What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Engineer Kubernetes and Service Mesh Specialist position at Nextgenpros Inc?
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We have a job opportunity for Platform Engineer Kubernetes and Service Mesh Specialist. This is a contract position. Please check the job description and let me know if you are fine with this.
Title: Platform Engineer Kubernetes and Service Mesh Specialist
Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid - 3 days office)
Duration: 6 Months
Looking for a skilled Platform Engineer with deep knowledge and extensive experience in Kubernetes and Service Mesh (e.g., Istio, Gloo, Kong), Gateway technologies to design, build, automate and manage platform infrastructures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS) clusters across cloud environments - AWS, Azure.
- Implement and maintain Service Mesh solutions to ensure secure, resilient, and observable service-to-service communication.
- Collaborate with software engineers to design and optimize microservices architecture.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Helm and Terraform.
- Monitor and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and reliability issues in Kubernetes environments.
- Ensure platform security, compliance, and best practices are followed.
- Automate deployment, operational and monitoring pipelines, and CI/CD workflows on Jenkins.
Skillset and Qualification:
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management and multi-cloud Kubernetes environment.
- Hands-on experience with Service Mesh technologies - Istio or Gloo or Kong
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with Jenkins CI/CD tools
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Loki, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
- Understanding of networking concepts, load balancing, and API gateways.
- Knowledge of scripting languages like Python, Go, or Shell scripting.
- Familiarity with any container security tools
- 3 years of experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role
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