Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Raju V.United StatesSENIORPosted 2h ago
KubernetesAWS EKSAzure AKSGitHub ActionsArgoCDGitOpsTerraformRBACNetwork PoliciesPod Security StandardsKyvernoOPA GatekeeperSLOsObservabilityIncident ResponseDR Planning
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, automate, and secure enterprise Kubernetes platforms across AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments for Amtrak.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect and manage enterprise Kubernetes platforms on AWS EKS and Azure AKS
• Implement and administer GitHub Actions Runner Controller (ARC) for enterprise CI/CD
• Design ArgoCD-based GitOps workflows, including multi-cluster deployments and progressive delivery (canary, blue-green)
• Enforce Kubernetes security with RBAC, Network Policies, Pod Security Standards, and policy-as-code (Kyverno/OPA Gatekeeper)
• Build reusable Terraform modules and self-service “golden paths” for developers
• Drive reliability through SLOs, observability, incident response, and DR planning
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes engineering
• Production experience with AWS EKS and Azure AKS
• Hands-on experience with GitHub ARC and ArgoCD (critical)
• Strong Terraform and multi-cloud infrastructure skills
• Solid DevSecOps, secrets management, and hardened container image practices
• Strong technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration