Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer (On-Prem Kubernetes)

CareCentrix is seeking a Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes environments, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD orchestration. This role will focus on designing, building, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters from the ground up, while driving automation, reliability, and performance across our DevOps toolchain.

• Architect, build, and maintain on-premises Kubernetes clusters, including control plane setup, networking, storage integration, and node configuration.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to deploy, upgrade, and scale Kubernetes environments for high availability and performance.
• Design and optimize Jenkins pipelines for building, testing, containerizing, and deploying applications.
• Implement GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD for automated, pull-based deployments.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment tasks using Jenkins, Ansible, Python, or Bash.
• Maintain clear, reusable documentation for processes, pipelines, and deployments.
• Support application teams in securely containerizing and deploying workloads to Kubernetes.
• Configure and manage monitoring and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
• Monitor Kubernetes workloads and resource usage, and recommend performance optimizations.
• Enforce security best practices including RBAC, secrets management, and network policies.
• Troubleshoot issues across the full DevOps toolchain and drive root cause resolution.
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and Helm (preferred).

Additional Considerations:

• Please Note: Candidates who advance to the final interview stage may be asked to participate in an in-person interview. Travel expenses will be covered 
• This role is remote but may require occasional on-site attendance for meetings in one of our facilities in Tampa, Hartford or Overland Park, KS.  If chosen for a final interview, an on-site interview may be required.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role (e.g., H-1B, F-1, OPT, CPT). All candidates must reside in the United States to be considered.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8-10 years of software engineering / Devops experience
• 5+ years of experience working in AWS
• 3+ years of hands-on experience architecting and building Kubernetes clusters (preferably on-prem).
• Strong knowledge of scripting and automation tools and strategies
• You have experience writing code to automate the management of IT/infrastructure services
• Proficiency in a programming language: Python, Groovy, Java, Javascript
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Artifactory.
• Experience with configuration and orchestration tools: Ansible, Terraform (required), CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows server maintenance.
• Strong understanding of source code branching strategies and continuous integration.

• Pay Range: $120000 - $130000 / year plus corporate bonus incentive.The pay range included in this posting reflects future growth / earning potential.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, HSA employer contributions, Dependent Care FSA employer contribution, Paid Time Off, Personal/Sick Time, Paid Parental Leave, and more.
• Award-winning culture: Keeps our company values at the heart of everything we do: We Care; We Do the Right Thing; We Strive for Excellence; We Think BIG; We Take our Work Seriously, Not Ourselves.

CareCentrix maintains a drug-free workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or being a qualified disabled veteran or qualified veteran of the Vietnam era or any other category protected by Federal or State law.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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