Senior Private Cloud SRE — Kubernetes & IaC (Remote)

Akraya; California; Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Akraya is seeking an experienced Cloud/Private Cloud Architect to design, build, and maintain scalable private cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on automation, platform resilience, and seamless service deployments for internal users, with a strong emphasis on production-grade Kubernetes and IaC practices.

Expect collaboration across multiple teams to ensure uptime, security, and ongoing platform improvements, including OS image management and deployment framework development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, deploying and operating mid to large-scale enterprise or cloud environments.
• Familiar with private cloud tech including VMware, bare metal, file and block storage, and cloud providers like AWS and GCP.
• Operational experience with Kubernetes at production scale and workload deployment via Helm and ArgoCD.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, Ruby or Scala.
• Expertise with infrastructure/configuration tools such as Ansible or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage scalable, highly available private cloud infrastructure.
• Automate infrastructure operations using Infrastructure as Code.
• Monitor and optimize platform performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain OS images and deployment frameworks.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure platform uptime and stability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

AWS

GCP

VMware

Tools

Helm

ArgoCD

Terraform

Job description

Akraya is seeking an experienced Cloud/Private Cloud Architect to design, build, and maintain scalable private cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on automation, platform resilience, and seamless service deployments for internal users, with a strong emphasis on production-grade Kubernetes and IaC practices.

Expect collaboration across multiple teams to ensure uptime, security, and ongoing platform improvements, including OS image management and deployment framework development.