Engineer, Kubernetes (NTD)

Location: Onsite in Redmond, Washington, United States; remote work is not available.

Base pay range: $58.12–$104.63 USD.

Company

hirify.global Technology Development, a hirify.global subsidiary based in Redmond, develops future hardware and software technology and researches North American technologies.

What you will do

• Audit, document, standardize, and reproduce Kubernetes infrastructure through infrastructure as code.
• Provision and manage clusters with Terraform and related tools across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Design and implement GitOps-based deployment automation using tools such as ArgoCD, Flux CD, Spinnaker, or Kargo.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and manage application deployments with Helm or Kustomize.
• Design, tune, and troubleshoot Kubernetes networking, Cilium, ingress, Gateway API, Envoy, and service mesh traffic.
• Collaborate with peer teams, share Kubernetes expertise, and contribute to long-term platform strategy, including hybrid cloud.

Requirements

• Senior-level software engineering profile with 3+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 2 years managing production Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, including Pods, Deployments, Services, RBAC, and the API server.
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters on on-premise hardware or AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes infrastructure with Terraform.
• Proficiency with advanced Helm usage or Kustomize.
• Experience with GitOps and deployment tools such as ArgoCD, FluxCD, Spinnaker, Kargo, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Expertise with Docker and container runtimes such as containerd.
• Production experience with Cilium or transferable CNI technologies such as Calico or Canal, plus Linux networking fundamentals including iptables/nftables, conntrack, MTU, BGP, Kubernetes traffic paths, CoreDNS, ingress controllers, and Gateway API.
• Production experience with a service mesh such as Istio, Linkerd, or Cilium Service Mesh, including mTLS, traffic policy, and Envoy troubleshooting.
• Programming experience with Go, Python, or C#, plus knowledge of Linux and Windows systems and scripting for both.
• Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with Terraform, kubeadm, and kubespray for cluster provisioning and management.
• Istio experience, including sidecar and/or ambient modes, is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Contract position with benefits provided through the employing agency.
• Agency benefits may include medical insurance, an employee assistance program, and paid sick leave, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Inclusive environment focused on collaboration, curiosity, empathy, respect, and thoughtful creativity.