Lead Kubernetes Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Posted June 03, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Posted: June 03, 2026
Category: Computer Occupations
Application Deadline: July 13, 2026

Role Description

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a seasoned Lead Kubernetes Engineer to own and evolve our cloud-native infrastructure strategy. You will serve as the technical anchor for Kubernetes platform engineering and multi-cloud container operations across GKE, AKS, and Amazon EKS. This is a high-impact role that bridges engineering excellence with organizational influence


REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS


Must-Have


- 8+ years in Platform/SRE engineering


Kubernetes Platform Engineering

- Lead the design and day-2 operations of production Kubernetes clusters across GKE, AKS, and Amazon EKS.

- Define and enforce cluster hardening standards: RBAC policies, PodSecurity standards, network policies, and admission controllers.

- Own Helm chart library: author, version, test, and publish charts; govern values schema and upgrade strategies.

- Implement AI workflows using ArgoCD or Flu...

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