Contractor Cloud Operations Engineer (Kubernetes)
Darwoft is hiring a remote Contractor Cloud Operations Engineer (Kubernetes). The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting Latam based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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We're looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer Kubernetes Specialist to join an innovative Healthtech platform that processes over 25 petabytes of data monthly. You’ll work closely with engineering and SRE teams to design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters that support large-scale, cloud-native applications across multiple environments.
This is a high-impact role that supports the growth and scalability of a healthcare data platform through infrastructure optimization and cloud-native technology adoption.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters for development, staging, and production environments.
- Collaborate with software and operations teams to support a diverse ecosystem of cloud applications.
- Implement scalable, fault-tolerant deployments using Kubernetes.
- Set up and manage observability tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
- Continuously optimize infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.
- Automate infrastructure with tools such as ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize, GitHub Actions, and Gradle.
- Support distributed NoSQL storage (Scylla or Cassandra) and OpenSearch workloads.
- Enforce Kubernetes security best practices including RBAC and network policies.
- Participate in incident management, including root cause analysis and disaster recovery planning.
- Maintain detailed technical documentation and operational playbooks.
What You Bring
- 3+ year of experience managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
- Previous experience as a Cloud Ops Engineer, SRE, or similar Kubernetes-focused role.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, resources, and deployments.
- Hands-on with Docker, Helm, Kustomize, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (ArgoCD, Flux, Terraform, etc.).
- Operational experience with Scylla or Cassandra and OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
- Solid understanding of cloud networking, DNS, and load balancing.
- Strong skills in debugging, performance tuning, and distributed systems.
- Awareness of Kubernetes security best practices.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to Have
- CKA or CKAD certification
- Familiarity with security and compliance standards in cloud-native environments