Senior Lead Kubernetes & Devsecops Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior Lead Kubernetes & DevSecOps Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes platform engineering, cloud operations on AWS EKS and Azure AKS, and strong CI/CD automation.

You will design, deploy and optimize enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms, drive security, observability, and production support, mentor teams, and deliver robust DevSecOps pipelines with Terraform IaC and GitLab CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong familiarity with AWS EKS and Azure AKS.
• Proficient in GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and IaC practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable Kubernetes platforms across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Own cluster lifecycle: provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling and tuning.
• Build and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment with Terraform and IaC.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

AWS EKS

Azure AKS

Helm

RBAC security

HPA/VPA autoscaling

CI/CD automation

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform / IaC

Container security

Monitoring / observability

Java / Spring Boot

GraphQL

Tools

ArgoCD

Kubernetes Networking tools

Istio

Job description

Senior Lead Kubernetes & DevSecOps Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Kubernetes & Container Platforms (Primary Skill)

• Kubernetes Administration & Operations
• AWS EKS
• Azure AKS
• Helm Charts
• Kubernetes Networking
• Ingress Controllers
• Service Discovery
• RBAC & Security Policies
• Network Policies
• HPA/VPA Autoscaling
• Multi-Cluster Management
• Cluster Upgrades & Maintenance
• Performance Optimization
• Production Troubleshooting

DevSecOps & Automation

• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD Pipeline Design & Governance
• SAST / DAST
• Container Security Scanning
• Release Automation
• Container Registries (ECR / ACR)

Monitoring & Observability

• Datadog
• Splunk

Cloud Platforms AWS

• EKS
• ECR
• IAM
• EC2

Azure

• AKS
• ACR

Security & Secrets Management

• HashiCorp Vault
• AWS Secrets Manager
• Azure Key Vault
• Certificate Management
• Kubernetes Security Hardening

Application Technologies (Secondary Skill)

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices Architecture
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• Maven

PREFERRED SKILLS

• ArgoCD / GitOps
• Istio Service Mesh
• SonarQube, Fossa, Wiz CLI scans
• Nexus / Artifactory
• Cassandra
• Elasticsearch
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Platform Engineering
• CKA / CKAD Certifications

ROLE OVERVIEW

• We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead Kubernetes & DevSecOps Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, CI/CD Automation, Security, Observability, and Production Support across AWS and Azure environments.
• This is primarily a Kubernetes and DevSecOps-focused role. The ideal candidate should have extensive hands‑on experience managing enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms on AWS EKS and Azure AKS. Knowledge of Java Spring Boot Microservices and GraphQL is required to effectively support cloud-native application teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes platforms on OnPrem, AWS EKS and Azure AKS.
• Own Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management, including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain enterprise-grade GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment processes using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Implement containerization standards and deployment strategies including Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Deployments.
• Drive platform reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Lead production support, incident management, root cause analysis, and platform optimization initiatives.
• Implement Kubernetes security controls, RBAC, network policies, secret management, and certificate management.
• Support deployment and operations of Java Spring Boot Microservices and GraphQL services.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote Platform Engineering and SRE best practices.

Salary Range- $110,000-$120,000 a year

Location

Dallas, TX

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Engineer

ID

437805

Skills

Cloud DevOps

Salary Range

$110,000 - $120,000