands-on execution, including building automation tools and managing large-scale containerized applications in a tightly controlled

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Solid experience designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• Strong understanding of containerization concepts and technologies (Docker, container runtimes, etc.).
• Proficiency in deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts.
• Experience with Kubernetes offerings.
• Knowledge of networking concepts and configuring Kubernetes networking (Service Mesh, Load Balancers, Ingress Controllers, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) for building and deploying containerized applications.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters in on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Develop and implement Kubernetes best practices for managing containerized applications.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to automate the deployment and scaling of applications using Kubernetes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability and performance.
• Work with developers to optimize application performance in Kubernetes environments.
• Implement security measures and best practices to protect Kubernetes infrastructure and applications.
• Conduct regular performance testing and capacity planning to ensure scalability of Kubernetes infrastructure.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm charts

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Networking

Linux

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes offerings

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an experienced Data Intelligence professional to architect, deploy, and manage a multi-platform Kubernetes strategy across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will lead the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and secure, scalable hosting, collaborating with international teams.

The role requires deep architectural planning and hands-on execution, including building automation tools and managing large-scale containerized applications in a tightly controlled