What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Engineer Kubernetes and Service Mesh Specialist position at TekWissen LLC?
Overview :
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company and is a leading provider of information technology consulting and business process outsourcing services dedicated helping the worlds leading companies build stronger businesses.
Title : Platform Engineer Kubernetes and Service Mesh Specialist
Work Location : Plano TX 75024
Job Type : Contract
Work Type : Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Duration : 8 Months
Job Description
Job Summary :
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 servicetoservice 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 multicloud Kubernetes environment.
Handson experience with Service Mesh technologies Istio or Gloo or Kong
Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.
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.
What are the top 3 skills required for this role
Istio Service Mesh
KONG Mesh
Python programming
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Key Skills
Business Development,General Services,Gsm,Administration Support,BI,Analytics
Employment Type : Full Time
Vacancy : 1
