Senior Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Senior Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure): Designing and executing the migration of Istio service mesh deployments across production EKS clusters with an accent on zero-downtime upgrades and traffic management. Focus on troubleshooting complex Kubernetes networking, implementing safe migration strategies, and integrating infrastructure into GitOps workflows.

Location: Colombia

Company

hirify.global is a premium digital engineering partner delivering high-impact solutions for startups and Fortune 100 companies across the Americas.

What you will do

• Migrate Istio service mesh deployments from IstioOperator to Helm-managed installations on production EKS clusters.
• Ensure zero-downtime upgrades while preserving traffic routing, security policies, and observability configurations.
• Design and implement safe migration strategies, including rollback and failure recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes networking and service mesh issues, including Envoy proxy behavior and traffic policies.
• Integrate service mesh deployments into existing CI/CD and GitOps workflows.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, migration guides, and runbooks for operating the upgraded service mesh.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments.
• Deep expertise with Istio service mesh, including migrations from legacy deployment patterns.
• Strong understanding of Helm, including templating and release lifecycle practices.
• Experience operating AWS EKS clusters and related networking components like load balancers, ingress, and Cilium.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills for distributed systems using Prometheus, Grafana, and tracing systems.
• English proficiency at B2+ level or higher.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with CNCF ecosystem tooling and GitOps-based deployment models.
• Experience integrating service mesh architectures into CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.