IT & Software

Cloud Platform Engineer – Kubernetes

KData Inc.

Toronto · Ontario · Canada

Downtown Toronto (Toronto Dominion Centre / Design Exchange), Canada

  • City Downtown Toronto (Toronto Dominion Centre / Design Exchange)
  • Country Canada

Job Description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineerwith deepKubernetes expertise to join a platform engineeringteam supporting enterprise cloud environments and application teams.

The role combines hands-on Kubernetes engineering andtroubleshooting with broader cloud platform responsibilities, includinginfrastructure-as-code, automation and engineering through GitHub-basedworkflows.

The successful candidate must be capable of going beyondbasic Kubernetes administration and independently diagnosing and resolvingcomplex Kubernetes and container-platform issues.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engineer,operate and troubleshoot enterpriseKubernetes platformcapabilities.
  • Diagnosecomplex Kubernetes issues across clusters, workloads and supportingplatform services.
  • Supportapplication teams deploying and operating workloads on shared cloudplatforms.
  • InvestigateKubernetes-related support requests and drive technical issues throughresolution.
  • Developand maintain cloud infrastructure usingTerraform andreusable infrastructure-as-code patterns.
  • Workwithin GitHub-based engineering repositories and CI/CD workflows.
  • Developautomation and supporting tooling usingPython ; experiencewithGo is beneficial.
  • Understandand troubleshoot interactions between Kubernetes, cloud networking andsurrounding infrastructure.
  • Collaboratewith internal engineering teams and client/application teams while workingto externally driven delivery priorities.
  • Contributeto the evolution, reliability and maintainability of shared cloud platformservices.

Requirements

Required Skills

  • Deephands-on Kubernetes experience , including the ability to independentlydebug and troubleshoot complex platform and workload issues.
  • ExperiencewithTerraform and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Strongexperience usingGitHub for source control andcollaborative engineering.
  • Understandingof cloud networking and the connectivity requirements of Kubernetes-basedplatforms.
  • Strongtroubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills.
  • Abilityto work directly with application/client teams and independently resolvetechnical problems.

Additional Assets

  • ExperiencewithGo .
  • FamiliaritywithGitHub Actions and CI/CD workflows; deepworkflow-development expertise is not essential.
  • Experiencewith managed database services.
  • Experiencewith cloud security capabilities such as Key Vault and customer-managedencryption keys.
  • Experiencedeveloping reusable enterprise cloud platform components.
  • Experienceworking in a large, regulated enterprise environment.

Ideal Profile

The ideal candidate is a Kubernetes specialist with broadcloud platform engineering skills—not simply someone who has deployed workloadsto Kubernetes. They should be comfortable getting into a difficult Kubernetesproblem, diagnosing what is happening and resolving it, while also being ableto work with Terraform, Python, GitHub and the broader cloud infrastructuresurrounding the platform.

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