Kubernetes Platform Engineer - 100% Remote

Kubernetes Platform Engineer (100% Remote)

Location: United States (100% remote) Contract: 12 months

Role Overview

Hands-on Kubernetes Platform Engineer to support and scale enterprise Kubernetes environments across on-prem (K3s/RKE2) and cloud (GCP & AWS). You will focus on cluster operations, networking (Cilium), platform reliability, and developer enablement.

Responsibilities

Kubernetes Operations

• Manage the lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters (K3s, RKE2, GKE, EKS): upgrades, scaling, and patching
• Troubleshoot cluster issues (control plane, nodes, and performance)
• Maintain cluster security using CIS benchmarks, RBAC, and secrets management
• Handle etcd backups and disaster recovery
• Monitor and optimize multi-tenant workloads

Networking (Cilium CNI)

• Implement and manage Cilium CNI across environments
• Define and enforce network policies for secure workloads
• Troubleshoot networking issues (DNS, service discovery, connectivity)
• Support BGP peering and on-prem network integration
• Collaborate on firewall rules, VLANs, and IPv6

Required Skills

• 6–8+ years of experience in platform / DevOps engineering
• Strong on-prem Kubernetes experience (K3s, RKE2, bare-metal)
• Experience with GKE and/or EKS
• Strong Linux networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing)
• Hands-on experience with Cilium CNI (or similar)

Preferred Skills

• Go programming (operators/platform tooling)
• CKA or CKS certification (must have)
• Experience with BGP and IPv6 networking