Kubernetes Administrator
US$180,000 – US$220,000 / yr base salary
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Kubernetes Administrator”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 7–10 yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$180,000 – US$220,000 / yr |
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CertificationsCKA, CKAD, CKS
Role Overview
We are seeking a Sr. Kubernetes Administrator with a strong background in automation, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, scaling, and optimizing Kubernetes clusters while implementing automation frameworks to reduce manual effort and improve system reliability. As a member of the Test and Engineering Infrastructure team, this role is critical in ensuring our containerized workloads run securely, efficiently, and consistently across environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Cluster Management: Deploy, configure, upgrade, and maintain Kubernetes clusters across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and implement automated workflows for provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or FluxCD.
- Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, EFK stack).
- Security & Compliance: Apply best practices for cluster security, RBAC, secrets management/SOPS-encrypted secrets, and vulnerability scanning.
- CI/CD Integration: Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to optimize Kubernetes for continuous delivery pipelines.
- Performance Optimization: Proactively monitor resource utilization, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Maintain clear operational documentation and mentor team members on Kubernetes best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 7-10 years of software development and/or *nix Administration experience with 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production.
- Strong background in automation and scripting (Python, Go, or Bash).
- On-prem and cloud OS administration experience to include but not be limited to Talos, Ubuntu and Debian.
- Expertise with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
- Practical experience with container orchestration and packaging (Docker, Helm, and/or Kustomize).
- Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, and/or GitHub Actions).
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Strong understanding of networking, load balancing, and ingress controllers in Kubernetes.
- Debugging of large, multi-layered systems, including network troubleshooting, application tracing, alerting systems, and logging from both hardware and software sources