What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kubernetes Administrator position at Sutherland Digital Services Inc?
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We have a direct client requirement for Kubernetes Administrator @ Miami FL.
Role: Kubernetes Administrator
Location: Miami FL
Duration: Long term
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Kubernetes Administrator with strong expertise in managing AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in managing complex, high-capacity Kubernetes clusters for microservices, OpenSearch, ELK stack, APIC, and HCL Commerce. This role requires a strong background in troubleshooting, administration, triaging, and architecting scalable solutions within AWS environments.
As an Onsite Kubernetes Admin, you will play a critical role in leading and supporting the architecture, administration, and optimization of our EKS clusters, ensuring high availability and performance while also leading new projects and enhancements. Your contributions will directly impact the stability, scalability, and efficiency of mission-critical applications and services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Kubernetes Administration:
- Manage and maintain AWS EKS clusters, ensuring their health, availability, and performance.
- Deploy, scale, and upgrade Kubernetes workloads, including microservices-based applications.
- Troubleshoot issues across the Kubernetes platform, networking, storage, and security.
- Cluster Management:
- Administer complex, high-capacity clusters on AWS EKS, managing their scalability, availability, and performance.
- Perform daily operational tasks such as patch management, logging, monitoring, and backups for EKS clusters and related services.
- Application and Service Deployment:
- Work with development teams to deploy and manage applications running in the Kubernetes environment (e.g., microservices, OpenSearch, ELK stack, APIC, HCL Commerce).
- Ensure smooth integration of EKS clusters with various services, such as logging systems (ELK), search engines (OpenSearch), and commerce platforms (HCL Commerce).
- Troubleshooting and Triage:
- Lead troubleshooting efforts to resolve complex issues in the EKS clusters, including application failures, performance degradation, and service disruptions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to quickly diagnose and resolve critical production issues.
- Architectural Leadership:
- Lead architectural discussions and decisions related to EKS, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
- Design and implement best practices for security, scalability, and high availability in AWS.
- Support new project architecture, migrations, and enhancements to ensure optimal configuration of cloud and Kubernetes services.
- Collaboration & Documentation:
- Work closely with engineering, DevOps, and security teams to ensure efficient operations and deployment strategies.
- Create, maintain, and share documentation related to EKS cluster configurations, deployments, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Automation & Optimization:
- Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters.
- Continuously evaluate and optimize the performance and cost efficiency of EKS and related cloud services.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Overall Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience with 5 years of hands-on experience in Kubernetes and AWS EKS environments.
- Technical Expertise:
- Deep knowledge of AWS EKS and managing Kubernetes clusters at scale.
